We’re not doing so well, as a country or society, these days. Our real emergency situation has more to do with a “social malaise” … only partly due to our current administration. Some in the media ecosphere are also at fault!
Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders
Everything I Know About Politics
Most readers will agree that politics is about power. It’s about interpersonal power in social settings. It’s about group influence over governance. Decision-making. Organizing. Motivating followers. Some people are good at the personal side of this – the art of politics. Others expend great effort to understand the dynamics of politics – the ideologies andContinue reading “Everything I Know About Politics”
Politicians Pander: Live with It Or Rise Above It!
If you don’t like pandering politicians, best to get yourself and your community organized around issues — then pick your candidates accordingly.
Manifesto for the Next Four Years
Published July 28, 2020 in Warp& Woof Manifesto for the Next Four Years We Know What Needs to be Done William Sundwick Joe Biden can get there, with help from Congress. But it will take more than a historic landslide on November 3. It will take clear-eyed commitment from the AmericanContinue reading “Manifesto for the Next Four Years”
State of the Race
Published February 14, 2020 in Warp & Woof State of the Race Is the Path to the Nomination Any Clearer? William Sundwick We’ve now had two real contests in the 2020 Democratic Presidential primary. There are still polls which we are told are scientifically designed and administered. But, finally, we’re getting down to actual voting.Continue reading “State of the Race”
Leftist or Liberal?
Published October 26, 2019 in Warp & Woof Leftist or Liberal? Where Do You Fit? William Sundwick Modern liberalismgoes back a long way. Let’s start with John Locke in the 17thcentury. He came up with the idea that governments exist to serve the needs of the people. Obvious to us now, but directly opposed toContinue reading “Leftist or Liberal?”
The Center Cannot Hold
Published August 22, 2019 in Warp & Woof The Center Cannot Hold A Primer for 21st Century Political Labels William Sundwick Left and Right. It all started in 1789 with Louis XVI and his National Assembly. The body was reaction to the revolution that year, and the storming of the Bastille. The king knew heContinue reading “The Center Cannot Hold”
Debate in Detroit
Published August 7, 2019 in Warp & Woof Debate in Detroit Is Bloody Combat What We Wanted? William Sundwick This is getting to be a spectacle. The second Democratic Presidential Debate was held July 30 and 31 in Detroit. It was marked by much more visceral combat than the first debate in Miami a monthContinue reading “Debate in Detroit”
Link from Jacobin
Read too late to cite in recent post: “And the First Debate Is History” — but, I concur with author’s feeling of disappointment in debate
And the First Debate Is History
Published July 2, 2019 in Warp & Woof And the First Debate Is History What Did We Learn? William Sundwick On June 26 and June 27, the DNC sponsored its first Presidential Candidates’ Debate, in Miami. It was hosted by NBC/MSNBC/Telemundo. Who won? Who lost? Did we learn anything? Were there any memorable lines? TwentyContinue reading “And the First Debate Is History”