Articles by Richard Lang
Stop Fighting for Me. Start Working for Me
If you think about it, fighting for someone or something is predicated upon there already being a fight in progress, one in which to take sides. And that is one of the underlying problems in our current political environment. Our leaders, more often than not, become leaders by convincing us that they are best equipped to fight on our behalf. Yet, why does there always have to be a fight?...
19 Jul, 2023
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6 min read
1,000 People Are Not 'Most Americans'... And Polling Is No Substitute for Democracy
Here’s the headline from the Washington Post that arrived in my email this week:“Most Americans say ...
07 Feb, 2023
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8 min read
Here We Go Again… Trapped in the 2-Year Election Cycle?
“And they’re off!” The date of the article is January 29, 2023. It has barely been 12 weeks...
01 Feb, 2023
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8 min read
Advisory Voting: What It Is and Why America Needs It
There is only one thing that can counter-balance the nefarious forces and entrenched special interes...
19 Feb, 2019
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6 min read
Don’t Blow It: An Open Letter to the Newly Elected Congress
Dear newly elected Congresspeople,Yes you, the newbies, the previously little-knowns, the everyday m...
14 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
The One Strategy Dems Could Use to Stop Trump's SCOTUS Nomination No One Is Talking About
Donald Trump and his GOP have now set the Democrats up for another political whooping — this time ov...
11 Jul, 2018
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7 min read
Liquid Democracy? Not So Fast
“Liquid Democracy” has entered the public discourse in the past couple of years, as a possible repla...
27 Jun, 2018
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11 min read
The National Town Square: A Virtual Revolution That Will Change Our Democracy
We decide who we are, as a country, every day, and announce it to the world by both our words and ou...
12 Mar, 2018
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5 min read