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Democrats have uphill fight for Senate in 2018

March 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Congress, Democrats, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections One comment

It’s not a pretty sight for Democrats. There may be hope for an American electoral recoil from Trump-mania, but the game in the U.S.

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news tips

News tips in a new world: To encrypt or not to encrypt?

March 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil liberties, Community/Common good, Media Leave a comment

How do major media outlets get important, confidential news tips and document leaks in today’s hyper-vigilant, surveillance-mad environment? Are all newspapers and electronic media

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Manafort at RNC

Did Trump become a Republican because of his Russia troubles?

March 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Republican Brain, Trump One comment

Remember when you might have thought that Donald Trump was a Democrat at heart? We know that he was once pro-choice, that he had

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McCaskill stands up to Sessions; GOP attempts smack-down

March 3, 2017 Willy Kessler Corruption, Missouri region, Senate Leave a comment

Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskilll didn’t waste any time. As soon as we learned that current Attorney General and former Trump campaign advisor, Jeff

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New Secy. of Interior rides into office, literally—on a horse

March 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, People, Republicans, Trump One comment

Newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke made a grand entrance on his first day on the job: He rode several blocks through

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The night the media went South

March 1, 2017 Arthur Lieber Media, Republican Brain, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Last night, I think that I finally got it: why Donald Trump feels that way he does about mainstream media, particularly CNN. Fake news.

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A Bill of Rights for refugees and host countries

February 26, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration, International, Justice One comment

Fifty St. Louis-area high school students dived into the international refugee crisis yesterday and created something that, apparently, no one has previously considered: a

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Trump at 2011 WHCD

An act of sanity by Trump: Skipping Correspondents’ Dinner

February 26, 2017 Arthur Lieber Nuclear weapons, Republican Brain, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

At first we couldn’t talk about it. The dictums of the American Psychological Association said that not only was it inappropriate for us as

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How to kill Obamacare without “repeal” — Poison it

February 26, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care, Republicans Leave a comment

Republicans have figured out a way to kill Obamacare without “repealing” it: Poison it. Republicans have asserted, hundreds of times, that they plan to

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Lies, more lies and then Pinocchios for Trump

February 26, 2017 Bill Kesler Government, Politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Poor fact-checkers. The lies coming out of the White House just won’t stop. The Washington Post uses Pinocchios to score just how bad a

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  • “Secular Humanists with Jewish Last Names”
  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
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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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