Authoritarianism

Don’t Let The Authoritarians Distract You – They Still Want a Single-Party State and All Its Trappings

President Bush has been taking exception to our laws by using signing statements and to our Constitution by eliminating part…

18 years ago

South Dakota’s “JAIL for Judges” – The Authoritarian Single-Party State Needs to Control the Judiciary

EDWARD LAZARUS summarized the situation this way: In legal circles, the issue of the moment is judicial "independence." For many…

18 years ago

November 2006 – We Have Some Serious Choices to Make!

We must chose ... Between being feared as a warmonger nation and condemned around the world or regaining the respect…

18 years ago

War(?) On Terror – No, Only An Excuse to Break the Law and Lower Our High Standards

Many insist on calling our efforts to fight a relatively small group of individuals a war. I think this national…

18 years ago

Keeping Fear of Terrorism in Perspective – And Putting Reasoning Back Into Our Decision Making Processes

Are you tired of being scared? Maybe a little perspective would help? Do you fear dying from heart disease?  700,142 …

18 years ago

Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 1a, The House that Newt Built

As I said in Failed Single Party Nations of the Past - Where Are We Going Now?, "Nations run by…

18 years ago

Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 1b, The Double High House of Delay

Twenty years after the Republican take over of the House, it was time for Gingrich to leave and let the…

18 years ago

Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 2, The Frist Mini-House Senate

According to John Dean, the Senate "is not yet an authoritarian body," however, "This is not to say there is…

18 years ago

Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 3, The Cheney Executive Branch

In this fourth in a series of four, I start with a few quotes from John Dean about Dick Cheney,…

18 years ago

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?” – John Dean Exposes The Authoritarians that Are Leading the Way

According to John Dean, Profession Altemeyer has identified three types of authoritarians: The Followers, The Leaders and the Double Highs.…

18 years ago