This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Thus far, I have proposed a specific solution to a specific problem. This trend towards federalism, and the opportunity it provides jurists and scholars to empower mediating entities gives me hope [...]
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Note, in contrast [to conservative populism], that liberal populism typically follows a different path. Movements such as Abolition, Feminism, Civil Rights and Environmentalism build and build until they are legislated. [...]
This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Generations Independents are the latch-key generation grown up. Raised by themselves, with input from peers, they are skeptical of parents’ (conservative) overtures of care after years of emotional distance. They are unmoved by parents’ (liberal) emotional insecurity and constant [...]
This is part 2 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here It may seem oxymoronic to say that pragmatic Independents have ideals, but they are actually as driven as conservatives and liberals. Independents want government, markets and society to work, and to work well. They don’t believe in utopia, but [...]
This is part 1 of a 3-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The rise of Independents isn’t an accident. It is the natural result of both major parties emphasizing politics over principle and ideology over pragmatism. A third reason for the rise of Independents is the widespread loss of blind faith [...]
As a follow-up to our latest newsletter on the Fourth Turning, I want to highlight this article I just read on Neil Howe’s blog. Read the full story to get all the details and data. Here are his bullet-point observations/predictions: Most Americans now believe they are living through very bad times — a period of [...]
