Note #142 - Could the functions of a two-party system be performed in some other manner?
Monday 12 April 2021
Note #142 - Could the functions of a two-party system be performed in some other manner?
by Ralph Benko - To meaningfully participate, Republicans now have a profound opportunity to follow the lead of the labor-and-ethnic left.
Note #142 - Could the functions of a two-party system be performed in some other manner?
Note #141 - ‘Freedom’ without ‘order’ leads to nihilism or greed, and ‘order’ without ‘freedom’ means despotism.
Note #140 - Bill Shireman and Trammell Crow recently joined the hosts of FacingFuture.TV to talk about their "In This Together" initiative.
Note #139 - We believe this statement is an important contribution to understanding the nature of recent events.
Writer A. Lawrence Chickering, a conservative Independent activist, began his professional career at National Review and counted William F. Buckley and Milton Friedman among his closest friends. (Learn More)
Attorney James S. Turner, an original Nader’s Raider and progressive Democrat, aligns with the positions of his political allies and friends Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and the late Howard Metzenblum. (Learn More)
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