Calvin Coolidge would have many lessons for today’s so-called progressives and quite a few for today’s conservatives. Becoming president by succession when Warren G. Harding died in office he was re-elected in 1924 and oversaw the roaring twenties after a recession in 1920-21. His small government views would be considered rabidly right wing today and …
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27
Politically Correct Terminology
I have been watching various news services discussing the current political scene and I am getting fed up with the politically correct terminology being used by everybody regarding the different political divisions. Moderate Republicans, Blue Dog Democrats, progressives, liberals and so forth are only clouding the issues rather than making things clearer. Let’s start with …
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