Jun 8, 2016 | Centrism, Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties
Published: Quartz (June 7, 2016) Heading into California primary today, Donald Trump is catching up toHillary Clinton in the general election polls. According to political analysis from statisticians like Nate Silver, the reluctance of some Bernie Sanders supporters...
Mar 30, 2016 | Centrism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties
Published: Quartz (March 30, 2016) With many months to go before the conclusion of the US presidential primaries, battles lines in the Democratic party have become deeply entrenched. Just as right-wingers love to claim that Hillary Clinton is a radical liberal...
Mar 26, 2016 | Centrism, Conservativism, Extremism, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies
Published: The Good Men Project (March 26, 2016) "The only index by which to judge a government or a way of life is by the quality of the people it acts upon. No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life,...
Oct 13, 2015 | Centrism, Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties
Published: The Daily Dot (October 13, 2015), The Good Men Project (October 13, 2015) In tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders will take his first big step in avoiding the fate that befell another Vermont liberal, former Gov. Howard Dean, whose...
Mar 31, 2014 | Centrism, Health Care Reform, Liberalism, Pennsylvania, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (March 31, 2014) The Obamacare deadline is Monday, and a flurry of reports, headlines and talking heads are weighing in its success or failure. But sometimes politics cannot be understood without a human touch. One of the most devastating aspects of the...
Aug 25, 2013 | Centrism, Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Health Care Reform, History, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (August 25, 2013) On the centennial year of his birth, a renaissance of interest has occurred about President Richard Nixon. First came Penny Lane's documentary Our Nixon, which compiles home movies shot by the 37th president's closest aides as a way of...
May 5, 2012 | Centrism, Conservativism, Extremism, General Advice, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies
Published: PolicyMic (May 5, 2012) No one wants to be an ideologue. Defined by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary as "an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology," ideologues are correctly viewed as one of the banes of the political world. While...
Nov 21, 2011 | Centrism, Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Morning Call (November 21, 2011) If I were a Republican, I would be very concerned right now about the future of my party. Allow me to explain. As of the moment, President Barack Obama is an extremely vulnerable incumbent. Unemployment remains...