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QUOTE OF NOTE: "It is this idea that an ordinary citizen can govern our country that makes our nation great. However, this greatness is slipping away with the predominance of career politicians on Capitol Hill who have lost touch with the average citizen...
Then the cashiered national security adviser started off his weekend by going to the theater. With his usual subtlety, he chose a play about Ivan the Terrible. "I want to learn how to govern a state properly," he explained...
...committee will meet for the first time this year on Nov. 14. The group will meet monthly thereafter, according to Professor of Govern- ment and Sociology Theda Skocpol, the committee chair...
...candidates for terminal elitism by asking them if they know the cost of a quart of milk or a dozen eggs. (Correct answer in nondairy states: "I don't know; I'm watching my cholesterol." Real correct answer: "Good God, man, I'm trying to figure out how to govern the world's most powerful nation, not win a slot on The Price Is Right...
Despite its several shortcomings, the Libertarian Party presents a truly appealing philosophy, because they, like the Founding Fathers, invest their faith in the intelligence, good-heartedness and responsibility of the American people to govern themselves. And while the current two-party system offers little hope of significant change, the Libertarians make a cogent case for substantial reform...