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...tendency to “steal votes” seem to invoke a cynical and underdeveloped view of democratic choice. Democracy is founded on the principle that citizens should choose governments for themselves from among the assorted options; with more options available for selection, therefore, citizens would have greater freedom and flexibility in choosing the leader they most desire. Instead of being restricted to one or two broadly comparable administrations, they would have the liberty to choose from an additional candidate who may be better suited to address their concerns...
...anti-institutionalism in the art world and elsewhere; however, at this point, I have to think about it as being a little adolescent. Of course, we want to be free on some level from institutional constraints and not only institutional but social determination. Art is a space of freedom where you can invent yourself and the world. [But] artists can’t invent meaning themselves. What works come to mean and how they exist in the marketplace and history is external to our control. That for me was the radical recognition now associated with institutional critique. If one thinks...
...years of critical acclaim makes the literary reputation of an acknowledged masterpiece such as Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” seem impregnable. Twain’s classic book elevates the form of the picaresque novel into a story of individual freedom as Huck Finn and the escaped slave Jim row down the Mississippi River liberated from the constraints and judgments of society. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is undoubtedly a classic of American literature, but too often literary scholarship tries to defend every aspect...
While Reid was their primary target, they had plenty of harsh words for the President, the health care law, government spending, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, socialism and pretty much anything they see as encroaching on their freedom. Since there had been speculation about possible violence and outrageous behavior in Searchlight, the event was comparatively tame - no mob marching down the highway with lit torches or calls for public insurrection against Obama. But rhetorical deviancy and ugly signs abounded - visible during Palin's speech were placards and T-shirts reading "Send Obuma (sic) Back to Kenya," "Harry: Searchlight Needs You, America...
...tremendously relieved that my husband is alive," said Geng, according to a statement released by Freedom Now, a Washington-based NGO that advocates for political prisoners. "I am so happy that my children were able to speak to him." Geng said that she hoped her husband would be allowed to go to the U.S., where she and her two children were granted political asylum...