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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

A Few Things you’ll Hate about Being President

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 daniel 2. You have a one-in-five chance of dying in office, 3. Presidents and ex-presidents cannot drive on public roads, 4. You cannot buy your own tech, 5. You Won’t have a life after leaving the White House, 6. They will blame you for many things beyond your control, A Few Things you’ll Hate about Being President, Some Harsh Realities of Being President of the United States, Some Harsh Realities of Being President of the United States include:

Indeed, many of the presidents have been miserable in the White House and eight chief executives have died in office. One reason presidents are so miserable is all the things they cannot do.

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Five Changes to Our Electoral System I would love to see

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 daniel 2.Party-List Elections, 3.Ranked Choice Voting/Instant Runoff, 4.Abolish Primary Elections, 5.Abolish Midterm, and Special Elections., Five Changes to Our Election System that could make America more democratic, Off-Year, Proportional Representatio]

The advantage to proportional representation is that members of minority parties and groups get representation. For example, Democrats in Red states such as Texas and Republicans in Blue states such as California. Under our current system, Democrats in Red areas and Republicans in Blue areas get no representation in Congress or state legislatures.

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The Varieties of Illiberalism

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 daniel

The bottom line is that in America today, illiberalism pays. As long as illiberalism pays it will endure.

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7 Reasons You Should Care About Government And Politics

May 17, 2022May 25, 2022 daniel 1. Politics Impact Almost All Aspects Of Our Lives, 2. Political Knowledge Makes You An Informed Citizen, 3. Politics Is Entertaining, 4. Political Education Introduces the Public to Their Rights, 5. Political Awareness Prepares You For Adulthood, 6. Helps You Understand Public Policies, 7 Reasons You Should Care About Government And Politics, 7. Political Participation Can Give You a Voice, Government And Politics, Why Should You Be Interested In Politics?

Politics might not seem the most glamorous of subjects because of its climate of cynicism, evolving political landscape, the abundance of controversial topics, and combative media attention.

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Should America Scrap the Presidential System?

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 daniel Parliament vs. Presidents, Presidential System, Presidential Systems are bad for Freedom, Should America Scrap the Presidential System?

Scrapping the presidency seems radical to Americans. Yet the data show the presidency could be a threat to our freedom. It’s something to think about.

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Does America need a Wealth Tax?

May 6, 2022May 8, 2022 daniel Could America Eliminate Income and Payroll Taxes?, Could Billionaires’ Wealth Finance the Federal Government?, Does America need a Wealth Tax?, How much money could a Wealth Tax Raise?, Wealth Tax

Billionaires’ wealth raises some interesting questions. In particular, the possibility of eliminating some federal taxes.

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America’s Rotten Boroughs

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 daniel America’s Rotten Boroughs, America’s Rotten Senate, Can we reform the Senate?, Rotten Buroughs, Why the Senate will have to Change

How rotten is the US Senate? Vox’s Ian Miller estimates 16% of the nation’s population elected half the US Senate in 2020. By Miller’s estimate, 25 US States contain 84% of the nation’s population, yet they get the same representation as the 25 states with 16% of the population.

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Politics Causes America’s Housing Bubble

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 daniel America’s Housing Bubble, Great American Housing Bubble, How Fear drives the Housing Bubble, How the Government could end the Housing Bubble, Politics Causes America’s Housing Bubble

One of the worst policies America’s undemocratic government enforces is to keep housing prices as high as possible to benefit property owners and speculators. Thus, America’s housing bubble is the creation of America politics.

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How Long can the US Constitution Last?

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 daniel America’s Archaic Constitution, America’s Old Fashioned Constitution, How Long Can the Constitution Last?, How Long can the US Constitution Last?

So how long can the US Constitution last? History offers no simple answers here because written constitutions are a recent phenomenon.

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Democratic Defeat is not Inevitable

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 daniel Democratic defeat, Democratic Defeat is not Inevitable, Follow the Money, Nixon’s Incredible Win in 1972, So why did Nixon win in 1972?, The Key to Landslide Victories, Why Democrats don’t Want to Win

First Nixon was a vigorous supporter of America’s welfare state. In fact, Nixon spent much of his administration fighting for welfare state expansion.

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