Elections
Hillary Clinton, Frederick Douglass, and imagination: A lesson in dialectics
May 6, 2016Douglass could have despaired over Lincoln's inconsistent anti-slavery credentials, but he didn't. The left should take a page from his book for 2016.
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A lesson I learned from Donald Trump
May 3, 2016I understand why protesters blocked access to Donald Trump's rally in Arizona. But I don't agree. History has shown the danger of silencing speech.
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Trump screwed Gary, Indiana; now he’s asking for its vote
May 2, 2016Gary and Atlantic City, New Jersey - Donald Trump sucked each city dry and left town.
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Trump’s foreign policy: statesmanship, or fools’ gold?
May 2, 2016Trump clearly shows a mindset that will, if converted into policy, increase rather than decrease international tensions.
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Left strategy in 2016 (Part 2): Building real political independence
April 27, 2016American politics is conducted in a two-party, winner-take-all system. We have to play the cards dealt as we fight to change the rules of the game.
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