Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

Thesis Write-Up: “There Is Only the Fight…” An Analysis of the Alinsky Model, by Hillary D. Rodham

Posted on October 4, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

At Wellesley College in 1969, Hillary Rodham, now Hillary Rodham Clinton, submitted her thesis about Saul Alinsky, a notorious community organizer. Hillary has been criticized in right-wing circles for doing this.  At the Republican National Convention in 2016, neurosurgeon Ben … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman’s Critique of Bernie Sanders

Posted on January 19, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

I want to pass on a couple of Paul Krugman’s recent blog posts.  They are critical of Bernie Sanders.  Paul Krugman is a notorious liberal economist who won a Nobel Prize.  He is an influential voice on the Left. Weakened … Continue reading →

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Two Perspectives on Bernie Sanders’ Health Care Plan

Posted on January 18, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

I want to share two articles about Bernie Sanders’ health care plan.  The first is opposed to it and agrees with Chelsea Clinton’s characterization of it.  The second offers a different perspective. Chelsea Clinton Was Right: Everyone’s Health Care Is … Continue reading →

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Would Biden Be a Formidable Candidate?

Posted on September 13, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Would Joe Biden be a formidable Presidential candidate?  I have read more than one article that answers “no.”  These articles note that Biden ran for President in 1988 and 2008, and he did not do very well. There are a … Continue reading →

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Leaning Towards Darth Hillary?

Posted on August 28, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I haven’t written a whole lot about the 2016 Presidential election.  This is unlike me, since I wrote a lot about the 2008 and 2012 Presidential elections when they were going on. In this post, I would like to talk … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman’s The Conscience of a Liberal 8: Party of Ideas

Posted on November 2, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I finished Paul Krugman’s The Conscience of a Liberal.  In this post, I’ll highlight something that Krugman says on page 271: “In fact, to survey the current political scene is to be struck by just how well formulated the progressive … Continue reading →

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