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Why is the anger of Trump supporters so displaced?

November 11, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Infrastructure, Politics, Republican Brain 6 comments

It takes a special kind of anger to be a Trump supporter. It’s not just that you might be frustrated with your economic condition

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We can learn a lot from the President and Hillary Clinton about how to respond to Trump

November 10, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Republican Brain Leave a comment

What happens when a narcissist is overwhelmed with kindness? I really can’t call Donald Trump a narcissist since I am not a trained therapist

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Democracy at the bat: Post-Trump edition

November 9, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Humor Leave a comment

With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, the author—in 1888—of this famous poem, here is my updated, truncated, post-Trump 2016-election version of “Casey at the

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The end of the game: Trump wins

November 9, 2016 Willy Kessler 2016 Election Leave a comment

A vulgar, colossally ignorant, TV reality show host will be the next president of the United States. The Republican mafia rode his coattails to

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Bernie Sanders

Waiting to exhale: The day after the election, by Bernie Sanders

November 8, 2016 Renee Shur 2016 Election Leave a comment

Last week Bernie Sanders penned a powerful a powerful editorial piece for the Boston Globe, entitled “Here’s What I’ll Do the Day After the

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Brexit

Brexit, Colombia, Trump, and the threat of the unexpected

November 4, 2016 Christopher Burke 2016 Election, International, Widgets: Polls Leave a comment

This year pre-Brexit, polls in Britain were equivocal. Would Britain continue as a member of the European Community? Nobody knew. However, in the weeks

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Barbarian at the gate: 400 prominent economists speak out against Trump

November 3, 2016 Renee Shur 2016 Election, Economy Leave a comment

Less than a week before Americans go to the polls, four hundred of the country’s most prominent economists, including eight Nobel Laureates, have signed

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Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin

November 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Human Rights, Nuclear weapons Leave a comment

Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020

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Walking back my words on Comey; my needle has moved to “pissed empathy”

November 2, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Civil liberties, Democracy, Hillary Clinton, Justice, Politics Leave a comment

I think that I screwed up when I wrote several days ago that it might be a good idea for us to cut current

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Photo ID: MO Amendment 6 weakens the right to vote

November 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Missouri region, Republicans, Voting/Elections One comment

Once again, Missouri’s Republican-dominated legislature is pushing for a photo ID requirement for voting in this state. This time, it’s on the Nov. 8 ballot

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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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