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// In the following recent conversation between Bill O’Reilly and Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco, the former raised the assertion that liberalism is incapable or ineffective at governing. Newsom correctly pointed out that governance is, at least currently, a lost art in the US, irrespective of ideology or political persuasion. The causes of this state [...]
// Drew Westen gets at the heart of what independents like myself are concerned with vis-a-vis Obama. The title of his piece is “Leadership, Obama Style, and the Looming Losses in 2010: Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values, and the Quest for the Lowest Common Denominator.” Ouch. And a quote: Consider the president’s leadership style, which has now [...]
// There is an interesting article recently in The New Republic discussing the American tradition of anti-statism, how it has been combated or defeated at various points in history, and why the left is not succeeding in that effort today. Liberals would be wise to look to history to see what has worked and what has [...]
