Primary
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What Have Democrats (and Republicans) Learned From the Obama Presidency?
What does the victory of Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary mean? In all likelihood, it means more than what most of us would think and less than what the candidates and pundits would have us believe. I’m humble enough to admit that I don’t have all the answers, but I do believe that…
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Is Marco Rubio the Next Ronald Reagan? (Comparing their Campaign Rhetoric)
Ronald Reagan is often heralded by political supporters and opponents alike as the “Great Communicator”; as someone who could inspire the nation with simple prose that restored pride in our country and optimism about the future. The secret to this success was his ability to manipulate broadly shared symbols and beliefs about the nation’s identity,…
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Donald Trump’s “Means-Less Ends”
December 6, 2015 At a recent campaign rally, Donald Trump responded to a question about terrorist in the United States by saying: “You don’t want to hear how I’d handle it…I would get myself in so much trouble with them, we are going to handle it so tough. And you know what we’re going to…
Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr. 