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Blog 125. What do you fear most?

Posted on 07/30/2017 by Don Neeper

Fear has always been the strongest motivation for uniting people, but Americans are now divided by fear.  Fear of what? Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Governance, Ideology, Society | Tagged belief, climate change, Conservative, dirty bomb, fear, global warming, Governance, ideology, inequality, Liberal, nuclear, nuke, politics, social issues, terrorism, war |

Blog 124. Telling lies in public

Posted on 07/11/2017 by Don Neeper

Headline April 22,2017:     March for Science:
Protesters gather worldwide to support ‘evidence.’    (CNN)

Scientists lobbying for funds?  No. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Education, Governance, Ideology, Science & society | Tagged anti-science, belief, blue lies, Conservative, education, Governance, ideology, Liberal, lying, politics, science wars |

Blog 106. Can we govern ourselves?

Posted on 09/24/2016 by Don Neeper

The U.S. struggles to act as the world’s policeman, but we can’t help others unless they can govern themselves.

The crucial question is: Can we govern ourselves?
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Posted in Blog, Governance, Ideology | Tagged attack ads, Conservative, Governance, ideology, Liberal, money in politics, politics, Society | 1 Comment |

Blog 105. What trickles down?

Posted on 09/12/2016 by Don Neeper

President Reagan proposed that it’s ok for the rich to get richer because wealth would “trickle down” to the poor.  That doesn’t seem to have worked well, but something else does trickle down.  Culture. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Governance, Ideology, Regulation | Tagged Citizens United, Conservative, Governance, ideology, inequality, Liberal, McCutcheon, politics, trickle down | 1 Comment |

Blog 102. Media fairness is phony

Posted on 07/15/2016 by Don Neeper

In the June 21-27 issue of The Nation magazine,* journalism professor Eric Alderman says America has been “badly served” by the format of the media he calls  “phony both sides.” Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Ideology, Science & society, Society | Tagged anti-science, Conservative, Liberal, media, politics, science wars, sensational TV | 2 Comments |

Blog 101. What terrorism isn’t

Posted on 07/01/2016 by Don Neeper

The nation seems caught in a fear of terrorism because fear makes good political sound bytes.  Stoke their fear and you’ve got their votes. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Governance, Ideology | Tagged Conservative, Governance, ideology, inequality, politics, Regulation, violence | 2 Comments |

Blog 94. Explaining America to Martians (and to ourselves)

Posted on 03/18/2016 by Don Neeper

I detect an anxiety in America, a palpable tension that has no single focus, that has no one definable cause and no single remedy.  If I met a Martian, or even another American, I couldn’t explain it with a single sentence. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Governance, Ideology, Society | Tagged complex systems, Conservative, Governance, politics, social anxiety, Society, wrong with America |

Blog 93. How to make a supreme outrage

Posted on 02/29/2016 by Don Neeper

The American social consciousness now resonates with outrageous proposals.  Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Governance, Ideology | Tagged Citizens United, Conservative, Governance, ideology, Liberal, McCutcheon, politics, Supreme Court | 1 Comment |

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