Political Parties, Platforms, and Analysis

After reading this article, you will understand that it was not just one event or one group of people that created the forces for the GOP takeover of government, but it was a long line of individuals who were able to create the proper conditions for takeover.

Libertarians are split on abortion. Here’s an opinion based on rationally defined terms and a logically applied Non-Aggression Principle, not on personal attacks.

There are a multitude of examples that prove Republicans have been consistently wrong about virtually everything they've predicted over the past 30 years.

In a previous Hub (see "How Tax Cuts Work") I discussed how a supply side tax cut works. For the past quarter of a century tax cuts have been synonymous with supply side economic theory and Republican Administrations (Reagan in the 1980s and now...

People on the centre left of politics strive for a society of equality and stress the importance of the community over the individual.

Has the Democratic Party assisted in the current downfall in our country? The policies and actions of the party could be creating a trend in America which is leading us downhill. Can we recover?

How to help others understand the beauty of the libertarian philosophy of peace, freedom and compassion for everyone without leaving the comfort of your armchair.

This isn’t an attempt to explain economics or markets or trade, just an attempt to make sense out of the nonsense of trade in the economic world.

Because the Republican Party was founded to abolish slavery, the Democratic Party hijacked the issue, turning racism into a Republican problem by claiming that the parties switched sides on race.

Horseshoe theory argues that the extreme left and the extreme right on the political spectrum resemble each other in many ways

GOP outreach to African Americans will be ineffective until the party stops doing the things that push them away.

One's political views reflect one's belief system, and one's belief system reflects one's character. I could never date a conservative. Here's why.

If evolution has sped up to the extent that it has affected our racial, sexual and gender issues does that mean the libertarian philosophy will evolve faster too?

A thought project for libertarians and everyone else: Answer your own questions—how would YOU solve society’s problems without coercion, intimidation or fraud?

Why does the United States have political parties? Why are certain colors and symbols associated with these parties? What is the origin and meaning of some common political terms.

There is an interesting allegory between Machiavelli's role in the ever-changing Florentine Republic and the role of the modern-day Republican in the Age of Trump. Two very different political situations joined together by a common theme: Survival.