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1968-2020

1968 and 2020: Years of Indecency

December 15, 2020 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democracy, Republican Brain, Trump voters Leave a comment

2020 ranks with 1968 as one of the most unsettling years in American politics. The similarities between the two years are striking, but it is difficult to find shared catalysts explaining what caused them to be so filled with dysfunction. However, a common denominator might be found further back, in 1954.

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31 State lawmakers who resigned in shame in 2017 [or should have]

November 9, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corruption, States One comment

If I have counted correctly, at least 31 legislators in 24 states resigned in disgrace [or should have] in 2017. This development is shocking,

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Donald Trump: Just another vagina demagogue

August 13, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Language/Words, Women, Youth issues One comment

I’m way past the age when worrying about menstruation is a big part of life. But I’ll never be too old to be outraged

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