It is no secret that political polarization has increased in the United States in recent years. For those who heard President Obama speak on
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.
Why a progressive would not mind seeing Trump win Iowa
I have a very vivid memory of being in a meeting hall in St. Louis in late 2007 as Obama organizers were recruiting supporters
What we’ve learned from right wing reaction to Obama, and now Trump
On January 27, 1998, in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky revelations, Hillary Clinton appeared on the Today show and said, “The great story
The elusive connection we have to truth
Perhaps it’s always been this way; humankind has been more motivated by emotions than reason and the primary emotion that generates beliefs is fear.
Judeo-Christian values? How about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights instead?
Following the attacks in Paris, Republican Presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich said that he wants to set up an agency with a
Obama could take a page out of Fiorina’s playbook on Syria
Well, not exactly. But there is something interesting that Carly Fiorina says about budgeting for the federal government that might be helpful in reassessing
Pappy Bush and McCain gave green light to GOP extremists
The Republican Party has strayed so far from “societal norms” or “polite company” in recent years that it has caused some to ask, “Where
Scarborough’s misconceptions about liberals in the media
Daily Kos called Joe Scarborough the “resident Republican blowhard on MSNBC.” Daily Kos and many other on the left-leaning outlets have taken Scarborough to
Why journalists engage in so many false equivalencies
For some time, we have been examining why Republicans look at things so differently from Democrats. Much has been written about the Republican brain
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs vs. the Republican pyramid of political values
You may have heard of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs. He cites five levels of growth, beginning with what a newborn infant needs