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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.

New idea to prevent voter suppression

August 24, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil Rights, Courts, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Washington Post opinion writer, Katrina vanden Heuvel suggests that the best way to protect voting rights and eliminate voter suppression is through a constitutional

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I support vouchers, except in 50 states

August 20, 2012 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Education, History, Human Rights, Religion in Politics, States Leave a comment

Back in the 1970s, when the presumed (though not necessarily true) reflections of the 1960s still shined a bit, I was involved in the

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Will Romney and Ryan take America to war?

August 17, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Foreign Policy, Politics Leave a comment

Since Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have so little experience with foreign affairs, it’s difficult to predict the direction of their foreign policy should

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For players, Penn State penalties may be a good thing

August 14, 2012 Arthur Lieber Corporations, Courts, Sports Leave a comment

Everything about Jerry Sandusky’s abuses at Penn State University are disgusting. and in many ways, it’s difficult to think of any penalty that’s too

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Bringing babies to midnight movies

August 10, 2012 Arthur Lieber Crime/Violence, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

The massacre in Aurora, CO stands alone as the largest act of domestic violence in the history of the United States. It took a

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JFK assassination or 9-11: Which was worse?

August 6, 2012 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Financial reform, Foreign Policy, Good government, History 2 comments

It’s a somewhat esoteric question to ask what was worse, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 or the four commercial jet

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This is beyond politics?

July 31, 2012 Arthur Lieber Congress, Education, Good government, Infrastructure, Politics Leave a comment

How many times have you heard a so-called statesman or stateswoman say, “this is beyond politics.” The implication is that the issue is of

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How refreshing: David Frum goes from conservative to semi-liberal

July 23, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Courts, Ideas, Politics, Voting/Elections 2 comments

On his HBO show, Bill Maher usually arranges for one of his three guests to be a conservative. In one sense, he wants to

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George Holliday and Rodney King

July 19, 2012 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Human Rights, Public safety, Violence One comment

I don’t know if George Holliday of Los Angeles is related to Cardinal slugger Matt Holliday, but each in his own way brings fame

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The message battle in Missouri

July 16, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil Rights, Education, Labor and unions, Missouri region, Obama, Religion in Politics, Sports, States, Voting/Elections One comment

Republicans seem to own a combination of political phenomena which are extremely injurious to the country. They have the worst of ideas, largely insensitive

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  • Doing the world a world of good

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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