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Tag: Empathy

Politics and Education

Changing Our Schools is Vital to Our National Healing

January 11, 2022 Arthur Lieber Activism, Democracy, Education, Politics, Republican Brain, Trump voters Leave a comment

What would you rather have in America’s schools; high test scores or students who are empathetic and have strong critical thinking skills? What good is it for an individual, or for American society, if students test well but also think that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election?

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Virginia Victory

Democrats must do more than win an occasional inning

November 8, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, Democrats, Politics Leave a comment

It’s understandable that there would be some excitement today in the world of Democrats. They won an inning, the one they play in the

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London van incident

The battle within between dispassion and empathy

June 21, 2017 Hafsa Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Immigration, International, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

I had been planning on writing yet another article decrying the afflictive double standard and dog whistle politics of the term “terrorism.” Saturday, thousands

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OCD

Does Paul Ryan’s OCD trump empathy?

March 16, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

Paul Ryan never seems happier than when talking about the money that can be saved by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. It

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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

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