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Threat to Democracy is Just a Con Job

Last update September 8, 2016Leave a Comment

Nothing is so good that it can’t be corrupted. Democracy is no exception.

Despite poll numbers that show the laughably low regard we have for what politicians say and do, threatening our country is business as usual in Washington. Does our distrust of our elected representatives threaten American democracy?

Filed Under: American Ideals and Values Tagged With: ethics

Ethics Rules: Term Limits Will Never Be Enough

Last update March 4, 2018Leave a Comment

Term limits are back, or at least they are in Illinois. A petition to help fix Illinois from Turnaround Illinois is trying to stir public interest in an ethics issue that plagues the state, Capitol Hill, and almost everywhere politicians refuse to hop off the public service gravy train.

Filed Under: American Ideals and Values Tagged With: ethics

Worst Woman in U.S. Politics is Mocking You

Last update August 17, 2015Leave a Comment

For those of you who haven’t yet seen the video of Hillary Clinton mocking her email scandal with a comment about disappearing messages, you can view it here on The Hill. The FBI apparently doesn’t think that the controversy is something to make light of even while the worst woman in U.S.

Filed Under: Elections Tagged With: ethics, Hillary Clinton

Confidence in Government: 19 Ways We Lost It

Last update November 17, 20162 Comments

Corrupt politicians are not the ones who do the most damage. Sure, they undermine our confidence in government and stir up lots of anger and resentment, but once we root them out and the gears of justice start cranking we get rid of them.

Filed Under: American Ideals and Values Tagged With: ethics

Lazy, Weak Americans Ready to Give Up Self-Government?

Last update January 31, 2015Leave a Comment

Is the problem that too many Americans are lazy or weak, or do they just not care who runs their lives? We have promoted self-government worldwide for generations but now seem ready to throw it away in exchange for something insidious that many Americans appear to prefer to freedom.

Filed Under: Big Government Tagged With: ethics

Public Trust Stolen Again, Along With Your Money

Last update January 16, 2021Leave a Comment

Nothing speaks to rabid self-interest like the bad policy decisions made by those in possession of the public trust. Americans are increasingly being asked to deny our own self-interest and to pay for the self-interest of others, a sign that U.S.

Filed Under: Big Government Tagged With: ethics, Medicare, Social Security

Washington Deserves Thanks for 6 Terrible Things

Last update November 27, 20142 Comments

The holiday season means being beaten over the head with reminders to offer up thanks for how good we’ve got it. That gets old before the Thanksgiving leftovers spoil, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t some things we should be grateful for.

Filed Under: Big Government Tagged With: ethics

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