Leonard Weinberg

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In Rural Nevada, A Microcosm Of The GOP’s Increasingly Radical Local Politics

Oftentimes the extent to which the American population has become divided politically is expressed in the media by the results of public opinion surveys and the results of election contests.…

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4 min

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After Serving Corporations For Decades, GOP Pivots To Fake Populism

For many years its liberal and Democratic critics depicted the Republican Party as the party of ‘big business.’ These critics claimed that the GOP’s principal role at both the national…

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5 min

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Neo-Nazis Push Lies And Revisionist History

In its annual review of American “hate groups”, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reported the presence of 63 neo-Nazi groups active throughout the United States during 2020. Perhaps the most shocking…

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6 min

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COVID-19 Highlighted The Failures Of Conservatism

Decades ago America’s two major political parties were divided largely over the role of government or, more specifically, the federal government’s role in the economy. Democrats, at least outside the…

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4 min

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The Insurrection Was A Confederate Resurgence

On the afternoon of January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump loyalists staged an armed insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington. Their aim was to prevent Congress from confirming the…

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5 min

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Trump Solidifies Place In History Among Failed Right-Wing Dictators

Trump is on the way out the door. Following his incitement of a radical right terrorist attack on the US Capitol on January 6, the House has impeached him for…

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4 min

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Trump’s Presidency Reveals Serious Flaws In Constitution

Despite his best efforts to subvert the Constitution Donald Trump appears to be coming to the end of his presidency. In recent weeks Trump has left many observers with the…

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6 min

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The GOP Is The Anti-Democracy Party

Since the advent of parliamentary democracy based on universal suffrage, law-makers have faced a dilemma. What to do about political parties that refuse to accept the ‘rules of the game’?…

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6 min

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Donald v. Democracy: Trump Takes Election Loss Like Defiant Dictator

As these words are written, US President Donald Trump and his supporters are challenging the results of the 2020 election; an outcome that has Trump losing to his Democratic challenger,…

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In Rural Nevada, A Microcosm Of The GOP’s Increasingly Radical Local Politics

After Serving Corporations For Decades, GOP Pivots To Fake Populism

Neo-Nazis Push Lies And Revisionist History

COVID-19 Highlighted The Failures Of Conservatism

The Insurrection Was A Confederate Resurgence

Trump Solidifies Place In History Among Failed Right-Wing Dictators

Trump’s Presidency Reveals Serious Flaws In Constitution

The GOP Is The Anti-Democracy Party

Donald v. Democracy: Trump Takes Election Loss Like Defiant Dictator

Free Speech – What’s not to like?

Is The Far-Right’s Praise Of The Taliban Indicative Of Something Bigger?

Polarization And Disinformation Spreading In Spain

How can we prevent acts of violence such as the mass shooting in Plymouth?

Third Rome: Will Russia Save Europe From Itself?