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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.
Emma Gonzalez

Time for students to patronize adults; not the other way around

February 27, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Activism, Civil liberties, Democracy, Education, Guns, Human Rights, Justice Leave a comment

So many adults think that it is so cute, even enlightening, when a student such as Emma Gonzalez at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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Greitens with gun

Greitens illustrates why the mental health diagnoses won’t work

February 23, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Guns, Mental Health Leave a comment

One of the excuses de jour of why to not enact stringent gun controls is that the problems would be solved if guns were

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Can we please not start with, “I believe in the Second Amendment”

February 21, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Constitution, Crime/Violence, Guns, Violence Leave a comment

It’s an outlier. It is essentially unrelatable to the other nine amendments in the Bill of Rights or anything else in the U.S. Constitution.

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Pritzker

What’s wrong with this picture?

January 31, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Corruption, Democrats, Government, Politics Leave a comment

Well, yes, it’s not the clearest photo of all time, but that’s because it’s taken from a television screen. But if you wanted a

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Obstructionist

Don’t lose the forest from trees with the shutdown

January 23, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Congress, Democracy, Politics, Republican Brain One comment

This is mainly about Mitch McConnell and the archaic rules of Congress. But first let’s give a kudo to Chuck Schumer and the other

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Fresh Air

Tom Steyer: The Fresh Air of Politics without Begging for Money

January 18, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Corruption, Democracy, Good government, Money & Politics, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

One of the refreshing things about going to Tom Steyer’s “Need to Impeach” web site is that there is no “DONATE” button. He wants

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Income Disparity

Is it my hang-up, or society’s, that we are so tolerant of poverty?

January 16, 2018 Arthur Lieber Capitalism, Charity & Justice, Democracy, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

As is self-evident, Republicans are gung-ho on cutting taxes because there is very little that government does that they truly value. The bigger the

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State Matrix

When it comes to promoting democracy, Democrats have lost another year

January 11, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

When it comes to future elections, Donald Trump seems blind to them as he continues to litigate his electoral victory over Hillary Clinton in

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Trump Infrastructure

Next: Republican Meanness in an Infrastructure Bill

December 19, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Government, Infrastructure, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

The House has passed a tax bill that is disproportionately kind to the wealthy; the Senate is about to do the same and then

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Trump-reading

In defense of reading, and of not reading

December 14, 2017 Arthur Lieber Education, Trump One comment

Is it possible to swill a dozen Diet Cokes and read on the same day? It is. But it’s also possible to down the

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