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Trump-Sessions

Guess who’s coming to dinner: Comey

June 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Ethics, Justice, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

When you think of James Comey and dinner, his January 27 solo soiree with Donald Trump is what probably comes to mind. And we

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Comey Testimony

5 Major Takeaways from Comey’s Testimony on Capitol Hill

June 8, 2017 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, Campaigns, Justice, Politics, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

The Republican Party is now Trump’s Party – When given the opportunity to question fired FBI Director James Comey, Republicans finally had the chance

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Comey-Lynch

Comey’s Situational Ethics Make Common Sense

June 8, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Courts, Hillary Clinton, Justice, Trump One comment

All of us strive for perfection; none of us achieve it. But some come closer than others and James Comey seems to be one

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un-president

The un-President

June 7, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor Leave a comment

There is so much to unlike about the current President of the United States. I’ve been compiling a list of “un” words that describe

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Rural America

It Wasn’t Just Russia: Democrats Have Larger Problems

June 6, 2017 Reece Ellis 2018 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Demographics/Polls, Hillary Clinton, Missouri region, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections 2 comments

There are several theories that attempt to explain why Hillary Clinton was defeated in November, and most of them are at least somewhat credible.

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Election 2020

Let the race begin for the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination

June 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democrats, Politics, Voting/Elections 4 comments

If the United States was a sophisticated European democracy, the headline to this article would be way out of place. After all, as Gabe

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saudi

Trump’s Saudi arms deal: Phony

June 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy Leave a comment

During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump crowed about completing a $110 billion arms deal. But, like so many of Trump’s other big-number

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Don't Shoot

Happy Birthday

June 1, 2017 Hafsa Children, Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Guns, Justice, LGBT, Police, Public safety, Uncategorized, Violence One comment

In a few weeks, I turn 20. People keep telling me how young I am— how my life is just beginning. But today I

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Stopping Trump: a once-in-a-lifetime political opportunity

May 31, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Republicans, Trump 3 comments

The current state of proliferating Trump scandals presents a once-in-a-lifetime political opportunity for the first Republican to truly stand up for what is right.

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State Department

Under the radar, State Department to allow more refugees to enter US

May 29, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration Leave a comment

Donald Trump probably doesn’t want his supporters to know this, but the US State Department has just decided to increase the number of refugees

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In case you missed it

  • Starship Troopers and the Degeneration of Parody
  • The Fairness Party
  • “Secular Humanists with Jewish Last Names”
  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
  • 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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