Quite often, when discussing politics and the long-running issue of how the majority of Americans don’t ever vote, the suggestion of compulsory voting is brought up as a solution. The
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My Proposal: Please give us interesting news instead of what we’ve been gettingMy Proposal: Please give us interesting news instead of what we’ve been getting
Here’s a confession. I read the newspaper every day. And some days are more informative than others. But I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that
Why I Dumped the White House LinkedIn GroupWhy I Dumped the White House LinkedIn Group
The other day, the President of the United States participated in a forum on the social networking site, LinkedIn. Having been a member of the White House LinkedIn group for
Why Don’t Politicians Discuss the Poor?Why Don’t Politicians Discuss the Poor?
There’s an interesting essay on CNN this morning by Roland S. Martin that takes the stance that Republicans do not ever mention the poor even though the most important red
A Nation Without a RudderA Nation Without a Rudder
Sometimes, it is so easy to fall into partisan bickering that it’s not even necessary to write the column. Circumstances fill in all of the details for you. But if
A Conversation with Conservatives About that Whole Midterm Thing that Just HappenedA Conversation with Conservatives About that Whole Midterm Thing that Just Happened
Hey, Conservatives. I just thought I would take a moment to talk to you about the midterm elections, because for some reason you’re getting the idea that events happened for
Why the Democrats Are Having So Much Trouble in This ElectionWhy the Democrats Are Having So Much Trouble in This Election
If you read the newspapers or watch that silly contraption all the new kids are talking about called a “television” set, you might discover that a lot of people think
The Rent is Too Damn High and Other Third Party FunThe Rent is Too Damn High and Other Third Party Fun
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, after the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, there was an immediate move to capitlism and democratization. If you read any normalized history
My Blueprint for Fixing the American Political SystemMy Blueprint for Fixing the American Political System
One of the problems inherent in trying to fix the American political system is figuring out what’s wrong with it that needs fixing in the first place. Often, these arguments
How Do Anarchists Vote During an Election?How Do Anarchists Vote During an Election?
There’s been a lot of talk about elections lately, and whenever that happens the topic of voting tends to rear its nasty head as well. For people living in western