Summary: Off Center: Review and Analysis of Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson's Book

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Democracy in America?: What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It

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Summary: The Conscience of a Libertarian: Review and Analysis of Wayne Allyn Root's Book

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America’s Political Dysfunction: a Few Thoughts

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Reuniting the Divided States of America

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The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy

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BLUEPRINTS FOR THE EAGLE, STAR, AND INDEPENDENT: Revised Third Edition

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Living Legislation: Durability, Change, and the Politics of American Lawmaking

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How the Progressive Party Saves the World... or Not

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Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending

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Campaign Finance Reform: The Shifting and Ambiguous Line Between Where Money Talks and Speech is Free

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Interest Groups and the Executive Branch

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Blueprints for the Eagle, Star, and Independent

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The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Won't Admit It

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The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote

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Spoiled Rotten: How the Politics of Patronage Corrupted the Once Noble Democratic Party and Now Threatens the American Republic

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Welfare for Politicians?: Taxpayer Financing of Campaigns

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Capitalism v. Democracy: Money in Politics and the Free Market Constitution

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Interest Groups and Congress

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Ending The Hidden Unfairness In U.S. Elections

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Governance for a New Era

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Summary: Buck Wild: Review and Analysis of Stephen A. Slivinski's Book

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Blueprints for the Eagle, Star, and Independent: Revised 4th Edition

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Personal Political Power in California: How to Take Action & Make a Difference

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After Liberalism: Mass Democracy in the Managerial State

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Political Science: Study Course American Government. Complete Material for this College Required Course

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The Poverty of Welfare: Helping Others in the Civil Society

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National Ballot Measures 2024

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Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy

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American Politics: A Graphic History

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The Constitution Needs a Good Party: Good Government Comes from Good Boundaries

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100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

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Daily Stoic: A Daily Journal On Meditation, Stoicism, Wisdom and Philosophy to Improve Your Life

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The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense

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Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices

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Get Trump: The Threat to Civil Liberties, Due Process, and Our Constitutional Rule of Law

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100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster

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The U.S. Constitution with The Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation

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The Great Reset: And the War for the World

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The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health

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Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation

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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds

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The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control

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The Republic by Plato

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Capitalism and Freedom

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Summary of The Fourth Turning: by William Strauss & Neil Howe - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny - A Comprehensive Summary

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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story

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Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump

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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

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One Thought Scares Me...: We Teach Our Children What We Wish Them to Know; We Don't Teach Our Children What We Don't Wish Them to Know

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No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

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Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays

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The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation

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Fear: Trump in the White House

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Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)

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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

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The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity

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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

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Repeal and Replace: The American Health Care Act: We examine the Republican response to Obamacare.

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Bipartisan Civil Discourse: Michael Baranowski: “I still believe in the collective wisdom of the American people.”

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Unpacking political polarization: Polarization is a term that’s thrown around among political pundits as one reason for the decline of American democracy — often without an explanation of what it really means. We’re even guilty of it on this show. To set the record straight, we talk with Boris Shor, an assistant professor at the University of Houston … Continue reading Unpacking political polarization →

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C. G. Faricy and C. Ellis, "The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures" (Russell Sage Foundation, 2021): An interview with Christopher G. Faricy and Christopher Ellis

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C. G. Faricy and C. Ellis, "The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures" (Russell Sage Foundation, 2021): An interview with Christopher G. Faricy and Christopher Ellis

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Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions | Hoover Institution: Join the Hoover Book Club for engaging discussions with leading authors on the hottest policy issues of the day. Hoover scholars explore the latest books that delve into some of the most vexing policy issues facing the United States and the world. Fi...

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Phil Harvey, "Welfare For The Rich" (Post Hill Press, 2020): "Welfare for the Rich" is the first book to describe and analyze the many ways that federal and state governments provide handouts to millionaires, billionaires, and the companies they own and run...

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Phil Harvey, "Welfare For The Rich" (Post Hill Press, 2020): "Welfare for the Rich" is the first book to describe and analyze the many ways that federal and state governments provide handouts to millionaires, billionaires, and the companies they own and run...

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There’s Been a Massive Change in Where American Policy Gets Made: Since 2021, Democrats have controlled the House, the Senate and the presidency, and they’ve used that power to pass consequential legislation, from the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act. That state of affairs was exceptional: In the 50 years between 1970 and 2020, the U.S. House, Senate and presidency were only under unified party control for 14 years. Divided government has become the norm in American politics. And since Republicans won back the House in November, it is about to become the reality once again. But that doesn’t mean policymaking is going to stop — far from it. As America’s national politics have become more and more gridlocked in recent decades, many consequential policy decisions have been increasingly pushed down to the state level. The ability to receive a legal abortion or use recreational marijuana; how easy it is to join a union, purchase a firearm or vote in elections; the tax r

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State Capture: Alex Hertel-Fernandez: “They saw policy as a way of reshaping political power.”

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What should be our focus in the coming months? Ep 71: Did you think congressional Republicans would be emboldened by the election results to change their tepid ways of doing business?  Think again.   They actually elected the same failed leadership and focused on a ridiculously banal agenda for their first week back after the election.  In this episode of the Conservative Conscience, Daniel focuses on the opportunities that lie ahead for conservatives.  What should conservatives focus on in the coming months and what should they leave for future administrations or to the states? Daniel explains why tax reform is not something we should expend all of our capital on now because it is not a triage item and we usually wind up making things worse whenever we touch it with this crop of Republicans.  It’s better to deal with that issue wholesale through a Convention of the States and repeal of the 17th Amendment. Rather we should focus on 3 categories of issues: 1) immediate triage items t

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How Liberals — Yes, Liberals — Are Hobbling Government: In my columns and on this show over the past few years, I’ve argued that to achieve the goals liberals hold most dear, we need a liberalism that builds. A liberalism that builds everything from multifamily housing and mass transit systems to transmission lines and solar farms. And we need a liberalism that can build it all quickly, cheaply and effectively. But even in the places where liberals have governing power, they are often failing to do exactly that. Why? Nicholas Bagley is a law professor at the University of Michigan, the former chief legal counsel to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the author of a fascinating paper called “The Procedure Fetish.” In it, Bagley argues that liberals — liberal lawyers in particular — have helped hobble the very government they now need to act swiftly and decisively. It’s easy to see how conservatives have strategically used a thicket of procedures and paperwork to slow down government, but what B

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A Make or Break Week for President Trump Ep 107: This is the week when we will see the dichotomy between the parties play out: whereas Democrats seek power even when they don’t have it; Republicans seek office even when they have power.  In this episode of the Conservative Conscience, Daniel breaks down the week ahead of budget fights, taxes, and health care.  After accomplishing almost nothing in this Congress, the budget is the only opportunity for Republicans to actually fulfill their promises.  This is the week for Trump to either rise to the occasion or allow Chuck Schumer to control government from a minority position in the Senate. The other big issue this week is the emerging deal on a health care bill.  The Freedom Caucus leadership is stuck between a rock and a hard place with the reality of a party that doesn’t share their values.  Many of them are trying to cut the best deal possible, but as we explore, it will likely fall far short of any meaningful repeal of Obamacare. 

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How inequality and white identity politics feed each other: Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the conservative dilemma

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82. The Most Dangerous Organization in History: The U.S. Republican Party – Part 3

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Advancing Policy to New Elected Officials: Now that elections are mostly behind us, we wanted to turn our attention to lobbying for policy changes no matter where you are or what project you work on.  Our attorneys for this episode Powis Shyaam Subramanian   Direct download  ...

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Democracy and Freedom: Season Round Up: “What are the institutions and processes that make our free society possible?”

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The democracy rebellion happening in states across the U.S.: Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of bestselling books The Russians, Who Stole the American Dream? and many others. Over the course of his nearly 60 years in journalism, he’s interviewed some of the biggest politicians and power brokers on the national and international stage. Now, his reporter’s curiosity has led him to places like […]

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Michael Zezas: Gridlock in the House of Representatives

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Hoover Book Club: The Myth Of American Inequality: Join the Hoover Book Club for engaging discussions with leading authors on the hottest policy issues of the day. Hoover scholars explore the latest books that delve into some of the most vexing policy issues facing the United States and the world. Fi...

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Ballot Measures Revisited: On this episode, we revisit a very specific type of lobbying that doesn’t necessarily seem like lobbying in the first place. Ballot measures can range from local bonds to state constitutional amendments, and everything in between. What can...

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The complicated relationship between campaign finance and democracy: In the United States, voting is a very private act. You step into the booth alone and, for a lot of people, it’s considered taboo to tell someone who you voted for. Campaign donations, however, are a different story. The Federal Election Commission, an independent regulatory agency established after Watergate, collects donor infomration from candidates, … Continue reading The complicated relationship between campaign finance and democracy →

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Everything you needed to know about why Republicans always betray conservatives Ep 82: Why is it that Republicans can’t understand fully repealing Obamacare is a winning issue?  Why are they too scared to even cut funding to the UN and the PLO? In this episode of the Conservative Conscience, Daniel uses this week’s legislative betrayals as examples to demonstrate why Republicans always betray their topline campaign promises.  1) they don’t understand or have knowledge of constitutional conservative principles and free market policies; 2) they often don’t believe in it; 3) even if they believe and understand them, their political barometer – the understanding of what is and is not a winning issue – is completely broken; 4) the legislative process is so complex and “inside baseball” that they can manipulate voters into thinking they are doing the opposite of what they are actually enacting. This is the reason why Republicans are scared to repeal Obamacare in a meaningful way.  And

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The 2019 version of Democracy in America: If Alexis de Tocqueville visited America today, what would he have to say about the condition of our democracy? We hear a lot in the news and on Twitter about how support for democracy is waning. We’re perhaps even a little guilty of it on this show. But, what do everyday Americans think? Some of … Continue reading The 2019 version of Democracy in America →

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Ballot Measures: On this episode, we cover a very specific type of lobbying that doesn’t necessarily seem like lobbying in the first place. Ballot measures can range from local bonds to state constitutional amendments, and everything in between. What can nonprofits...

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The Politics of Pandemic Relief

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Ep. 139 HUGE Number of Democrat Sheriffs SWITCHING to GOP as Cops SIDE with ARMED MILITIAS!!!: Law enforcement is rebelling against the far left like never before as Sheriffs across the country are switching to the GOP and cops are forming alliances with armed militias! In this episode, we’re going to take a look at the mass defection among Democ

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Advocacy by Private Foundations: We’ve talked about how private foundations can fund advocacy, but we are frequently asked what they can do themselves to push for policy change in the communities they serve. On this episode, we cover the do’s and don’ts of private foundation...

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CD028: The IRS Scandal: In this episode, highlights from the House Ways and Means Committee IRS scandal hearing. IRS staffers made a list of keywords including Tea Party, 9-12, Patriot, etc. to help them find social welfare groups applying for tax exempt status that were...

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Are Republicans Already Blowing their 2017 mandate Ep 81: Donald Trump was on the money when he recognized that the ethics office House Republicans attempted to defang was unfair and unaccountable, but at the same time it was a dumb way to prioritize the expending of their political capital. With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/816298944456232960">January 3, 2017 In the first 2017 episode of the Conservative Conscience, Daniel explains why Republicans were right to gut the Pelosi-era, unaccountable ethics office, but at the same time the optics of the way they did it were cringe-worthy.  Republicans must remember that they will need to employ legitimate strong-arm tactics to save the country by repealing Obamacare, reforming immigration and refugee resettlement, and reclaiming power from the unelected ju