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Why We Need to Preserve Political Norms

Posted on November 1, 2022 by greg

As we have seen, political norms might be a fragile bulwark against a demagogue, but they also reflect a commitment to a set of shared rules and values that is an important indicator of the health of our politics. Without that … Continue reading →

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Individualism and Social Fragmentation Are the Basis of the Social Policy of the Populist Right

Posted on October 10, 2020 by greg

Social policy has served as a powerful magnet for both political rage and mobilization within the contemporary global context of rising right‐wing populist and authoritarian politics. Social policy is also conventionally considered to encompass several related areas such as housing … Continue reading →

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The Illusion of Control

Posted on May 2, 2015 by admin

Illusion is the ability to manipulate how other people perceive reality. When you have discovered that someone or something is not as good as you believed, you become disillusioned. Thirty years of deregulation in the market place supported globalization and … Continue reading →

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