Posts By James Sheridan
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Political Education
Aaron Wildavsky’s Recipe For Violence
” A recipe for violence: Promise a lot; deliver a little. Lead people to believe they will be much better off, but...
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Political Education
Frances Fox Piven: Saving Capitalism From Itself
Some ninety years ago The Great Depression exposed the soft vulnerable underbelly of capitalism. Today the COVID-19 pandemic and technological advancements further...
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Elections
Pence vs Biden
The political arena can change dramatically in just a few months. Since 1945 three presidents have left office before their term was...
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Political Education
Wrecking Ball
William F. Buckley, jr described the conservative movement as “stand(ing) athwart history, yelling Stop”. The conservative movement refuses to cede more power...
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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...