Dissident Politics

Pragmatic politics focused on the public interest for those uncomfortable with America's two-party system and its way of doing politics. Considering the interface of politics with psychology, cognitive science, social behavior, morality and history.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Moral courage in politics

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Moral courage is a concept rarely used in politics. It is safe to assume that most (95% ?) partisans on the left and right, if they think a...

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Politicians lie

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Feb. 13, 2015: David Harsanyi, an intelligent and articulate senior editor at The Federalist , commented in a National Review Online (NRO) ...

Sunday, February 22, 2015

The high cost of spin in politics

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American freedoms include the freedom of speech. The U.S. constitution protects it with a broad, strong shield. With only some exceptions , ...

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Federal debt; military bases

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Federal debt Feb. 3, 2015: The Wall Street Journal reported that a White House analysis projects that interest payments on the national d...

Monday, February 16, 2015

Political rhetoric is empty debate: Spin defined

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The definition of spin Maybe the best way to categorize political speech that isn't 'honest' is to call it spin. Assuming ...

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Serving the pubic interest

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At present, service to the public interest is a meaningless concept in politics. Advocates arguing for a new law, absence of a law or a tax ...

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