CES recently handled the Republican Liberty Caucus straw poll, where Rand Paul topped Ted Cruz for first. And once again, approval voting demonstrated its superiority over the ubiquitous choose-one plurality voting.
Articles by DC Authors
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Veteran Suicide, Moral Injury and Five Promises
I recently published a comprehensive plan to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs so this deeply flawed agency may truly provide world-class services and a world-class delivery system of promised benefits.
Guardian Council Approves Iranian Nuclear Deal
There must be a rigorous enforcement making sure that Iran does not cheat and continue forward on its enrichment program that many countries view as being hostile to peace in the Middle East and throughout the world.
NYPD Union President Calls Quentin Tarantino Films Boycott
PHOTO GALLERY: Director Quentin Tarantino was called to have his films boycotted by New York Police Department Union President Pat Lynch for his support and participation in #RiseUpOctober protests
TPP: For the People or For the Few?
While this issue is a crucial one for all of us, the bigger picture of the TPP is the erosion of power held by the people who vote for these governments and the expansion of control by the few at the top of the food chain.
The Politics of Medicalization
There is a continuous expansion of medical jurisdiction on life as conditions and behaviors are medicalized. That is, as medicine is commodified, medicalization involves profit-making medical marketing
PHOTO GALLERY: Quentin Tarantino for #RiseUpOctober!
Film Director Quentin Tarantino joined #RiseUpOctober in Times Square with the families of those who’ve been murdered by police all over the United States
Confidence and Purpose or Fear and Fatalism?
It is hard to believe that age-old problems like race and war can be surmounted or the catastrophes of climate change avoided. Without a rhetorical strategy that can promote purpose and confidence, fear and fatalism will weaken our efforts.
FIFA vs International Bank Scandals
Arresting members of a multinational sports corporation will not change the way the corporatocracy exploits the people of the world and damages the future for all of us.
Martin Luther King Jr’s Nonviolent Strategy
King placed civil disobedience within a framework consistent with the inside/outside strategy. The disruptive nature of direct action and the process of negotiations are part of the same strategy.