Posts By James Sheridan
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Political Education
Paradigm Shift
In 1962 Professor Thomas Kuhn coined the term ‘paradigm shift’ in his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. A ‘paradigm’ is a...
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Political Education
Political Trials
Recently political operatives who have been convicted of criminal acts have portrayed themselves as victims of political trials. – Following his presidential...
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Political Education
Banana Republic
Commenting on the dismissals of Lutenient Colonel Alexander Vindman and Lutenient Colonel Yevgeny Vindman, National security adviser Robert O’Brien said “We’re not...
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Political Education
Political Narcissism
In the 1960s the Chicago Tribune printed a political cartoon of the Democratic donkey with a noose around his neck, holding a...
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International Politics
Too Much Vodka, Comrade?
On Thursday, January 9th, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut (DDG 99) was aggressively approached by a...
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Political Education
Pardons
Pardons- specifically the abuse of pardons- have been in the news. – At the state level, Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a...
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Political Education
Voir Dire
Voir Dire There are rough similarities between the presidential impeachment process and a jury trial. Jury trials start off when a grand...
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Political Education
Politics Ain’t Bean-bag
Politics Ain’t Bean-bag Harold Washington served as mayor during Chicago’s tumultuous ‘Council Wars’ and ‘Beirut on the lake’ era. Washington repeated a...
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Political Education
Censure
Impeachment is not the only way for the legislature to condemn the acts of a president. Since the founding of the country,...
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Political Education
Bribery
Bribery Like the phrase ‘high crimes and misdemeanours’ the term ‘bribery’ is not specifically defined in the Constitution. Founder Gouverneur Morris said,...