by Henry Oliner | Dec 22, 2020 | Politics, Progressivism
Political conditions today look similar to the dawn of progressivism. The original Progressive Era (1900-1920) addressed the concentration of economic power which threatened to influence the exercise of political power. The disparity in wealth on conspicuous display...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 19, 2018 | History, Media, Politics, Progressivism
15 California cities are resisting the resistance. California is refusing to comply with Federal immigration rules by permitting sanctuary cities, but 15 of its cities are refusing or protesting the state policy or suing them in court. This must be new ground. It...
by Henry Oliner | Mar 30, 2018 | Philosophy, Politics, Progressivism
by Henry Oliner The seduction of reform is that the ideas circulating lack the empirical flaws of the problems faced. Crisis reaches for the untried ideas. Think tanks serve to explore ideas, waiting for the next crisis to enact. Our founders studied the history of...