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Showing posts with label compromise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label compromise. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Tea Party is not interested in compromise

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That's the theme of a handful of recent stories. Here are a couple examples - ‘ People don’t fully appreciate how committed the tea p...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Though the players may not be willing to compromise, the governing system may be forcing it to anyway.

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A lengthy but worthwhile read from Jonathan Rauch : A funny thing happened on the way to legislative gridlock and fiscal meltdown in the ...
Sunday, January 20, 2013

Figuring out the factions in today's US House Republicans Conference

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A couple articles attempting to ferret out the conflict between the US House and the President describe the internal workings - factions and...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Some thoughts on compromise

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A worthwhile review of two books on the subject. It would be useful to consider, every step in take in this class, about why compromise is ...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Abolitionists: The Lunatics of the 1850s

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Maybe we shouldn't sell nutbags short . And maybe compromise is overrated.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The Tax Deal as Stimulus

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From the NYT : A year ago, President Obama and the Democrats made the mistake of assuming that an economic recovery was under way. This we...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Alexander Hamilton, Toxic Assets, and the Location of the Nation's Capitol

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While discussing the financial crisis in class, I've tried to make the point that there is nothing new under the sun. The following op-e...