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Welcome to CivCon! But, know that City Beat / The Reader events section sometimes gets our location wrong. Our permanent mtg spot is the Panera Café at 5620 Balboa Ave., at the Genesee intersection in Claremont. Also, see the next post down for some optional background readings for this Monday's mtg.
Monday's Mtg: Thomas Jefferson and his legacy.
April 13 was Thomas Jefferson's 273rd birthday. I sent a card and signed all your names. On Monday, Jim Zimmerman, our historian, will be our guide as we discuss Jefferson's life and legacy. In the past few years, Jefferson's complex legacy has become fodder for a new generation of historians that hate the guy, love the guy, or condemn/claim various pieces of him.
Outside of the academy, both Right and Left have wrestled with Jefferson in recent years. Conservatives sometimes claim him as the founding father most opposed to centralized big government and as much more traditionally Christian than historians generally allow. Liberals struggle with the paradox of the towering polymath that authored the Declaration of Independence and founded the Democratic Party while keeping a plantation full of slaves, some of whom he raped (Sally Hemings) and few of which he even bothered to free in his will.
So, lots to chew on. I'll be there on Monday. But, I will leave it to Jim to run the meeting and you all to discuss history through any lenses you wish to peer through. I think our discussion should be wide-ranging, like Jefferson's intellect, his accomplishments, and his dark side.
Here are a few basic readings on Thomas Jefferson and commentaries on aspects of his legacy that have been in the news lately.
- Basic info on Jefferson:
- Wiki Thomas Jefferson entry.
- His life in brief; and his domestic and foreign policies.
- Controversies of late:
- Today's historians are furiously debating Jefferson. Recommended.
- Why both Right and Left claim a piece of him. Recommended.
Or audio! A 30-minute podcast on same.
- Wiki Sally Hemings entry.
- Party politics of late:
- Conservative POV: A long (20+pp) defense of Jefferson by historian Sean Wilentz. He's reviewing a 1997 Ken Burns film on Jefferson.
- FYI, for fun: What liberties with history did the new Broadway musical "Hamilton" take?
Next Week: Causes of deteriorating U.S. race relations/politics
Monday's Mtg: From Bundy to Black Lives – When Is Civil Disobedience Justified?
Breaking the law in order to highlight its injustice (one, but not the only, definition of civil disobedience) is all around us these days. In our crowded media environment, many individual acts or organized campaigns of civil disobedience don't break through to the mass media. But, some that did in a big way are:
- Black Lives Matter;
- Occupy Wall Street;
- Protestors disrupting Donald Trump rallies;
- Cliven Bundy, et. al., facing down authorities in Nevada and Oregon to protest federal govt land policies;
- Local government officials (like Kim Davis in Kentucky) refusing to sign same sex marriage licenses;
- Edward Snowden leaking classified information on NSA eavesdropping programs.
Some of thee efforts involved many legal as well as illegal acts, of course, and some have achieved a lot more than just publicity. Black Lives Matter has had a major impact on the Democratic presidential primary and renewed efforts to reform policing. (We will discuss police reform and oversight on June 8.) The anti-Trump protestors have influenced the Republican presidential primary process, just maybe not in the way they intended. Others either fizzled out (Bundy) or just need more time to grow support (Snowden, perhaps).
The perpetrators of all of these illegal acts done for a higher purpose routinely cite as their inspirations famous civil disobedience actions of the past by abolitionists, civil and women's rights activists, etc. As the author of one recent book on the subject puts it, civil disobedience is an American Tradition.
Now, I believe we may be entering a new era of political activism. Why is a subject for another days – many, actually. But I see this new era as arising from widespread public discontent with our political system and parties, income stagnation, and rapid demographic and cultural change. I think civil disobedience will play a heightened role in our politics because of the Internet and social media. Even if I'm wrong, the recent big protest movements cited above are well worth a meeting.
My idea here is for us to see if we can identify some universal principles on when civil disobedience might be morally and politically justifiable. We'll look to our own values and our current political and social environment, sure. But we also can use our history, others' histories (e.g., from Gandhi all the way to terrorism!), religion, and philosophy. The latter two have been arguing about when civil disobedience is and is not justified for generations. There are many interesting questions we can pose. For example…
- DEFINITION: What is "civil disobedience [CD]?" How does it differ from passive resistance or non-cooperation?
a. Must CD be non-violent? What is non-violence, anyway?
b. When does CD become something else, like insurrection?
- CURRENT: What major CD movements/acts are occurring right now?
a. How have they been justified by their perpetrators?
b. Are they helping or hindering budding political movements?
- PAST: Are there any major lessons from U.S. history on when civil disobedience is justified? Do all Americans agree on them?
a. Has it all depended on the object of the disobedience; i.e., on the morality of the goal? What else has mattered?
b. Has CD ever worked by itself, unattached to a big political movement?
- RELIGION and PHILOSOPHY: What do they say about civil disobedience? When is it justified and within what limits?
- LAW/GOVT/YOU/ME: Should the law treat acts of civil disobedience differently from ordinary law-breaking?
a. What about when there is no democracy or no way to redress grievances?
b. Is CD ever morally or religiously required?
Movements involving civil disobedience [CD]:
- Black Lives Matter has hugely influenced the Democratic Party. Recommended.
- Mass arrests of anti-Citizens United protestors happened just last week at the U.S. capitol building.
- Bundy stand-offs: What were they all about?
- Other recent conservative uses of civil disobedience. Recommended.
- MLK's Letter from a Birmingham jail, 1963. Highly recommended because notice how he justifies taking direct action.
- Still, civil disobedience involves many thorny issues. Recommended.
- Civil disobedience in philosophy. A hard read from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Problem with + limits to civil disobedience:
- The public usually sides against law-breakers, per the "Bigger Asshole" axiom. Recommended
- Targeted vs. untargeted civil disobedience.
- Crowds are disinhibiting and riots lead to backlashes.
Building grass roots political movements
- We had a great meeting in 2014 on why they fail or succeed, including this link.
Next Week: Thomas Jefferson and His Legacy. Jim Z. will guide us!
Monday's Mtg: The Supreme Court and the 2016 Election.
The Supreme Court was always going to be the big prize of the 2016 election. Justice Antonin Scalia's death on February 13, 2016, just raised the already high stakes to an unequaled plateau because we now know the Court's 20+ year-long conservative ideological majority hangs in the balance.
I originally scheduled this topic to discuss the string of 5-4 conservative decisions on major cases that everybody expected to come down the pike in April to June. These cases included ones on Obama's climate regulations, the 1-person-1-vote redistricting standard, union rights, abortion and contraception access, affirmative action, and the death penalty. Oops. Now, those cases either will be reargued next term, remanded to lower courts, or let stand because SCOTUS is tied.
So, I think it might be fun to re-purpose this meeting to look more broadly at the relationship between the Supreme Court and elections – and public opinion. We kind of did this 2012 (Whose side is SCOTUS on?). But, that was more about how public opinion influences SCOTUS and how often the Court has defied majority public opinion to make unpopular rulings.
On Monday, I'd like us to begin by asking about the reverse relationship: How much does the public care about SCOTUS and how do high-profile Supreme Court issues influence voting? As the first link or two below explain, typically SCOTUS is not a very visible issue in our elections except for political activists, the most well-informed voters, and the economic interests intimately affected by Court decisions. But, given the historic moment, it might be different this time. Especially with presidential candidates running on issues that are before the Court but in limbo because of Scalia's death, like Ted Cruz running on abortion and immigration and Bernie Sanders demanding that the next SCOTUS justice commit to overturn Citizens United.
I will give a short introduction to our meeting that focuses on the public's view of the Supreme Court and whether/why that matters. Then, we can discuss if that is changing.
- Stakes: How high are the stakes in this election for the future of SCOTUS and American law and policy? Re:
- High-profile cases next term?
- Big areas of constitutional law, like civil rights, civil liberties, presidential power, natl security, voting rights and campaign finance, reproductive rights, labor unions, federalism, etc.?
- Obama's achievements (many are reversible by SCOTUS)?
- Lower federal courts?
- Is a "constitutional revolution," either progressive or conservative, at stake?
- History: Traditionally, how big an issue is SCOTUS in voters' minds? Which voters care the most and why?
- 2016 Rhetoric: What are the candidates saying about SCOTUS stakes and who is the rhetoric aimed at (voters, activists, Media, donors)?
- 2016 Receptivity: Will it have any effect – how will we know? Will it raise expectations that have to be met?
- 2017 and beyond:
- What kinds of justices would Hillary/Bernie or Cruz/Trump/other nominate? Any chance of picking a moderate?
- Will GOP refuse any nominee, keeping a 4-4 Court?
- How would your answers to Q1/ a-e be different with a GOP or a Democratic Supreme Court?
- Written before Scalia's death:
- SCOTUS's future will be 2016's biggest election issue.
- Wrong: The Court rarely is a big issue in American elections, although GOP voters typically care more about it than Dem voters. Recommended.
- Scalia's death already has ended the conservative SCOTUS majority. Recommended.
- And it rockets the Court into a mainstream campaign issue in 2016. Recommended.
- [Very optional – Scalia's legacy
- His philosophy was incoherent and reactionary.
- Wrong, he'll be remembered as a great justice.]
- If a Democrat wins White House:
- Hillary's judicial philosophy.
- Bernie's. Any nominee must commit to overturning Citizens United.
- What a progressive SCOTUS might look like. (Chemerinsky)
- If a Republican wins White House:
- Cruz wants "hard core conservatives" on the Court and his mere presence in the race elevates SCOTUS as an issue within GOP.
- Would GOP block any Democratic nominee for years?
- 2017 and beyond: Will extreme partisanship cause the Supreme Court to just disappear? Recommended.
Next Week: When is civil disobedience justified?
Monday's Mtg: The Sources of Islamist Radicalism.
In a new century of dizzying changes, the Middle East remains the world's most unstable and destabilizing region. More than a dozen large and strategically important countries were frozen in time for half a century by their cruel, post-colonial autocrats and the corrupt, hypertrophic states they created to cling to power. A great thaw is inevitable and can only be welcomed. Despite the violence and disappointments of the aborted Arab Spring five years ago, the Ancien Régimes' days are all numbered. The urgent question we will consider on Monday is what will replace them?
The consensus I read is that, at least for a while, the heirs to power in many of these nations will be "Islamist" political parties. Islamism, or political Islam, refers to the philosophy that the legal and political systems in a Muslim country must be based on Islamic principles. Obviously, since no society ever agrees on exact religious principles, there is no single Islamist set of beliefs or unified movement (despite the dreams of Al Qaeda and ISIS). Each country has multiple, competing Islamist parties and/or social movements that represent different philosophies, sects, ethnic groups, and societal interests.
Are any of them compatible with democracy and a peaceful foreign policy? Well, so far the most radical and even revolutionary and terroristic Islamist movements have gained the strongest positions. These include the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and – most hideously – ISIS and other Al Qaeda offshoots in Syria and parts of Sunni Iraq. And let's not forget the crusty old radical Shiite regime in Iran and the new one we created in Iraq, or the radicalized messes in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
But, there is hope. More moderate Islamist political parties are sprinkled throughout the Middle East. Most notably, Turkey's Justice and Development Party has won elections in Turkey for a decade, mostly in a democratic manner. Still, I'm not sure any one is confident that Islamist political parties can become or remain democratic – especially in the traumatized, divided, and chaotic nations they will inherit all over the Middle East.
So, I thought we could start with the most basic and probably most important question: What are the sources – the causes – of radical Islamism? I'll open with some brief remarks on (1) the main strains of radical Islam, and (2) conventional wisdom on the main drivers of that radicalism. I hope we can discuss the role religion plays in spurring Muslim radicalism without getting stuck in the stupid gear that our political system is stuck in, "Is the Islam religion itself the sole cause of radicalism and terrorism, Y/N?" Islam plays a big role, sure. But, what role, why, and what else contributes?
- Islamists are poised to dominate the 21st century Middle East – at least for a while. Recommended.
- Islamism: What is it + a brief history. Recommended.
- What are its main tenets? By an ex-radical.
- Causes of the most radical variants of Islamism:
- Saudi Wahhabism is a huge driver. Ironically, ISIS's big goal is to replace Wahhabism as the voice of Sunni Islam. Recommended.
- Modernity: Radical Islamism is mainly a reaction against modernity and Western power. Recommended.
- Thanks, post-WWI European mapmakers!
- In Western societies alienation + propaganda can turn Muslim immigrants towards Jihad.
- Conservative POV:
- Islam itself is the main cause of Islamic radicalization. (
Reasonably nuanced, actuallynasty and shallow – I apologize)
- A short debate on whether Islam is the problem. (Useful – With Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
- Islam itself is the main cause of Islamic radicalization. (
- The future:
- Will Islamism die when Arab autocracies die?
- Or will the Saudi-Iran Cold War keep fanning the flames of Islamism? Recommended.
Next Week: The Supreme Court and the 2016 election.
Monday's Mtg: Is Our Legal System Being Privatized?
I've mentioned many times that in my view the modern conservative political program can be (simplistically, of course) described as in three words: Cut, deregulate, and privatize. Cut taxes, especially on investment. Deregulate industry, especially President Obamas new ones on Big Finance and the health care industries. Privatize public services at all levels of government. This week John S. wants us to talk about a little-understood but very important part of the last part of this three-pronged agenda: The growing privatization of our legal system, especially of the right to sue.
We're all familiar with the growing private control over the making of our laws, due to lobbying and loosened campaign finance rules. John's idea should spur us to talk about the increasing private control over the enforcement of our laws. This is true of both civil and criminal law.
In civil law, tort reform (a major conservative political priority) and the now-ubiquitous use by big corporations of binding arbitration clauses in consumer agreements and even employment contracts has severely limited your ability to sue for damages when you are wronged by a big company. Use of class action lawsuits, another check on corporate power, also have been curtailed. I suppose you also could add the rise of secretive investor dispute settlement panels in international trade agreements to this list, since they basically privatize a part of what used to be strictly government-to-government trade law enforcement.
In criminal law, we have privately-owned and operated prisons housing almost 10 percent of all prisoners, and outsourced probation enforcement. The incentives built into this privatizing of legal punishments can lead to sometimes disastrous results (see links). I'm sure I'm missing some of the ways our penal system has been turned over to private contractors.
Finally, and analogous to what is happening with corporations, we have seen our right to sue government when it harms us restricted. Government officials have always had qualified immunity from lawsuits when they are performing their statutorily-mandated duties. But, recent court decision have expanded this type of immunity, as well.
I don't want to exaggerate these trends. Our entire legal system has not been handed over to corporations and private interests. Yet. Nor, of course, should they all be automatically condemned nor laid at the feet of political conservatives. The public good may benefit from some of these developments. But, I think you will learn some unsettling things about the bowels of our legal system on Monday.
Since I'm low on time this weekend, my research (and the readings, below) will focus on the binding arbitration and class action issues. My intro on Monday night will emphasize them. In addition, you may want to read one of the articles on the consequences of state/local governments privatizing the enforcement of probation.
- Q: Why do Americans sue so much?
A: Many reasons, including that – unlike other countries – we rely on litigation to enforce govt regulation.
- Civil law privatization:
- Binding arbitration use privatizes the justice system. Key article recommended by John S. A shorter summary of it.
- End-User Licensing Agreements: What do you give up all those times you "click here if you agree"?
- Class action lawsuits' slow demise and the latest SCOTUS narrowing. Recommended.
- Criminal law privatization:
- Private prison industry is "a disgrace."
- Privatized probation industry same. Amazing.
- California:
- Are private courts in our future?
- Gov. Brown just vetoed a bill that would have banned mandatory arbitration in employment contracts.
Next Week: What Are the Sources of Islamist Radicalism?
Monday's (3/27/16) Mtg: Is Political Correctness a Real Problem?
Debating the meaning and importance of "political correctness" (PC) is James' idea. It's well-timed. Conservatives are practically obsessed with it these days. When they're not beating up on each other, all the remaining GOP presidential candidates routinely accuse Democrats of failing to honestly face the true causes and culprits of our national problems out of fear of offending someone. Usually that someone is either minorities, foreigners, or the Democrats' own PC posse.
This is the accusation even on terrorism. Donald Trump: "We're losing the war on terror because of political correctness." Ted Cruz, as part of his post-Belgium call to have U.S. law enforcement patrol "Muslim neighborhoods," said "We need a president who sets aside political correctness [and] tries to deny this enemy exists out of a combination of political correctness and fear. The days of the United States voluntarily surrendering to the enemy to show how progressive and enlightened we can be are at an end." I could scare up dozens of similar quotes on most major political topics. I really believe Republicans will try to make political correctness and its allegedly grip on Democrats the main theme of the entire 2016 election. Not kidding.
Still, I think (some) accusations of being politically correct deserve more of a response than sarcasm. Just because the GOP is abusing the term does not mean there is no such thing as PC or that it isn't a problem – at least in some contexts. A number of progressive commentators have expressed concern about the chilling effects of political correctness on intra-Party debates. President Obama has called out political correctness on college campuses as an impediment to honest, inclusive debate. Regular people complain about PC, too, not just bigots and professional political rabble rousers.
To be sure, other progressives have pushed back hard on the notion that leftists have hijacked honest political dialogue for any reason, much less petty ones. I will take a little time to explain their arguments in my opening remarks Monday night. They are important because there are much larger issues here than just peer pressure over nouns and adjectives. Language is a tool of power, often invisibly so. The terminology we use and feel constrained not to use when we talk about politics or culture (or rights of justice) tends to reflect who has power and who doesn't. To me, the issue of power is just one of many subterranean aspects of our escalating political correctness war – and nt all of them favor the progressive POV. If we are to take both sides of this conflict seriously (they sure take themselves seriously), then we need to explore these larger issues percolating below the surface.
In my opening, I'll try to
- Explain the traditional meaning(s) of political correctness and, to the extent I grok it, the conservative arguments as to why it's such a big problem; and
- Briefly lay out the arguments people on the Left use to argue that PC is just a slur and an excuse to be rude or biased.
I'm really looking forward to hearing what you all think of this issue.
- What has being "political correctness" traditionally meant? Who/what was the label directed at and what actual problems were attributed to it?
- How do conservatives use the term today? What specifically do they say the term means and what problems do they say it causes?
- Do they have a point? Are progressives too quick to argue by accusing others of bad faith or bigotry?
- Why is fighting PC so urgent to the Right? Which individuals, institutions, and events are driving this obsession? Root causes?
- Why do some progressives agree that PC is out of hand?
- Who do they say is being harmed by it and how much?
- Politeness: Is being PC benign, mostly an insistence on respecting people?
- Power: Is PC really about trying to broaden our dialogue by dropping labels that bias discussion and perpetuate some peoples' power and privilege? Are growing diversity and minority power in U.S. society the real story here?
- Past: Is PC really worse today and on the Left? Don't both sides police rhetoric and accuse each other of bad faith?
- Offense/defense: Is crying "PC" itself PC, an effort to silence/delegitimize critics? Is it a sword instead of a shield?
- ISSUES: Is there anything to the PC accusation conserving terrorism, illegela immigration, etc.?
- Complaints:
- A liberal complains about PC's malign influence. (well-argued but long)
- Obama has criticized PC at on campus and it's a real problem there.
- Conservative POV: Political correctness on the Left created Trump.
- [Update] Here's a great short comment from a center-left commentator I respect that shows some sympathy – and empathy – for regular people that feel suffocated by political correctness.]
- [Update II] Has PC infested San Diego city govt? I link you decide.
- Rebuttals:
- "Political correctness" is mostly just code for "don't insult or stereotype people."
- The real reason why GOP candidates are obsessed with PC. Recommended.
- Crying "PC" turns punching down into punching up; victimizers into fake victims. Recommended.
- PC is mostly a good and necessary thing.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar op-ed: Every GOP candidate is wrong about political correctness. Recommended. Seriously.
Next Week: Is our legal system being privatized?
Monday's Mtg: Fear-Mongering As a Political Strategy.
No matter what else happens in this train wreck of an election, experts will spend years trying to understand what happened and why. There are a lot of causes and culprits. But, the causes and consequences of political fear-mongering might be subject number one. How big a role has Donald Trump's appeals to plain old fear of foreign and domestic enemies (immigrants, foreigners, traitorous U.S. elites, etc.) played in his rise, and why have his incitements worked so well?
The answers, in my view, are complex and go well beyond Trump to some core issues warping our politics. Yes, Trump fear-mongers a lot, it's ugly, and it's working. But, two things. First, fear is not the only basis of the man's appeal. Polls reveal that his supporters are not just mindlessly seeking a strongman to crush our enemies, although support for Trump does correlate strongly with authoritarian personality traits. Trumpistas are more pessimistic in general about their own future and the country's future than any other group of voters. They express zero trust in our political or corporate elites. Many seem to harbor deep resentments of recent cultural/demographic changes in our country and feel that "political correctness" has delegitimized their fears. None of these beliefs are likely to disappear when Trump does. The Donald is the punishment, not the problem.
Second, it's not just Trump! His fearmongering has fallen on fertile ground because the Republican Party's leaders at all levels has spent years priming its own voters to be paranoid. Especially lately, from ISIS to Ebola to China to our disloyalmuslimkenyantraitor president, the GOP – and the conservative news media – has become The Party of Fear. Democrats are starting to use some scare-mongering tactics of their own, IMO, arguably including some of the stuff that Bernie Sanders says. (Our democracy is "dead?" Really?)
My point is that a high level of fear and fear-mongering is a loaded gun in politics. Eventually, somebody will pick it up and, deviously or innocently, start blasting away at the fabric of our democracy. Trump is just really good at it.
As for us, I think a discussion of fear-mongering has to ask the right questions to be useful. I propose we start on Monday night by asking the first couple of discussion questions, below: What does and does not constitute political fear-mongering, and under what conditions is it effective? Then, I'm sure we'll have ample time to debate how one of our political parties – and maybe, eventually, the other – came to use fear-mongering as a central pillar of its existence.
I will be brief in my little opening remarks, summarizing the 3-4 main theories of why appeals to voter anxieties (which are used in every election, obviously) are so much more prominent/prevalent in today's political environment. I definitely will give a few jaw-dropping, sky-is-falling quotes from the Republican presidential candidates this year. They are amazing to behold; they're just not the whole story or the only thing to worry about.
- WHAT: What is fear-mongering? Is it about (a) fake/exaggerated threats, (b) scapegoated culprits, or (c) phony solutions?
- WHAT NOT: How does fear-mongering differ from what politicians should do: Raise awareness of our problems, criticize the other side's failures, and proposing solutions?
- WHO/WHEN: When does fear-mongering work and on whom?
- When: Foreign threats/war? Rapid social change, in times of rapid social change and economic stagnation?
- Who: A vulnerable psychological type? People on the botto of our society? On the top but losing their privileged status?
- What are people afraid of? Legit fears?
- Who is doing the fear-mongering? Why?
- ON/OFF: Is fear-mongering controllable? Can politicians turn it on an off at will, or is it like riding a tiger? Does it make our politics hostage to events?
- Why/when does fear mongering work?
- There's a fine line in politics between responding to fear and exploiting it. Recommended.
- The key role the Internet and news media play in fear-mongering.
- Trump, fear-mongering and the authoritarian personality. A must-read.
- A Black president and a deep recession catalyzed White fears of a "racial inversion" of political and cultural power. Recommended.
- Demanding absolute, 100% security from all foreign threats has caused a permanent sense of dread.
- Trump, the GOP, and fear-mongering.
- To Trump, the real menace lies within. Recommended.
- The GOP always fear-mongers
- Trump voters are NOT angry about the economy. Their resentments are cultural, says The National Review.
- Liberals, Democrats, and fear-mongering:
- Liberals fear-monger, too, and are doing it more and more. Recommended.
- The govt is what Americans fear most! Progressives must grasp this.
Next Week: Political Correctness – A serious problem, an excuse, or a little of both?
Monday's Mtg: Is Russia Turning Fascist?
This was James' idea and I'm off this week. It's a good topic for the obvious reason that Russia is an important country and more and more analysts are using the F-word to describe both Vladimir Putin and the political system he is creating.
A second reason James' idea matters is because far-right political parties are a bit on the march these days in Europe and in a few others countries, too. Several openly fascist parties have done well in elections in the years since the continent's economy went into the toilet. The recent immigrant crisis has provided additional impetus. Far-right parties have gained strength in the Netherlands, the U.K. and France, just to name a few off the top of my head. People are worried all over Europe an outside of it, too.
Gee, we sure are lucky that no crypto-fascist politician is surging in American politics these days, amirite?
The articles linked to below discuss all of these issues and more. Enjoy the meeting, everybody, except the Trump abomination. I hope we can save that topic for our meeting in two weeks on fear-mongering as a a political strategy, which I will be back for.
It's James' meeting, but I was thinking some obvious questions are
- WHAT: What is fascism in the 21st century of globalized economies, open borders, internet networks, etc.? How would it differ from, say, Mussolini's version?
- In what ways is Putin's Russia fascist, as opposed to a garden variety authoritarian government?
- WHY: Whose fault is this? What elements of Russian society support this swing to fascism; e.g., elites like the military, oligarchs, and the Orthodox Church hierarchy?
- EFFECTS: Who's harmed by Russia's fascist drift, besides Russians?
- Its neighbors, like Ukraine?
- NATO/Europe?
- U.S. interests? ** Is Russia's threat to us exaggerated? **
- Will Russia turn back or plunge into full-blown fascism?
- Will fascism spread to other parts of Europe via far-right and anti-immigrant political parties? Why?
- A good definition of modern fascism. Recommended.
- Is Putin's Russia fascist?
- Yes, and saying so matters. Recommended, shorter.
- Pretty much. Recommended, longer.
- James' link: A Russian atheist may go to prison for speaking out.
- Is Russia a threat?
- Yes, it is.
- Nonsense, Russia is weak and Putin is weaker.
- Relax: Putin's fascism cannot revive the USSR or even a Russian empire. Recommended.
- Is fascism returning to the rest of Europe?
- Yes.
- Well, far-right parties are back, but have met with limited success.
- CivCon 5/14 mtg: Are we in a new Cold War with Russia?
Next Week: Fear-Mongering as a U.S. political strategy.
Monday's Mtg: Would a Female President Govern Differently?
This topic was Linda's idea, and Hillary Clinton helped us out a month ago by answering several questions on how she would operate differently as the USA's first female president. Specifically, she said
I think that there are certain issues that we are more attuned to one of the things that I did in the State Department is increase resources to cases involving child abductions, trying to do more to promote international adoptions where appropriate. I just think there are some areas where our own life experiences really prepare us to be more receptive. I do think there is something in the governing or organizing approach. I just think women in general are better listeners, are more collegial, more open to new ideas and how to make things work in a way that looks for win-win outcomes. That has been my experience.
Hillary added that that as a woman president she would focus more on issues of importance to America's working families than a male president might. Regardless of whether Hillary believes what she said, it's significant that she said it because she must think that some voters believe it and would thus expect her to push hard to accomplish things in these areas. Read the whole thing.
This is pretty weak tea, IMO. It's hardly some expansive claim that as a woman she would govern in a way radically different from a man. Notice also what she did not say: That she could somehow cajole better cooperation from the Republicans in Congress by virtue of some feminine emphasis on inclusiveness and collaboration. After the 7-year brick wall of obstruction President Obama faced, there would be no point in making that promise.
Yet, Linda's question still stands. Hillary is the first woman poised to win the nomination and the presidency, but she won't be the last. A future female president might not be so constrained by rabid partisanship – or could take office with her own party in control of Congress. So, someday we might find out if any differences in male/female governing styles translate into changes in policy with a woman in charge.
It's relevant for other reasons. For one, the USA has far fewer female politicians in positions of real power than almost any other industrialized country. I think it's worth discussing why that is and whether/how our politics might change if more than the current 20%-25% of elected leaders were women. President Obama has appointed record numbers of women to key positions and Hillary surely would continue the trend. So, we might find out sooner than we imagine whether a government led by women would be any different.
I've broken down our topic into some discrete discussion questions, below, that try to get at cause and effect. After I do my usual brief opening to frame the topic I'll try to guide us through them in discussion, more or less in order.
- Do female politicians operate differently from men? What is the evidence?
- If so, why? Different personality traits? Different life experiences? Different public and/or news media expectations?
- Would these differences extend to the presidency? To Hillary Clinton?
- Could it extend to today's gridlocked politics in which partisanship trumps all other considerations?
–> Say Hillary wins. Could a change of presidential style overcome all of this?
- Why does the United States have so few female politicians compared to other OECD countries? How big an effect does this have on political outcomes? On progressive versus conservative agendas?
- What Hillary Clinton said:
- To Time Magazine about governing as a woman.
- Why she said it and is emphasizing her gender.
- What Hillary may have learned about "running while female." Recommended.
- The gender demands of being Commander-in-chief in a never-ending time of war. Recommended.
- How women in politics are viewed/treated:
- What the public thinks of female versus male leadership qualities. Recommended.
- The news media covers women in politics differently than men.
- Good point: Where are the fat U.S. female politicians?
- Why are women under-represented in U.S. politics?
- Do women govern differently?
- Yes, and they govern better than men.
- No, they don't. At least, not necessarily more liberally.
- Who cares? She just has to be a good president. Recommended.
- This week on the Supreme Court they sure did! Recommended.
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The Mann-Whitney statistics.
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One-sided p-value assuming a asymptotic normal distribution.
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When I was little, my parents spanked me when I misbehaved. Now that I'm a parent, I'm not so sure that I want to follow in their footsteps. Are there other discipline measures that work?
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It's good that you're thinking about your approach to discipline and that you're giving lots of consideration to the effects of your choices and practices. Many parents settle on a discipline method just because it's how they were raised — and never give it another thought. But we now know a lot about the effects of different methods of disciplining.
Spanking can be humiliating for children, and cause anger, aggression, and resentment, as well as physical harm, and often does not teach the lesson a parent is trying to convey. For these reasons, experts do not recommend spanking.
Other ways to discipline kids effectively include using timeouts, withholding privileges, modeling appropriate behavior (like self-control), and helping kids understand the connection between actions and consequences.
If you feel you need more guidance, talk to your doctor or contact a child psychologist or counselor and ask to have a couple of sessions just to discuss and plan new discipline strategies. Chances are, you'll learn a lot, enjoy success with some new approaches, and feel better than ever about your parenting.
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Essentrics Class with Pamela MooreRead MoreWhat services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition? Essentrics is an extremely effective, no impact, full body class that works every joint of the body. The muscles are strengthened while being lengthened, which creates long, lean, strong, flexible muscles. All routines are very specific & choreographed to a variety of music. Exercise is challenging. How do you keep clients motivated and engaged? The physical changes to their bodies & overall health changes dramatically, which is very motivating. Every 60 minute routine is choreographed to 12-17 different songs & exercise sequences, which all have different focuses. The routines are fun as well as challenging, with the feel of dance. What was the inspiration to start or run this business? After being a massage therapist for 16 years, I developed repetitive motion injuries. I started taking Essentrics & fell in love with it. My injuries started healing, some after many years. I'm very active & exercise is my passion. It's a program that's fun & keeps me & others healthy . What do you love most about your job? My students & I have fun, feel great & are energized when we're done. They love it, as I do & that makes me love my job. I love sharing Essentrics with others. It honestly doesn't seem like a job. I'm doing exactly what I should be doing & loving it.12421 Washington StreetThornton, CO US
TANK'd Float BoutiqueRead MoreWhat services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition? We have a two-person infrared sauna in it's own private room, an inversion table and two isolation tanks. We are all about relaxation. Our atmosphere is very inviting and serene. Come relax with us. What was the inspiration to start or run this business? Our inspiration came from Joe Rogan, the standup comedian and host on Fear Factor. He spoke highly of the tanks/sauna and how beneficial they are. People with anxiety or pain plus anyone who is athletic or who wants to expand their consciousness can benefit. We tried it four years ago and found much relief. What do you love most about your job? Working in this kind of environment has helped us to relax and not get overwhelmed. We love all the new people we meet and are able to help relax. We feel very rewarded knowing what we offer makes a such a huge difference in people's lives and we are happy to be here for them. What is the best reaction you've ever gotten from a customer? Our customers are very grateful we opened a float/sauna center in this area. Everyone is so nice and open minded that every customer has a different reaction and they are all great.10325 Washington StThornton, CO US
LightenUp Fitness, LLCRead MoreWhat services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition? Exercising in a comfortable environment with others who share the same goal of weight loss. Meeting weekly with a health coach who supports and encourages you as you make sustainable, healthier changes to your lifestyle. All of this and more is available to you at LightenUp Fitness! What was the inspiration to start or run this business? After battling through childhood obesity and losing 80 lbs. ten years ago, I realized there is a healthier way to achieve sustainable weight loss. No shakes, supplements, injections, etc. Our coaches are specially trained on helping our members achieve lasting lifestyle change. What do you love most about your job? Seeing our members realize they have the power to live a more fulfilling, healthier life that not only affects them but spreads throughout their family. What is the best reaction you've ever gotten from a customer? When we challenge a member's assumption around life sometimes it can bring all sorts of emotions, but the emotions always end with pure joy as they start to understand the potential that a fulfilling life can bring.14340 Lincoln StreetThornton, CO US
SkateStartRead MoreSkateStart owner Patrick O'Toole started his skating career as many people do: by falling down constantly while skating a faulty board. He wanted to spend time with his skateboarding cousins, so his father bought him a generic, unresponsive deck from a big-box store. It barely rolled and always cancelled their playtime last minute to watch soap operas. His junky equipment and lack of knowledge kept him from keeping up with his peers. It wasn't until his father surprised him with a safe, professional skate set that his cousins finally slowed down and began teaching him the ins and outs of thrashing cement waves. Now in his 20s, Patrick makes it his professional mission to teach the next generation of skaters the proper techniques they need to enjoy the sport. He and his team of certified instructors use his patent-pending skateboard system that shows beginners where to place their feet to push off, perform an ollie, and avoid tripping a board's self-destruct countdown. In addition to imparting fundamental skills, their lessons also build up the confidence necessary to tackle more complex maneuvers.East 134th Avenue and Holly StreetThornton, CO US
Levitate Dance AcademyRead MoreWhat services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition? At Levitate Dance Academy, the upbeat professional instructors don't just bring up talented dancers - they strive to help raise well-rounded individuals with poise, confidence, and grace. Everything from jazz, ballet, lyrical to hip-hop is offered. What's one tip for first-time students that will make them feel like veterans? Get your dance clothes on and get the instruction for the dance style you love at Levitate Dance Academy! What was the inspiration to start or run this business? Being dance parents ourselves we wanted to provide a healthy place for kids to grow in their passion for dance. What do you love most about your job? The smiles on each and everyone of this students as they come out of their classes. We love giving them the tools they need to make them better young people.16669 N WASHINGTONTHORNTON, CO US
ProgreshRead MoreLooking for a fun family activity? Progresh is what you need, from jumping on world class trampolines to free falling from 10 feet into our giant stunt air bag. This groupon buys you two hours of non stop activities. Slide down our 55 foot mega ramp, feel the speed and the wind in your hair. At Progresh, a giant indoor airbag absorbs the impact of falls as skiers, snowboarders, skateboarders, BMX and mountain bikers, parkour and gymnasts practice airborne tricks in a controlled training environment. Before designing the jumps, ramps, rails, and trampolines that fill the 14,000-square-foot suite, the gym's founders each spent more than 20 years riding slopes and working with children in gymnastics programs. Using that experience, the staff helps participants master everything from learning how to do a back flip to gaining confidence in trying something new outside the normal comfort zone—all with the greater safety and confidence afforded by the experience of the Progresh staff.9499 Washington St.Thornton, CO US