A bunch of thoughts that probably have some tie-in:
1. Since writing yesterday’s post, I’ve done a bit more reading into the sort of neo-populism I considered as a realignment.
2. No matter how many Google searches I run (which produced a lot of interesting reading, and ultimately led to my purchasing two books on [...]
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“Shall the People Rule?” Cont’d
Posted in History, Majoritarianism, Politics, Populism, Top, tagged Amy Sullivan, Anatai Etzioni, Bill Clinton, communitarian, conformity, libertarian, majoritarian, maverick, New Democrat, populism, Thomas Frank, William Jennings Bryan on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Shall the People Rule?”
Posted in History, Majoritarianism, Politics, Populism, Top, tagged communitarianism, H.L. Mencken, libertarianism, majoritarianism, political ideology, populism, Scopes Monkey Trial, William Jennings Bryan on December 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve tried to keep myself politically engaged since the election by living up to my pre-November 4 promise to start reading more U.S. history. I finally finished up A Godly Hero and am now about halfway through Summer of Gods (on the Scopes Monkey Trial). A few observations:
First: H.L. Mencken? What [...]
