Intense Partisan Politics Is the Reason Behind the ShutdownTurn on cable TV: you'll hear loud voices argue that theDemocrats are responsible for the...Halter, Irv
US and European scholars have long pointed out how the US political system is not designed for democracy. Democracy is meant to be a system determined by the will of the majority, but the purpose of the framers of the US Constitution to build such a political system was to avoid the "ty...
This is of particular importance now as the world stands at the crossroads of challenged national priorities, intensifying international rivalries, and the search for a new course. If we have learned anything from recent events, it is that the model of liberal democracy loses its appeal when it...
Standpoint theory, for example, has been adopted by feminists. It entails a highly politicized approach to knowledge and values. You know the sort of thing: the “oppressors” see everything in distorted, self-serving ways, while oppressed groups tend to see things more truly. It is patently...
evolution in her thinking is intellectually lazy, and significantly detracts from the impact of Odone’s announcement. That is bad for her personal credentials as a thinker and a writer, but it also denies equal marriage supporters the propaganda victory that could then take their argument further...
When Concern For Schools Trumps Partisan Politics ; Rhetoric Checked Reason For HopeJeff Hawkes