Great River Challenge at Northfield Mountain, Massachusetts
Outstanding fall event
19 Saturday Oct 2019
Posted in Democratic Institutions
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New England should follow Britain’s example
New England can do the same. We were born to imperial resistance.
Nature of ostracism
Why do these standards of judgment not apply to groups who level accusations against other adults online?
Orwell everywhere
More insidiously, since you live among particular cultures during your lifetime, you do not choose who influences you. They choose you.
Pigs and political theater
Trump and his allies in the Senate need only time the vote for his acquittal during the week before election day. That makes for good political theater: vindication for your supporters, and total deflation for your opponents.
The clam inside the shell
Richard Shenkman’s article below, about a paper by Shawn Rosenberg, discusses a perspective on people and politics that does not comport Jefferson’s views.
Richard Epstein’s critique of Elizabeth Warren and company
Richard Epstein offers a well-reasoned critique of progressive policy proposals during this year’s campaign season.
What happens when your weapons become illegal?
Observers say O’Rourke could not be more clear.
Infamy
Infamy: Political Crimes and Their Consequences
Campaign finance laws and democratic process
Remove government from politics. I mean that. When government interferes in electoral politics, a sense of illegitimacy hangs over the entire process. Then who cares? Do I want to wear an I VOTED button? No. Even more, when I give money to a political campaign, I do not want the campaign to report the donation. That transaction is private.
Family, religion, and politics do not mix
Rashida Tlaib will learn quickly enough, when you mud-wrestle with the president in public, you do not look wholesome when …
Stars and Stripes Forever, Requiem
If you would like a paper version, let me know. I need some motivation to publish a bound volume.
