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Money in Politics: Where Is the Outrage?
The name for whatu2019s happening to our political system is corruption u2014 a deep, systemic corruption.
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Impossible Choices? The Conservatism of “Breaking Bad“
“Breaking Bad” is a fascinating show. But efforts to compare it to the “Wire,” which systematically analyzed American institutions and the American experience, are misguided.
The Conservative Psyche: How Ordinary People Come to Embrace Paul Ryan’s Cruelty
Scientific research into the way we think explains the reasons decent people wind up supporting horrific policies.
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Murderous Art: Entertainment as a Precursor to Violence
The rash of mass shootings in America speaks not just to the absence of rational gun laws, but also to a culture that glorifies violence, in the reality of …
Occupy Wall Street, Flash Movements and American Politics
If Occupy was mainly a vivid and significant flash movement that had a real effect on public debate, thatu2019s important now and later.
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The Pursuit of Julian Assange Is an Assault on Freedom and a Mockery of Journalism
The British government's threat to invade the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and seize Julian Assange is of historic significance.
Todd Akin’s “Legitimate Rape” Comment Sheds Light on Paul Ryan’s Extreme Stance on Abortion
In 2011, Ryan and Akin co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which attempted to redefine rape by introducing the term “forcible rape.”
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Blaming the Victim, Again
At least until Election Day, Republicans were supposed to pretend that their party's alleged
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Julian Assange Calls on Obama to End “Witch Hunt“
The WikiLeaks founder took to the balcony of Ecuadoru2019s Embassy in London to address supporters.
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Small Government or Smallish-Sort-of-Mediumish-Nicer-Better Government
It couldnu2019t hurt for the Democrats to have a decent response to the small-government attack line, and that starts with having some kind of understanding of what the federal …