By Donald L. Cleveland
My observations of the Tea Party demonstrate that the political and social spectrum is really circular. At a point, the far right ultimately merges with the far left. What to one means absolute freedom as anarchy, the other sees as absolute protection of human rights which is a guarantee of freedom. Tea [...]
IS THERE A PLACE IN HELL?
While we can argue about the real or religious existence of a place called hell, we can’t deny the fact that many Americans are living in a form of hell. They were clearly placed there by the likes of Goldman Sachs and its employees. Millions of Americans have lost their [...]
DEMOCRACY IN ECONOMICS
There are many different ways of being defeated, destroyed, isolated or crushed. “Gulags” or concentration camps are definitive statements of the absence of political democracy. It’s possible that a political democracy can coexist with an economic autocracy or oligopoly. Totalitarian aspects of an economic structure can bring death and destruction [...]
Whose Bailout Plan Is Better?
Both the United States and the Europeans have attacked the financial crisis. They have focused on recapitalizing the banks. The American policy was formed around the position that a “bailout” plan could not be “punitive.” The three page bill presented to Congress by the administration simply gave the [...]
Florida Disenfranchises Thousands
The Florida State Legislature quietly amended the state election laws in the 2007 session. The visible concept behind the law was to help make the election process less subject to voter fraud. However, without substantial lead time in implementation, the real motive may have been to restrict the popular vote. Title IX, [...]