Tag Archives: American Voters

The New Yorker: Steven Markow: ‘Campaign Slogans For The Centrist Party’

Source:The New Democrat  “The nation is divided. Loved ones tweeting at loved ones. What the American people need now more than ever is a party that can unite the entire country in disappointment. That’s where we step in: the Centrist … Continue reading

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The Economist: Lane Greene: ‘The Truth About Lies’

Source:The New Democrat “From little fibs to big fat whoppers, lying is part of human nature. Lane Greene, our language guru, examines the difference between lies, falsehoods and plain nonsense.” Source:The Economist From Dictionary A lie is a: “a false statement … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Brian Lamb: ‘Washington is Full of Waste and C-SPAN Lets Us Wallow In It’

Source:The New Democrat  “The Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) broadcast from the House of Representatives for the first time in March 1979, uncovering a process shrouded in secrecy. C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb says how Americans use that transparency is still … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Jonathan Turley: ‘Voters Want a Revolution- Here’s What That Would Take’

Source:The New Democrat The problem that Social Democrats have in America, the so-called Bernie Sanders movement, is that they don’t live in a social democracy. So much of what they want to do simply can’t happen with the way our … Continue reading

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Brookings: William A. Galston & E.J. Dionne: ‘The Case For Universal Voting: Why Making Voting a Duty Would Enhance Our Elections and Improve Our Government’

Source:The New Democrat “William Galston and E.J. Dionne, Jr. make the case for universal voting – a new electoral system in which voting would be regarded as a required, civic duty. They argue that universal voting would enhance the legitimacy … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Government Thomas Mann: ‘Election 2016: The Dumbing Down of American Politics’

Source: The Daily Review Tom Mann-“Donald Trump and the chorus of Republican presidential aspirants may have appeared to monopolize the capacity to make fantastical claims about what’s wrong with America and how to fix it. But a new entrant–Harvard law … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Thomas Mann: The New Normal in Politics: Response to Gridlock and Gloom

Source:The New Democrat I don’t feel any sympathy for anyone for Americans who claim to hate the dysfunction in Washington, especially in Congress, but at the same time vote for people who are responsible for that dysfunction. Its like hearing … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: EJ Dionne: The Vital Incoherent Center

Source:The New Democrat Again it depends on what you mean by liberal and conservative and you do lump Religious Conservatives, Neoconservatives and Libertarians in with Conservatives on the Right and do you lump in Progressives and Socialists, or Social Democrats … Continue reading

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