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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.

Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin

November 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Human Rights, Nuclear weapons Leave a comment

Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020

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Walking back my words on Comey; my needle has moved to “pissed empathy”

November 2, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Civil liberties, Democracy, Hillary Clinton, Justice, Politics Leave a comment

I think that I screwed up when I wrote several days ago that it might be a good idea for us to cut current

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James Comey’s “Oh shit” Moment

October 31, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Civil liberties, Corruption, Democracy, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Having worked with high school students for the past 45 years, there are a couple of descriptors of life that involve the word “shit.”

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Three things Hillary can do if she wins the election

October 24, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Corruption, Democrats, Good government, Hillary Clinton, Obama One comment

Soon after Bill Clinton was elected in 1992, he convened an economic summit in his home town of Little Rock, AR. He saw the

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Hello Fourth Estate – Democracy in Missouri Needs You

October 18, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Democracy, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Last night, I attended the forum for Congressional candidates in Missouri’s Second District sponsored by the League of Women Voters. It was terrific, except

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Perils of, or confessions of a political junkie who can’t multitask

October 5, 2016 Arthur Lieber Media, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I don’t get it. Since before kindergarten I was told to pay attention. I guess that the constant reminding finally was pounded in, or

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Operatives should have let Tim Kaine be Tom Hanks

October 5, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

“Political operatives” is somewhat of a pejorative term to begin with, but there are times when they make egregious mistakes that show how removed

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Don’t forget the path Trump took to get here

October 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans One comment

Ever since Hillary Clinton made her “Basket of Deplorables” comment, a number of Democrats have become more sensitive to those very people. This is

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Vice-Presidential Debate very important as Clinton lead still must grow

September 29, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The vice-presidential debate on Tuesday, October 4 will be more important than a simple discussion between two back-benchers. First, even though it is widely

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A way for Hillary to foil Trump and Lester Holt in the Debate

September 21, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

There are many Americans who expect the first presidential debate on Monday, September 26 to be a wall of sound in which Donald Trump

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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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