Book Review: A Foreign Policy for the Left

A Foreign Policy for the Left by Michael Walzer My rating: 1 of 5 stars Weak. I've been a progressive/"liberal" for most of my adult life but over the past five years have become really disgusted with the group. While I cannot stand (even believe) where the far right has gone, A) the left could …

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A Review of Why the Christian Right is Wrong

Why the Christian Right Is Wrong: A Minister's Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future by Robin R. Meyers My rating: 3 of 5 stars Wow, Robin Meyers is one seriously pissed off individual! I mean, blow your top pissed off. I can dig it, to a degree, because the same things …

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Gary Hart: The New Conservatism

Congressional Democrats have mostly been in a defensive posture, and resisted persistent efforts to erode the social contract created in the 1930s and 60s, with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid-especially when those trying to "privatize" i.e., destroy this safety net want to continue to cut reasonable taxes on wealth at the same time. Are debt …

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