Posts Tagged ‘between’

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

Republicans act only to benefit the wealthy.

Democrats act only to benefit the criminals.

Madoff is a Democrat. He’s wealthy, but he’s also a criminal. So he chose the Democrats.

So if politics is a contest between the wealthy and the criminals, do the wealthy criminals always win no matter what the outcome is?

Often times the boundaries between politics and economics seem blurred, particularly when it comes to governmental decision making.

Stuart Whatley: The Fat Line Between Free Speech and Defamation
When the religious response to ridicule moves from condemning a rhetorical tactic to condemning the very act of criticism itself, fair discourse is halted before it can even begin.

What are 2 differences and 2 similarities between electoral politics at the local and national levels?

Does the “Church” have too much influence in politics today? Specifically the current US elections?