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In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.

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Small differences in a system of great power can have enormous consequences. [Source: Al Jazeera 'Upfront' interview]

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There's very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and the anger - they com...more

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The country that consistently ranks among the highest in educational achievement is Finland. A rich country, but education is free. Germany, education...more

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Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.

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The debt is being cynically exploited by the far right, with collusion of the Democrat establishment, to undermine what remains of social programs, pu...more

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Reigning doctrines are often called a "double standard".The term is misleading.It is more accurate to describe them as a single standard,clear and unm...more

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I think maybe the classic formulation was by David Hume in "Of the First Principles of Government," where he pointed out that "Force is always on the ...more

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Corporations barely pay taxes. The corporate tax rate is already very low, but corporations have worked out an array of complicated techniques so they...more

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[W]e have a democracy that uses free elections to put in place known obstructionists, and a media that disproportionately gives a forum to economicall...more

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In his book Politics, which is the foundation of the study of political systems, and very interesting, Aristotle talked mainly about Athens. But he st...more