Politics – Page 13 – Quill Sword

Archena December 10, 2022December 10, 2022Current, Fridaydifficulty, fight, hope, Politics, Winning, World War II

The Foolishness of Hopelessness

I like Dr. Steve Turley on YouTube. Of late, I haven’t agreed with him on a lot of things but today I heard him say something that was absolutely right – it ain’t over. He mentioned the Berlin Wall and Roe V Wade as changes no one ever thought would happen, except those fighting for those changes, of course. There are a host of others. The abolition of slavery was fought for from before the beginning of the Revolutionary War … Continue reading “The Foolishness of Hopelessness”

Archena December 7, 2022December 7, 2022Wednesdaycongress, conservative, Democrat, fiscal conservative, Midterms, Midterms 2022, party, Politics, Republican, Republican Leadership, social conservative

Georgia: Why Republicans Hate Their Base

This is actually nothing new. Originally – at least in this party system – the Republicans were the party of the rich, the elite, the businessman and the fiscal conservative. In the Seventies, this began to shift as fewer middle class and virtually the entire South felt betrayed by the heretofore working class/middle class representative Democrats. That bit about the South is included because it is a good object lesson for the modern Republicans. See, Civil Rights as an issue … Continue reading “Georgia: Why Republicans Hate Their Base”

Archena December 6, 2022December 6, 2022Current, Mondaycrisis, Democrat, foreign policy, party, political theory, Politics, pragmaticism, principle, Realpolitik, Republican, Russia, Ukraine

The Failure of Realpolitik

Political Scientists like to think they are real scientists. Sometimes, they even are. Most times, they are analysts. But since the field has science in the name, they try very, very hard to be a sciency as possible. The results can be fairly comical. Scientist or analyst, they still need frameworks to work from. America has 330 million people and 22,000 plus governments. Making sense of that without some kind of framework is impossible. The world has 195 countries, not … Continue reading “The Failure of Realpolitik”

Archena December 3, 2022December 3, 2022Current, Fridaycongress, Constitution, First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Politics, Rule of Law, US, US History, US Politics, USA

The Price of Freedom: Eternal Vigilance

Vigilance is just a fancy word for paying attention and being on the look out. Normally, when you hear this phrase we think of our servicemen and women providing our defense and extending our protection worldwide. But that’s only a part of what it means. Truth is, the US is such a ridiculously difficult military target that conventional invasion may as well be impossible. America has only been invaded once (the British, 1812) unless you want to count the Revolutionary … Continue reading “The Price of Freedom: Eternal Vigilance”

Archena November 30, 2022November 30, 2022Current, WednesdayDemocrat, election fraud, Elections, party, political corruption, Politics, polling, polls, Republican

Maricopa County: Why Democrats Cheat

There are polls you never see. These are done on behalf of campaigns. Campaigns spend a WHOLE LOT of money on these polls. That doesn’t mean they don’t have issues because all modern polling has issues, but it does mean they should be far more accurate than the garbage aired on the news each night. These polls are done early and often. They are used to guide the strategic planning of a campaign. That sounds worse than it is; polls … Continue reading “Maricopa County: Why Democrats Cheat”

Archena November 29, 2022November 29, 2022Current, MondayCCP, China, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Protests, covid, covid C19, crisis, foreign policy, Politics, Protests, Tiananmen Square, Uprising

Protests and Unrest in China

Okay, those of you that think this is a bad sign for the CCP and that China could collapse, you’re not wrong. Those of you who think China probably won’t collapse aren’t wrong either. Nation-states are resilient and this is not China’s first rodeo. But it is their first ride on a bull this big. So, what does it mean? Well, it means the CCP has pulled off something once believed to be nearly impossible – they have found the … Continue reading “Protests and Unrest in China”

Archena November 26, 2022November 26, 2022Current, FridayAuthoritarian, Authoritarianism, capitolism, communism, Democracy, Democrat, democratic republic, foreign policy, Freedom, Liberty, party, political ideology, Politics, Republican, Security, socialism

Government: Parent or Pet?

The Twentieth Century was a contest between competing political ideologies. It is a gross oversimplification to say that it was just between Communism and Capitalism or Authoritarianism and Democracy. Politics exists on a spectrum and no matter how hard we try, there are too many issues to have even two people agree on every single one, let alone whole nation-states of people. But since I’m still not interested in writing a dissertation, we’ll settle for the generalization. The Twentieth Century … Continue reading “Government: Parent or Pet?”

Archena November 21, 2022November 21, 2022Current, MondayChina, Chinese Communist Party, foreign policy, Politics, Russia, Russian Federation, Ukraine

The Post Russo-Sino World, Part II

Okay, when last we left our hypothetical, the world had NOT ended in a fireball. The US was busily trying to corral nuclear proliferation and both Russia and China had fully collapsed. Nation-states can multi-task. They aren’t great at it because humans aren’t, but unlike your Supermom, nation-states really do have many people who can be directed to do different things. This is a good thing because the US is gonna be really distracted, as it was in the Nineties, … Continue reading “The Post Russo-Sino World, Part II”

Archena November 18, 2022November 18, 2022Currentdouble speak, Identity Politics, jargon, labeling, Politics, terminology

Word Salad: Political Labeling

Define liberal for me. If you are a liberal, you probably define it in terms of making things better. If you are a conservative you probably define it in terms of policies like abortion and deficit spending. Both are correct and both are wrong. Truth is, we use a LOT of political jargon to define groups and most of those words aren’t themselves clearly defined. What a political scientist means by liberal will be literally defined in the beginning of … Continue reading “Word Salad: Political Labeling”

Archena November 17, 2022November 17, 2022Current, Wednesdaycongress, Democrat, House, House of Representatives, Midterm, Midterm Elections, Midterm Results, Midterms, Midterms 2022, Politics, Republican, Republican Party, US House

Republicans Take Control of the House!

November 17, 2022 The first announcements broke early Wednesday but confirmation reports didn’t come until Wednesday evening. Fox didn’t show the 218 count until this morning. The media covered Trump’s announcement that he is running for president extensively, but barely a whimper about the upset. Oh well, it only took eight days to find out. Isn’t twenty-first century tech great? I decided to delay my post until I had confirmation. I am not yet willing to analyze the midterms mostly … Continue reading “Republicans Take Control of the House!”

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The Foolishness of Hopelessness

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The Failure of Realpolitik

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The Price of Freedom: Eternal Vigilance

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Maricopa County: Why Democrats Cheat

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Protests and Unrest in China

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Government: Parent or Pet?

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The Post Russo-Sino World, Part II

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Word Salad: Political Labeling

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