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blue wave

Could a blue wave come ashore in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District? Hints from a Candidate Forum

November 10, 2017 Helena Webb 2018 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region Leave a comment

Will the so-called blue wave that struck American politics on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 continue into the 2018 elections? Will Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District,

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resigned

31 State lawmakers who resigned in shame in 2017 [or should have]

November 9, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corruption, States One comment

If I have counted correctly, at least 31 legislators in 24 states resigned in disgrace [or should have] in 2017. This development is shocking,

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Business of Disaster

We need more “good guys” without guns

November 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber Congress, Corruption, Government Leave a comment

Those who favor gun rights and oppose gun control like to divide people into two categories, the “good guys” and the “bad guys.” Looking

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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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Would Democrats be better off without the Democratic Party?

November 3, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democrats, Politics 2 comments

If you’re a Republican, a standard criticism of Democrats is that they are bad with all things money – raising it, spending it, managing

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moral heroes

Flake, Corker, McCain: Not the moral heroes they’re cracked up to be

October 25, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Republicans, Senate 6 comments

Republican Senators Jeff Flake, Bob Corker and John McCain have been receiving many kudos for speaking out against Donald Trump’s worst behaviors, lack of

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Myesha Johnson

What we don’t say about the Gold Stars

October 24, 2017 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, Government, Military, War Leave a comment

If we needed to be re-awakened, the PBS Series “The Vietnam War” reminded us that men and women who served in Vietnam were certainly

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US troops in Africa

Where does US have troops in Africa, how many, and why?

October 23, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, International, Military, Terrorism, War Leave a comment

Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise

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Trump-W

Liberals, Stop Fawning over George W. Bush

October 22, 2017 Reece Ellis Democrats, Politics, Republicans 2 comments

Former President George W. Bush gave a speech last week that could be summed up as “racism is bad” and “democracy is good”. The

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China Mieville

A review of “October: The Story of the Russian Revolution”, by China Mieville

October 20, 2017 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, Government, History, International Leave a comment

Centennials don’t have much objective relevance, but they are marked nonetheless. It shouldn’t surprise, then, that everyone from The New York Times to Alex

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