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The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years 4
In my latest reading of The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years, 1946-1952, Irwin Gellman talked about Congressman Richard Nixon’s support for Taft-Hartley and his service on the House Committee on Un-American Activities. On page 104, Gellner sums up the Taft-Hartley … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged closed shop, Irwin Gellman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Screen Actors Guild, Taft-Hartley, The Contender, unions
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The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years 2
My latest reading of Irwin Gellman’s The Contender: Richard Nixon, the Congress Years, 1946-1952 was about Richard Nixon’s 1946 campaign against Democratic congressman Jerry Voorhis for Voorhis’ congressional seat. My post tomorrow will look at the narratives about the campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Charles Voorhis, Harry Truman, Irwin Gellman, Jerry Voorhis, New Deal, Richard Nixon, The Contender, unions
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Robert Reich’s I’ll Be Short 2: Solutions and Counter-productive Consequences
In my latest reading of I’ll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society, Robert Reich essentially addresses the issue of whether doing the right thing would have counter-productive consequences for businesses and workers. You hear from a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged conservatives, Earned Income Tax Credit, Family and Medical Leave, Federal Reserve, I'll Be Short, Left, Manufacturing, minimum wage, rick santorum, Robert Reich, unions, welfare, welfare reform
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Robert Reich’s I’ll Be Short 1
I started Robert Reich’s 2002 book, I’ll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society. This book was published in the year that Reich was running for Governor of Massachusetts, as a Democrat. But Reich did not gain the Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged disparities of wealth, Locked in the Cabinet, minimum wage, Robert Reich, unions
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