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...in the US: Democrat or Republican) or an ideology (liberal or conservative). Political polarization isn’t something to fear. In fact, it’s a test for democracy and for progress. The most notable example of modern times political polarization was the French Estate General during which those who were for the revolution seated at the right wing of the Assembly, while those wh...

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...ission, and unique values. Alexis de Tocqueville was the first to pinpoint that exceptionalism and to give it his approval or benediction in his book Democracy in America. He was a French observer of American democracy who traveled throughout the new American country and let his French colleagues and philosophers back home know, afterwards, that the ideas that were dear to...

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.................4 3. Political polarization and presidential elections and their outcomes…………………………...6 4. The electoral college and the hindrance of democracy…………………………………………8 5. What is democracy?...................................................................................................................17 6. Why is the electoral college a polite fiction?...........

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...y books of far-right leaders and political thinkers. The fiery language may be seen as hurtful to some readers, but free speech is the cornerstone of democracy. Ironically, Chun is against Western democracy and only favors a Chinese-style kind of government, but only in a Western democracy could a book like this be freely read. Chun’s book is a great example of the need to...

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...anding a single factor of racism 37. Light into the darkness 38. The logic of blocking information 39. Mediocre might 40. Dangers of non-cordoned democracy 41. The barrage of blocks 42. Greatness of the US 43. Where Muslims deviate from pristine Islam 44. Film stars as popular trainers 45. Freedom of speech and feudal languages 46. Wearing out refinement 47. L...

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... to justify violent intervention and maldevelopment abroad, Parenti shows how the conversion to a global economy is a victory of finance capital over democracy....

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...rful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise and sell the war to the American people as one that would “Make the World Safe for Democracy.” The CPI would become the blueprint in which marketing strategies for future wars would be based upon. Bernays applied the techniques he had learned in the CPI and, incorporating some of the ideas of Walter Lipm...

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The way representative democracy works means that campaign contributions, lobbying, and bribery are part of “normal” business strategy.

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... Wealth, and Value Chapter 3: Environment and Standard of Living Chapter 4: Measuring Standard of Living Chapter 5: Nordic Model Chapter 6: Swiss Democracy Chapter 7: What Is Capitalism? Chapter 8: Liberalization in Modern Countries Chapter 9: Free Markets or Fossil Fuels? Chapter 10: Markets Could Be Freer Chapter 11: Market Freedom Index Chapter 12: Market Fre...

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...rm 11 Republican Tax Policy 11 Illicit Sex 12 Section I 20 ROOPA Theology 20 ROOPA Theology 21 Greater the Vice; Greater the Price 21 Economic Democracy 21 Premise 21 Net Result 22 Benefit 22 Advantage 22 End Result 22 Example 22 The Difference: Greater Cooperation 23 Public Policy Formula 23 True Free Market 24 Economic Democracy 25 Cost: $3.00 26 How t...

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... Section 8 169 Chapter 9 169 The Deflation Tax: Part II. The ‘Taxes to Risk Ratio’ 169 Section 8 177 Chapter 9 177 Real Story Behind Middle East Democracy: ‘Citizens of the 21st Century’ 177 Section 8 181 Chapter 10 181 The Feds Brilliant but dangerous game of currency brinkmanship with China 181...