A Republic, Not a Democracy
outsidethebeltway.com 3/13/2009 — Inspired by an OTB comment thread, Steven Taylor has written two essays questioning the use of the phrase “A Republic, Not a Democracy.” In Part I: Looking at Terms, he cites the political science literature to show that the terms are ...

A Republic, Not a Democracy? (Part II)
poliblogger.com 3/13/2009 — Part II: Madison, Republican Government and Federalism Madison’s Definition of a Republic. If we need a specific definition of republicanism in the US context, we need go no further than James Madison himself in Federalist #39 where he ...

The difference...
blackfive.net 3/4/2009 — The Real Revo has put up a video showing the difference between the reactions of the Marines at Camp Lejeune to George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama. Update: Mr. Wolf sends this clip of Soldiers and the former President: And Amy Proctor wrote about the ...

A Republic, not a Democracy? (Part I)
poliblogger.com 3/13/2009 — Part I: Looking at Terms Preface/Explanation. This is a post I have been meaning to write for some time, and fits in the same basic category as the one on Hitler’s lack of election from a few months back , i.e., a post about a common ...

The Republic of T.
republicoft.com 11/6/2008 — Well, it’s done. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled, in a 3 - 4 decision, that the state must equally recognize same-sex couples, but kicked it back to the legislature to decide how it’s to be done. You can read the decision here . Only rights that ...

The Republic of T.
republicoft.com 11/6/2008 — I don’t remember when I first became aware of Horace Griffin’s book Their Own Receive Them Not: African American Lesbians And Gays in Black Churches . Most likely, it turned up in my recommendations on Amazon.Com. But as soon as I saw the title, I ...

Distinction Without A Difference
lefarkins.blogspot.com 1/11/2009 — Jacob Weisberg : The disputed dates and details go to the most interesting larger issues about what went wrong during the Bush years. Did Bush's own innocence and incompetence drive his missteps? Or was it the people around him, most importantly his ...

can you tell difference...
thecrescat.blogspot.com 2/2/2009 — ... the winner will be the first one who can correctly identify the 12 structures below; is it a church or a prison/utilitarian structure?

Democracy And Responsibility
amconmag.com 1/13/2009 — One of the claims that I have seen made quite often over the last two weeks is that Palestinians in Gaza voted for Hamas and so ought to be "held responsible" for that decision. In other words, the idea is that they brought whatever they are suffering ...

Democracy in Iraq: Into the fray!
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 1/11/2009 — It certainly looks as though people are getting into the swing of democracy in Iraq: This sounds like an American city in the 19th century: As Iraq nears its provincial elections day, Jan. 31, residents are faced with ballots that could make even a ...