Articles by Stephen Erickson
The Republican Congress: Dysfunction on Display
Our political system no longer works, and neither does Congress -- well, except for itself.The curre...
28 Nov, 2017
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3 min read
Irrational, Outdated, and Dangerous: American Foreign Policy Needs Independent Rethinking
Vietnam. Iraq. Maybe North Korea next. Why does the United States keep doing this? Why are we so oft...
14 Nov, 2017
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5 min read
Left and Right Must Unite to Inoculate Against Hyper-Partisanship
For someone who ardently believed in witches and sea monsters, the puritan firebrand Cotton Mather w...
24 Oct, 2017
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4 min read
Liberals and Conservatives Uniting Against Partisan Status Quo
Our political system is failing because our government has become little more than a perpetual banqu...
17 Oct, 2017
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6 min read
The Crisis of American Politics: What's Gone Wrong and What Needs to Be Done
American politics is self-evidently in a state of crisis. The nation is producing terrible political...
10 Oct, 2017
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4 min read
Of Anthems and Flags: Why Our Divisive Politics Continue to Get Us Nowhere
The fury over the proper posture to assume during the national anthem at NFL games represents everyt...
29 Sep, 2017
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5 min read
Tame the Partisan Beast Before it Devours Us All
I am being manipulated, and so are you. Conservatives are being manipulated. Progressives are being ...
26 Sep, 2017
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4 min read