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Reverse the vote: Undoing the will of the people is now official Republican policy

January 6, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, 2018 Election, Democracy, Missouri region, Republicans, States Leave a comment

Republican governors, state legislators and secretaries of state have become shameless in their attempts to reverse the results of legitimately passed ballot initiatives. What

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American Horror Story: Cult Is A Political Nightmare

October 4, 2018 Adam Levin 2016 Election Leave a comment

Major spoilers for the titular season below!  American Horror Story: Cult (recently available on Netflix) doesn’t open with the edgy supernatural murders that usually

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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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Greitens

The Greitens Resignation: A View from a Chris Koster intern

June 6, 2018 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, Activism, Missouri region, Politics Leave a comment

The state of Missouri has inaugurated a new governor and, to paraphrase President Ford, our long nightmare is indeed over. Governor Eric Greitens finally

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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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NRA

Trump says he’s not afraid of the NRA. Yeah, right

March 2, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Campaigns, Corruption, Money & Politics, Trump Leave a comment

At his made-for-tv bipartisan meeting with Senators and Congressional representatives, Donald Trump said that, unlike others in the room, he isn’t “afraid of the

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Truth-Lies

Leaders Who Lie: The Sorting Hat

January 19, 2018 James Wilson 2016 Election, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Corruption, Democracy, Government, Politics, Trump One comment

President Trump began his Presidency by falsely asserting that his Inaugural crowd was larger than Obama’s, a claim easily refuted by comparing aerial photographs

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Trump-One-Year-In

What I’ve Learned After a Year of Trump

January 7, 2018 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

Donald Trump unfortunately is already more consequential than any US President since Ronald Reagan. Trump will reshape our judiciary, he has already reshaped our

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Claire-Ivanka

Ivanka trumps Claire Underwood

December 5, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Media, Trump Leave a comment

With all the talk about Michael Flynn flipping and turning on “higher-ups,” it’s remarkable how with all the names mentioned, Ivanka Trump is always

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Virginia Victory

Democrats must do more than win an occasional inning

November 8, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, Democrats, Politics Leave a comment

It’s understandable that there would be some excitement today in the world of Democrats. They won an inning, the one they play in the

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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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