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Labor, Larger Cities The Big Winners In SANDAG Power Shift
With the stroke of a pen, Governor Jerry Brown has reformed the power structure at the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).For many, including organized labor, it was a huge victory that now ...
12 Oct, 2017
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2 min read
The Neo-Independent: Making Sense of the Senseless
A woman I know sent me a note the other day. I was surprised, but happy to hear from her as we don’t know each other well.In the note, she explained that she had woken up last Monday morning to the ne ...
11 Oct, 2017
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War and Peacebuilding in the 21st Century: The 5-Point Doctrine
We, the People are wiser than warfare. Acting on that wisdom requires specific, coordinated action. Our choice as a nation and for our shared planet starkly confronts us with a future of eternal ...
10 Oct, 2017
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6 min read
Elect Independents If You Want A New Approach to the Gun Debate
Where do we even begin after Las Vegas? The shooting was so calculatingly evil, so tragic for the victims, and so sad for our nation. And yet we have been here before: after Sandy Hook, after the Orla ...
06 Oct, 2017
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6 min read
Gary Johnson: Here's How You Have a National Conversation About Guns
It is tragic that it has taken a mass murder of historic proportion to remind us that the vast, vast majority of people are fundamentally good.In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting, we have witne ...
04 Oct, 2017
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3 min read
Why People Hate Politicians (And Why We Can’t Have Nice Things)
The statement "all politicians are corrupt" has as much truth to it as "all Muslims are terrorists" and "all Christians are ignorant bigots."But here’s the trap in American politics: there’s one polit ...
04 Oct, 2017
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5 min read
It's Not Just Laws, CDC Can't Even STUDY Mass Shootings
We have witnessed another senseless tragedy: the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Desperate cries for gun control almost immediately surfaced. While the motivation for such pleas cannot ...
03 Oct, 2017
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4 min read
OPINION: It's Time to Give Approval Voting a Chance
The voting method is extremely important and affects all parts of the election from who wins, how seriously candidates’ ideas are taken, and who you see on your ballot. Specifically, the choose-one pl ...
02 Oct, 2017
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5 min read
Tolerating Intolerance? Overcoming the Biggest Obstacle on Facebook
This column poses a question for which I have only a tentative answer. I am interested to learn what answers readers have. How do you deal with friends who are so intolerant of political views differe ...
29 Sep, 2017
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6 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 everything that is wrong with American politics.Massive and community-destroying controversy is created by ...
29 Sep, 2017
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5 min read