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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.
Strzok-Page

In defense of FBI Agents Strzok and Page

July 2, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democracy, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

Sometimes Democrats are bullied by Republicans into denouncing critical-thinking people who see through the morass of bureaucratic regulations and commit a minor transgression. I’m

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Fund-raiser

Obama’s “tough love” sounds very tone deaf

June 29, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Activism, Democrats, Money & Politics, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

A short foray back into politics from former President Barack Obama seems to indicate that he is entrenched in the old monied interests of

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Begging

End of the calendar quarter – ugliest time in politics

June 26, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democracy, Money & Politics, Politics Leave a comment

If you think that the ugliness of money in politics is an everyday occurrence, you might want to be downstream from the candidates in

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Two very quick questions I’d like the press to ask Sarah Huckabee Sanders

June 25, 2018 Arthur Lieber Media, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Sarah Huckabee Sanders handled herself with such dignity and fine reasoning in the Red Hen incident, but three days later at her press conference,

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Pendulum

Hard to tell where the pendulum of normalcy will swing next

June 25, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Community/Common good, Democracy, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

After Barack Obama was elected, it seemed that America had a new normalcy, one that some described as “post-racial.” For any who took that

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Red Hen

Red Hen Incident reminds us of the wisdom of Michelle Obama’s words – “When they go low, we go high”

June 24, 2018 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Democracy, Human Rights Leave a comment

Is it understandable that the frustration of living in a world with the duplicity of Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and others would want

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STL_Media

St. Louis lags badly in media coverage of Congressional Races

June 3, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Campaigns, Media, Missouri region, Politics, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections One comment

As the St. Louis Metro Chapter of the League of Women Voters once again did its heavy lifting to bring political awareness to the

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Barack-Hillary

Obama and Clinton can lead way for Democrats to get back to their roots

May 22, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Obama Leave a comment

One of the lessons of the presidential defeat of the Democrats in 2016 is that Hillary Clinton paid minimal attention to the voters who

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Bill of Rights

Quick Quiz: Which one of the twelve items below has nothing to do with a civilized society?

April 3, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Constitution, Democracy, Guns, Human Rights, Justice Leave a comment

You cannot be forced to have someone stay in your house of you don’t want them to be your guest. If you are arrested

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JFK

There’s something good about growing up without the Second Amendment in your face

March 1, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Guns, Violence Leave a comment

In 1800, the urban population of the United States was 6%; 94% was rural. According to the 2010 census, 81% of Americans live in

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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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