It should not surprise us that 2016 has been the year of the Trump voter. It could well have happened without Donald Trump. Just
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.
The party of identity politics needs to identify Trump voters
You have to name it before you can deal with it. That is sound advice often given by psychologists, sociologists, medical doctors, in fact
Is there a link between belief in fake news and belief in religion?
The airwaves are currently filled with both outrage towards and defense of the fake news that has been competing with “real news” of the
How Trump figured out “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
Ever since Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” book came out in April, 2007, Democrats have been flummoxed about why so many Americans
There is still time to write to your electors
I used to think that Donald Trump might be the lesser of multiple “evils” among Republican choices for president. At best, he might be
The impact of critical mass on a Trump Administration
The term “critical mass” came into vogue near the end of World War II when it was identified as “the amount of fissile material
Hillary wins popular vote; Trump wins proportional electoral college — maybe
As both Democrats, some Republicans and backers of third-party candidates look for ways to tweak the Electoral College for a different outcome to the
Remember inflation? Let Trumponomics remind you
It’s been perhaps a generation and a half since America experienced the pain of double-digit inflation. We don’t talk much about inflation these days,
Why is the anger of Trump supporters so displaced?
It takes a special kind of anger to be a Trump supporter. It’s not just that you might be frustrated with your economic condition
We can learn a lot from the President and Hillary Clinton about how to respond to Trump
What happens when a narcissist is overwhelmed with kindness? I really can’t call Donald Trump a narcissist since I am not a trained therapist