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Every Denial is an Admission

Posted on 29. November 2014 by admin

In Woodrow Wilson’s book, The New Freedom, he starts many a paragraph by saying “I am not suggesting…” and “I do not mean…” then goes on to say something very diplomatically that is a denial of something that might actually … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Light

Posted on 26. November 2014 by admin

Happy Thanksgiving. I’m cooking for 16 people tomorrow, so I’m setting up my blog with plenty of posts and taking a blog break. My interlibrary loan for Woodrow Wilson’s book The New Freedom is due on December 1st. I’m highlighting … Continue reading →

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Corruption

Posted on 26. November 2014 by admin

Corruption. Our government is corrupted. It’s time to do something about the corruption. Here’s the blatant description of money influencing politics in Woodrow Wilson’s day: “Every community is vaguely aware that the political machine upon which it looks askance has … Continue reading →

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Well Meaning?

Posted on 26. November 2014 by admin

I ask you: do you expect the job creators who’ve been given massive tax breaks time and again to dole out their charity by creating a job for you? Do you expect companies to do the right thing by making … Continue reading →

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Mob Rule

Posted on 25. November 2014 by admin

Some worry that direct democracy will lead to mob rule. If the mob were big and organized, perhaps that would be a problem. But are we afraid of standing up for our rights because of this mob warning? Woodrow Wilson … Continue reading →

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The Hundred Year Problem

Posted on 25. November 2014 by admin

Woodrow Wilson makes a call for Americans to be part of the political process and to scrutinize their representatives. He identified the problem of money in politics more than a hundred years ago. “The men who have been ruling America … Continue reading →

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Common Counsel

Posted on 24. November 2014 by admin

The following excerpt argues why we should work together to determine policy; that one viewpoint is not enough, and the very definition of democracy is working as a group to bring the understanding, needs, and solutions of many perspectives into … Continue reading →

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Truth in Politics

Posted on 23. November 2014 by admin

What is missing in politics? Political debate and discussion among the body politic, both in communities and in Congress. We don’t have a parliament, and the town meeting is almost gone. Instead, we’ve got a manufactured narrative from the parties. … Continue reading →

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Flower Power

Posted on 22. November 2014 by admin

Nowhere else in the book The New Freedom is Woodrow Wilson as lyrical or poetic as in this chapter, paraphrased below. Here, he describes the kind of power that rises from the soil, the roots, to produce the flower. “Today, … Continue reading →

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Insulting Women

Posted on 21. November 2014 by admin

I’m struck with Woodrow Wilson’s framing of the difference between the classes in this essay. First, he insults the rich kids at a college where he’s speaking, then he insults everybody else by calling them “common.” But what’s even worse … Continue reading →

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