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    Everyone's biased; only liberals try not to be

    MARCH 29, 2012 12:22PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: truth, impartiality, fairness doctrine, democracy, constitution, james madison, founding fathers, global warming denial, james inhofe, rachel maddow, liberal media, ann coulter, rationality, reason, the enlightenment, motivated reasoning, cognitive dissonance, science, prejudice, msnbc, rush limbaugh, fox news, chris mooney, neuroscience, cognitive science, bias, conservatism, liberalism, right wing, politics

    • 1 Ratings
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    • 6 Comments
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    A republic, if you can keep it...

    FEBRUARY 12, 2012 11:22AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, catholic church, birth control, liberalism, authoritarianism, absolutism, james madison, walter lippmann, reason, faith, ideology, legitimacy, sovereignty, fundamentalism, democracy, president obama, freedom of religion

    • 4 Ratings
    • 532 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Right wing will stop at nothing to get its way

    FEBRUARY 7, 2012 11:33AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, right wing, republican party, catholic church, filibuster, contraception, abortion, planned parenthood, komen foundation, breast cancer, women's rights, health care, liberalism, conservatism, cardinal law, james madison, federalist papers

    • 0 Ratings
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    Why Mitt Romney's Wealth Doesn't Bother this Democrat

    FEBRUARY 1, 2012 10:42PM

    By Francesca Biller


    Topics: facebook, twitter, the federal convention, the united states constitution, the declaration of independence, the american revolution, the federal convention, constitution, established the united states, the declaration of independence, the american revolution, george washington, james madison, thomas jefferson, alexander hamilton, benjamin franklin, among them john adams, founding fathers, the american dream, first black president of our united states., "evil republican", marxism, machiavellian, robin hood style of government, speaker newt gingrich, harvard and columbia, governor mitt romney

    • 0 Ratings
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    • 2 Comments
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    Clinton Impeachment: Bitter Fruit of a Poisenous Tree

    DECEMBER 19, 2011 4:29PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: justice, founding fathers, ending welfare as we know it, bill clinton, democracy, political faction, bi-partisanship, james madison, federalist papers, newt gingrich, tom delay, rule of law, right wing, clinton impeachment, republican party, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 438 Views
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    Hack ‘Author’ Gingrich: Castrate Independent Judiciary

    DECEMBER 18, 2011 7:54PM

    By Francois Arouet


    Topics: gay/lesbian, news, open+call, politics, newt gingrich, bill of rights, independent judiciary, bob schieffer, washington post, marbury v. madison, brown v. board of education, loving v. virginia, lawrence v. texas, tyranny of the majority, alexis de tocqueville, democracy in america, john stuart mill, on liberty, federalist papers, james madison, federalist 10, lord acton justice robert h. jackson, fundamental rights, federalism, doma, proposition 8, christopher hitchens, aldous huxley, brave new world.

    • 2 Ratings
    • 370 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    James Madison’s Warning: The Enemies to Public Liberty

    NOVEMBER 11, 2011 7:15PM

    By Darren Wolfe


    Topics: war, veteran's day, peace, military, liberty, james madison, antiwar

    • 1 Ratings
    • 369 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    UNC at Chapel Hill is No William McKinley High

    OCTOBER 20, 2011 3:41PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: opinion, amity methodist church, separation of church and state, will thompson, winston crisp, james madison, vandalism, discrimination, gay rights, psalm 100, chapel hill, university of north carolina

    • 0 Ratings
    • 791 Views
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    War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Ignorance Is Strength

    MARCH 23, 2011 3:44PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: libya, war, middle east, bombs, united nations, united states, james madison, iraq, afghanistan, sadaam hussein, barack obama, john kerry

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1018 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    The Tyranny of the Corporate Elite

    JANUARY 4, 2011 9:30AM

    By Steven Rockford


    Topics: tyranny of the corporate elite, james madison

    • 4 Ratings
    • 632 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Why I'm Scared of Sarah Palin

    NOVEMBER 30, 2010 11:01AM

    By Enlightened Belle


    Topics: sarah palin, richard nixon, george bush, james madison

    • 3 Ratings
    • 480 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Tyranny of the Corporate Majority - "No Problem" says SCOTUS

    JANUARY 22, 2010 2:51PM

    By Steven Rockford


    Topics: james madison, citizens united, politics, tyranny, corporatism, scotus, constitution

    • 0 Ratings
    • 359 Views
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    Knowlege and Being Open Minded in a Democracy

    DECEMBER 9, 2009 10:13PM

    By Art Lynch


    Topics: opinon, news, media, stereotype, prejudice, bias, james madison, democracy, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1882 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Happy Constitution Day!

    SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 5:09PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: constitutional convention, james madison, alexander hamilton, american revolution, u.s. constitution, constitution

    • 0 Ratings
    • 452 Views
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    The Hidden Wisdom of Sarah Palin

    JULY 4, 2009 10:50AM

    By William Eldred


    Topics: david mendleson, fire island, margaret fuller, politics, poe, lovecraft, mary wollstonecraft, edmond burke, onions burke, john kenndy, robert kennedy, louis brandies, william jennings bryan, colonal glover, battle of trenton, james madison, slylar colfax, darian pynoch, trevor pynoch, evita perone, huey long, william eldred, esq., william p. horn

    • 10 Ratings
    • 2250 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Democracy: What the Founders Knew But We've Forgotten

    JULY 2, 2009 3:35PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: schwarzenegger, california, california assembly, california budget, california budget crisis, california legislature, california politics, constitution, constitutional law, democracy, founding fathers, governor arnold schwarzenegger, governor schwarzenegger, james madison, u.s. constitution, united states constitution, news

    • 26 Ratings
    • 2755 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    The Media-A Weapon of the Elite/Class Warfare in U.S. on OS

    JULY 3, 2009 5:07AM

    By jay busse


    Topics: james madison, class warfare, greedy pricks in control, corporate media shills for corporate america, bill o'reilly sucks, politics, technology, television, news, business, manufacturing consent, chomsky, zinn, class exists, the media as a weapon, herd mentality, you will be assimilated, do you know the enemy, green day, bernie madoff, phil donohue, health care reform, orwell, 1984, the trickle down theory does not mean you pee on me, the opulent against the majority, propaganda, 4th of july, a founding father's words

    • 0 Ratings
    • 577 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Will the British "Red Tory" movement find a US voice ?

    FEBRUARY 18, 2009 1:12PM

    By William Eldred


    Topics: thomas jefferson, james madison, louis brandies, political philosophy, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 1821 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    What We Talk About When We Talk About American Democracy

    FEBRUARY 16, 2009 1:21AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: government for grownups, government, american government, james madison, federalist papers

    • 2 Ratings
    • 741 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    R.I.P., Constitution

    FEBRUARY 14, 2009 8:36AM

    By Humanista


    Topics: politics, us constitution, obama, bush, state secrets, glenn greenwald, james madison, aclu

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