Episode 2 of the Rise of the Moderates Podcast discusses the recent move by students at Hampshire College to remove the American flag from their campus and how this misguided act actually helps conservatives. Check it out on iTunes.
Since the end of the Cold War, Americans have largely lost interest in foreign policy news. The exception to that is when Americans are involved in or have the direct threat of armed conflict. But when it comes to the nuances of foreign policy and the diplomatic dealings with both allies and adversaries, generally speaking, the American public has become disinterested. News outlets have gutted...
Fake news and propaganda isn't just a problem in the United States. It's a problem across the western world that is driving the popularity of far-right movements. A recent article on BuzzFeed.com examines the problem in Italy, where it states that country's most popular political party leads Europe in fake news and Kremlin propoganda. The Russian interference in the politics of other countries...
Foreign Policy recently ran a fascinating article on the threat misinformation poses to American democracy. The article begins with a fantastic quote from Walter Lippmann: "There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies." It goes on to discuss how many in the country have become unable to distinguish facts and how we have become unable to have a...
Episode 1 of the Rise of the Moderates Podcast serves as an introduction to Rise of the Moderates. In this episode, I discuss the vital role moderates play (or are supposed to play) in American government and the current American political landscape where moderate voices are all too rare. Check it out on iTunes.
Listen to the current political discourse in this country and it quickly becomes evident that our nation’s political system has serious problems. Instead of an environment of discussion, analysis and compromise, our political debates have become filled with emotional rhetoric, vilifying of opponents and hateful name-calling. This is by no means a new phenomenon brought on by the 2016 election....