The recent debt ceiling debate highlighted one of the many real costs of America’s political stalemate — our leaders are taking us nowhere. It’s been a bad year. Other than the welcome demise of Osama bin Laden, high joblessness, low growth, political infighting, endless wars and[...]
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What is Extremism – A Response
Two weeks ago I posted an article entitled “What is Extremism?” In response, I received a large number of comments — both complimentary and scathingly critical. This is my response. On August 10, the article “What is Extremism” attempted to define extremism (http://www.[...]
What is Extremism?
“You are an extremist!” In our febrile political environment, this accusation is thrown around casually, but few people stop to consider what it means. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, an extremist is defined as, “One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, es[...]
