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Category Archives: Morone
Replacing bureaucracies
There should a complete unifying voice for changing to as the constitution and Declaration of Independence states abolishing a corrupt overbearing government. With that said there, there should concise plan for actually replacing such bureaucracies, for without such formulas one … Continue reading
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Morality and Politics
The concept of morality has been observed in human nature since the earliest recorded pieces of history dating back tens of thousands of years. The definition of morality that I found on the Oxford Living Dictionaries website is, “principles concerning … Continue reading
The Economy: Who Calls the Shots?
In a blog post from last week, James Morone’s “The Democratic Wish” and his theory that American politics cycles through four stages which ultimately lead to a larger and larger government was used to compare the current presidential race to … Continue reading
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The Freezing of American Democracy
When Things don’t Add Up In James Morone’s ‘The Democratic Wish’, he outlines a cycle for change occurring in American democracy. The cycle starts at a liberal political stalemate, moves to a popular response demanding action, creates new political institutions … Continue reading
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Tagged Discontent, government, polarization, society
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Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty
Reading Morone’s democratic wish brought a sense of familiarity in me, since I have been exploring this idea for a while now. During my interactions with different movements for justice and equality, I always warned that freedom is never secured, … Continue reading
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In Defense of Inefficiency
The United States government is incredibly inefficient with a massive and corrupt bureaucracy. The gridlock in congress prevents Congress from passing most legislation without either party having the majority. While this is a tragedy in need of drastic change … Continue reading
Arguments for Big Government
In The Democratic Wish, James Morone argues government should not only be big, but strong as well. Yet, according to Morone, the government has been restrained from being strong by the American people. As he puts it, “The urge to protect … Continue reading
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Morone and His “Democratic Wish”….Hmmmm
Last week, in reading Morone’s The Democratic Wish for class, I was relatively neutral in my response to his work and suggestions. I mean, after all, most writers in this particular vein, complete their works based on their opinions or … Continue reading
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