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Author: Arthur Lieber

Since 1969, Arthur Lieber has been teaching and working in non-profit educational organizations. His focus has been on promoting critical, creative, and enjoyable learning for students in informal settings. In the 2010 mid-term elections, he was the Democratic nominee for US Congress from Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
Climate Protesters

It can be hard to mix irony and political correctness

September 24, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Environment, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Acknowledging human’s contributions to climate change is pretty easy to understand, at least for 60% of the American population. But at times, political action in support of addressing climate change can create a situation in which the commitment to environmental change is overshadowed by the irony of the tactics.

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Children Playing Baseball

Must every politician have a remarkable personal story?

September 18, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Candidates, Democracy, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Why is it that virtually all of the candidates have “stories” that seem to make their personal achievements seem remarkable beyond believability. If they are not rags to riches, they are victim to forgiver.

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Comey-Mattis

A Tale of Two Jameses

September 10, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Democracy, Ethics, Hillary Clinton, Impeachment, Legal issues/Law, Trump Leave a comment

John F. Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize winning book (with much help from speechwriter Ted Sorensen) , Profiles in Courage, focused on eight white men (yes,

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Kryptonite

Democratic Nominee must have Pelosi Mojo

May 28, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Candidates, Democrats Leave a comment

Considering that possibility, it becomes more and more imperative that Democrats nominate a man or woman who comes closest to Nancy Pelosi in neutralizing Republicans like Trump or McConnell.

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Virginia Three

Do you remember Virginia Governor Ralph Northam?

March 5, 2019 Arthur Lieber Democracy, Good government, Politics Leave a comment

Ralph Northam is still governor of Virginia, though it seemed that he would be run out on a rail when the story or stories of him being blackface surfaced on Friday, Feb. 1. Just about every progressive with a PC bone in his or her body called for him to immediately resign.

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Announcing

Time to be Passive-Aggressive with the Candidates

February 24, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Candidates, Democracy, Politics Leave a comment

Imagine that you are applying for a job that doesn’t start for nearly 700 days and during that time you can’t do anything to prepare yourself mentally, psychologically and physically for the challenges.

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Smarther-than-5th-Grader

In defense of Trump, and 5th Grade Students

February 21, 2019 Arthur Lieber History, Trump Leave a comment

From the very beginning, Donald Trump has had difficulty understanding that the Justice Department is not like every other cabinet office. He does not have unilateral control of it. The Justice Department can bite back at him, and he doesn’t like it.

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Klobuchar-Town-Hall

Questions that Amy Klobuchar and all Democrats should be asked

February 19, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democrats, Kamala Harris, Politics, Trump voters Leave a comment

It may be hard to believe, but in the history of the United States, we have never had consecutive Democrats elected to the presidency. Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson both became presidents because of the deaths of their predecessors.

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Nicolle-Steve

Let’s not demonize Howard Schultz, rather help him do no damage

January 31, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Candidates, Democrats, Electoral College, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

So, if Howard Schultz wants to run as an independent in 2020, I will beg to differ with other progressives and say that it’s okay, but with a major caveat.

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Kamala-Town-Hall

Kamala, don’t forget why Hillary lost

January 29, 2019 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Candidates, Kamala Harris, Politics, Trump voters One comment

Harris was speaking to an audience stacked in her favor. What was missing was representation of the voters that Hillary Clinton seemed to forget in the 2016 presidential election. The white blue-collar Reagan Democrats who were Donald Trump’s margin of victory in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

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Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

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Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

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Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

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