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Liberals Should Co-Opt And Celebrate The Term, “American Exceptionalism”

I’m hoping that Ben Zimmer of Vocabulary.com saw the big Republican debate last night and will write a word analysis similar to his June 23 article, “Early Words from the Campaign Trail.” I missed the debate, and I’m wondering if … Continue reading

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Schools Create “Dunderheads” — A Generation Of Students Ignorant Of U.S. History — Says Fordham

Analyzing how schools teach American History has long been a big emphasis for the Dayton based Fordham Foundation. The recent report published by the Foundation — The State Of U.S. History Standards 2011 — states: “We have mounting evidence that … Continue reading

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Democrats Should Dump President Obama — And Nominate An Authentic Liberal Candidate

A Solon article, “What Democrats can do about Obama,” by Matt Stoller, says the fact that there is no primary challenge, as yet, to President Obama — regardless that “32% of Democratic voters would like to see a primary challenge” … Continue reading

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