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Even in Missouri, arranged marriages should be outlawed

January 6, 2019 Arthur Lieber Federalism, Politics, States Leave a comment

If you were divorced in 1876 and were considering re-marriage next year, do you really think that voters in the state in which you live would be the proper authority to determine whether or not it is a good idea? Well, if you add the interests of a billionaire to the equation, this is precisely what you get, at least in Missouri.

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Charles Barkley

Beyond the hype, some nuggets from the Alabama Senate Race

December 13, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democracy, Federalism, Justice, Politics, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Remember when Michelle Obama said in 2007, “For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it

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Kapernick

Really, all we can do is fixate on a flag and an anthem?

September 25, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Constitution, Democracy, Federalism, Ideas, Republican Brain One comment

So, we are largely a nation of test-takers rather than critical thinkers. This can tell you a lot about the obsession so many have

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Bolduan-Cassidy-Graham

Media falls into Republican meme on health care

July 13, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Federalism, Health care, Media, Politics, Republican Brain Leave a comment

Kate Bolduan, a very respected journalist on CNN, seemed to fall into a Republican trap on how to frame health care policy. She was

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Highlights of NY Times’ annotated Constitution

July 4, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Constitution, Federalism, Government, Media Leave a comment

On July 2, 2017, the New York Times published a special section: an annotated version of the United States Constitution. The special section, says

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Flying into DC

What Republicans have done to our Nation’s Capital

April 24, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Community/Common good, Federalism, Good government Leave a comment

Several weeks ago, I flew into Washington, DC, much as I had done for the first time back in March, 1963. Flying over government

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Great Society

A Skewed View of Washington, DC from the Heartland

April 19, 2017 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Community/Common good, Federalism, Homelessness, States Leave a comment

I recently had two experiences which crystallized why I think that so many Americans, particularly younger ones, do not understand the importance of the

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States pick up slack from Trump with populist legislation

April 9, 2017 Renee Shur Activism, Consumer issues, Democracy, Federalism, Financial reform, States Leave a comment

Has Donald Trump made good on his campaign’s populist message? If you believe that populism means advocating for the interests of ordinary people over

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Inflating the jobs of Supreme Court justices

February 7, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Community/Common good, Courts, Democracy, Federalism, Government, Justice, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

Suppose that you were judging a bake-off among contestants who didn’t know the difference between sugar and salt. Suppose that you were a judge

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How the federal government may not be serving St. Louis well

July 1, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Cities, Federalism, Good government, Government, Infrastructure, Transportation Leave a comment

One of the challenges that progressives frequently face is that they like to be sticklers for facts, at least wherever possible. And since a

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