If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be —Thomas Jefferson, 1816 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson hit the nail on the head. He made the connection between a public education system and citizens that take an active part in their government. We […]
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“A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing, but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism, [deviation from the norm] at least in a republican government.” — Thomas Jefferson, 1820 Fist Bumps to Thomas Jefferson for getting it spectacularly right three hundred years ago. It’s unanimous— elites […]
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Those of you who come in with me now will receive a big piece of the pie. Those of you who delay and commit yourselves later will receive a smaller piece of the pie. Those of you who don’t come in at all will receive — Good Government. [Huey Long— 40th governor of Louisiana, senator […]
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In one corner Donald Trump is lacing up the gloves. In the other, FDR. In both cases their opponent is the same — the media. In FDR’s day, the media was mostly newspapers and well-known columnists like Walter Lippmann and Westbrook Pegler. Today Donald Trump faces a similar phalanx of opposition but on a larger […]
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“I am today announcing that I will not seek a third term as Governor…Instead, I will focus all my attention and energy – I will use all of my political capital from now through the end of 2018 – to continue implementing my administration’s vision for a more sustainable and vibrant Connecticut economy.” [Governor Dan […]
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Imagine a young, eloquent politician (with the improbable name of Obama) capturing the public’s affection on the strength of his promise to make us whole again. He didn’t. He promised us the moon —and delivered green cheese. Promises made and broken: close Guantanamo—failed; pass EFCA (employee free choice act making it easier for workers […]
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“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man (or woman) is king (or queen)”—the shorthand version of how the health care battle in the US is trending. Before the Trump follies rolled into the White House on January 20, public reaction to the Affordable Care Act (hereinafter referred to as Obamacare) was decidedly […]
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Dog Ate My Homework “I have here in my hand a list of 205 [State Department employees] that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department.” (Sen. Joseph McCarthy, 1950 speech to the Ohio […]
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Who are we really? To answer that question is the truth-telling mission of SuspiciousAngels— exploring history, (i.e. the Howard Zinn and Walter Karp version), debunking plans and priorities of the elites and illuminating the wisdom of the revolutionary left. Cutting through the noise of the mainstream media to the “facts on the ground,” the answer […]
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