by Henry Oliner | Sep 10, 2018 | Politics, Progressivism
It is counterintuitive to the political neophyte that democracy leads to tyranny, but the framers of the constitution understood this clearly. They understood the positive contribution that came from the aristocracy and monarchy as well as the negative. They also...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 30, 2018 | Politics
The left has unleashed forces that threaten to turn on them. Victimization or identity politics has turned up in the offices of Hollywood and media; two of the cultural safe houses of the left. Harvey Weinstein opened the door and unleashed charges against actors and...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 4, 2017 | Politics, Progressivism
from ‘Politicized’ by Kevin Williamson in National Review: That is not a bad thing — not necessarily. The Supreme Court, acting in its role as illegitimate superlegislature and scriptural council, from time to time attempts to remove some item of...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 9, 2016 | Democrats, Politics, Progressivism
From The Atlantic, How American Politics Went Insane by Jonathan Rauch Moreover, recent research by the political scientists Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts finds that party leaders of yore did a better job of encouraging qualified mainstream candidates to...
