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I chose "Something Else," and if this is a copout, or too close to "Institutionalism," feel free to call me out. I choose "DEMOCTRATIC" - Leadership prioritizes 2-way democracy: strong, clear, frequent communication with all the people, mixed with more frequent governa...

I think Israel has a right not to be invaded and swamped by hostile peoples wanting to take over and reduce Jews living there to dhimmi status like they were in the Middle Ages, or worse, murdered in a genocide. "From the river to the sea", the Arab slogan, is a call for genocide. We are ...

I would like to see a government that is run by people with good character and real wisdom. Whatever system achieves this is the one that I am for. The system in which a majority of people also value those things and vote for them. I would argue that part of good character is being humble. And humi...

Interesting and nuanced take on the "organization" of some of the campus protests, in Tablet today. These groups, Shideler says, typically operate in a decentralized manner, using successful tactics drawn from decades of anarchist organizing and spread through left-wing activist networks ...

This thread isn’t “Is Trump fit to be President?”, although I think it would be fine if you started such a thread. Everything is relative. If we are going to propose some measure of "fitness" for a particular candidate it is appropriate to gauge how that person measures up relative to eve...

Much of purpose of the Constitution in the first place is to reign in or limit autocratic tendencies in our leaders. The word "reign" itself exhibits autocratic tendencies. If limiting them is the goal, it might be better to rein them in. :ugeek: It is of course a balance - leaders who ar...

Much of purpose of the Constitution in the first place is to reign in or limit autocratic tendencies in our leaders. The word "reign" itself exhibits autocratic tendencies. If limiting them is the goal, it might be better to rein them in. :ugeek: I just put that there so you would have so...

I would start with the premise that we have an institutional form of government, not an autocratic form of government. That is what the Constitution is all about. The founding fathers already decided this almost 250 years ago. And I think they got it right. Much of purpose of the Constitution in the...

Nice whataboutism there. Either lying is a measure of fitness for president or it isn't. Which is it? This thread isn’t “Is Trump fit to be President?”, although I think it would be fine if you started such a thread. Everything is relative. If we are going to propose some measure of "fitness&q...

I disagree. One of the things that I've learned from 25 years of married life, is that love often doesn't need action. Sometimes it just means being there and nothing else. Often my wife tells me things, not because she wants me to "fix" them or do anything. But simply because she wants me...