Tag: Experiment In Self-Government

• Black Americans Understand America’s Promise More Than White Americans Ever Have

  The whole American franchise – our experiment in human self government – rests upon one thing: the vote. That’s where the self-government starts. If you screw with the vote, you’re screwing with the whole concept of self-government. If you stop some people from voting because of their race or creed in favor of others (because…

  A L Katz

  January 16, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Election 2016, False Patriotism, Freedom, Racism, Republicanism, Slavery

  All Men Are Created Equal, American Exceptionalism, Citizenship, Constitution, Constitutional Amendments, E Pluribus Unum, Experiment In Self-Government, Founders, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, The Vote, Voting

• There’s No Point Being “Honest” With Everyone Else If You Can’t Be Honest About Yourself First

  There’s an iconic film moment in the movie “A Few Good Men”. Military JAG officer Tom Cruise has the movie’s villain (played by Jack Nicholson) on the stand where he’s pressed him hard to get at “the truth”. Nicholson’s Colonel Jessep barks: “You can’t HANDLE the truth!” Of course, in the movie (written by Aaron…

  A L Katz

  May 26, 2021

  American News Media, Cyber War, Election 2016, Election 2020, False Patriotism, The Nature of Evil, Trump

  A Few Good Men, Cynicism, Experiment In Self-Government, Hamlet, Honesty, Honesty In Politics, Jack Nicholson, Republican corruption, To thine own self be true, You Can't Handle The Truth

• How To Level An American Playing Field That’s NEVER Been Level

  The playing field in America has never truly been level because the “men” in “All men are created equal” never included all “men” and definitely never included women. It’s hard to even field a team to put on the pitch when the majority of the players have been banned from the stadium to begin with.…

  A L Katz

  November 14, 2020

  American Exceptionalism, Election 2016, Election 2020, Political Commentary, Trump

  All Men Are Created Equal, America's Fatal Flaw, Experiment In Self-Government, Field Of Dreams, Gerrymandering, Leave It On The Table, Level Playing Field, Permanent Minority Rule, Stacey Abrams, Think Outside The Box, Voting Machine Vulnerabilities