ModeratePoli

A blog of political positions and thoughts, from a liberal who evolved into a moderate, and who keeps on evolving. Open-minded analysis. Plain writing. Occasional profanity.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Open thread: Assigned reading

What are the best political sites? Who should I read to broaden my thinking? One request--nothing long. No books. And tell me why I shou...

Open thread: What's next for libertarians?

Ron Paul kind of sputtered in this campaign. He was great in the debates, but disappointing at the polls. Although he had a better showing ...

Open thread: (For the brave) Race relations

Is anyone brave enough to talk about race? I've written a bit about race and haven't gotten many comments. Am I really braver than ...

Open thread 1: Anything

I'm going to be away for over a week, but maybe there are enough readers and commenters to keep the blog going without me. The response...

Open thread: Predictions

As a scientist, I love the power of theories. Lots of other people do to. In fact, politics is full of people who use political theories to ...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Paradoxical quote of the day - her money

The comptroller of a small city in Illinois was just arrested . She allegedly embezzled $30 million over several years. The former finance c...

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Short: Two Santa theory

I didn't know there was such a simple encapsulation of the appeal of each of our political parties. But here it is: the two Santa theor...

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ModeratePoli: Baby boomer from an old-line liberal family. Now a moderate with 40+ years of political awareness and 30+ years of actively questioning all political orthodoxies. Call me MP.

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