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Fact-Check: The Real Barriers to a Trump Dictatorship and Why It’s Media Fearmongering”

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The idea that Trump would become a dictator is more fiction than fact–here’s why you can quit pearl clutching: Start with the perverse incentives built into the basic media business model: The reason the “Trump Dictator” claim has any resonance is a direct result of the standard media business model which is as follows: The […]

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Impactful Opportunity: Growing Libertarian Influence in Current Political Climate

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Trump’s appearance at the Libertarian Party convention spotlighted the most impactful opportunity available for growing and strengthening Libertarian influence in this election cycle.  In the current political climate the right breaks down into three basic subgroups: –Traditional Conservatives (aka movement conservatives, RINOs, country club republicans, Chamber of Commerce, establishment, etc.) –Populists (aka Tumpers, MAGA, deplorables,

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Destructive Love

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I heard a parable recently about fairness, justice, and loving thy neighbor.  It was  heartwarming.  A group of children were going to have a footrace with the prize being a bag of candy. Miraculously, halfway through the race the students all decided to link hands and cross the finish line simultaneously so that everyone received

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Build Your Own Tribe

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tribe [ trahyb ] a group or class of people with strong common traits, values, or interests Definition 5: Dictionary.com A mathematician would view a sorting algorithm as a practical method of building a tribe from scratch.  If you wanted to build your tribe what ‘sort’ criteria would you pick?  Try these:  Honesty, Courage, Accountability.

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Things That Are True

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Everything can be improved upon except the past Humans have been using facial recognition for millions of years All organisms are genetically modified You are already being tracked Revenge and justice are different things Prosecutorial discretion is not “rule of law” “I’ll know it when I see it” is not “rule of law” Biology is

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