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Any hope of political parties acting responsibly?

Friday, 28 October 2011 09:34 by Vincent McGuire
(CCU Fellow) In the 1960s the discipline of political science was becoming distressed by what they perceived to be an imbalance in the political system. Their impression was that interest groups, what they often called "pressure" groups, were becomin... [More]

Manifesto for the Grand Old Tea Party

Monday, 15 November 2010 12:09 by Vincent McGuire
(Centennial Fellow)  This essay is my argument for why America needs the Republican Party and the Tea Party to combine forces to form a semi-new political party, the GOTP or Grand Old Tea Party.  William F. Buckley wrote in 1955 t... [More]
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Categories:   Politics | Republicans | Tea Party
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Who are we anyway? Secession in historical context

Sunday, 11 April 2010 12:51 by Vincent McGuire
(Centennial Fellow) Responding to Bennett and Schaller on the matter of secession then and now, here's a somewhat different approach. First, who or what in fact, originally revolted and seceded from England? We all know the obvious answer, ... [More]

Why Obama might decline a second term

Thursday, 18 March 2010 15:42 by Vincent McGuire
(Centennial Fellow) Fred Barnes's wrote in today's Wall Street Journal that the health-care plan, if passed, will be "a paramount issue in the 2012 presidential race, regardless of whether Mr. Obama is on the ballot." (See full quote a... [More]
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Categories:   Health care | Obama
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Will media throw Barack under the bus?

Sunday, 11 October 2009 09:24 by Vincent McGuire
The next great reckoning for the media is their response to Obama’s imminent failure. They will have to choose between their ideology, to support Obama, or fecklessly go with the good story. The answer is obvious given a media which can sell o... [More]
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Lonely liberal luminaries marooned in 'stupid America'

Monday, 3 August 2009 04:50 by Vincent McGuire
Entertainer Bill Maher commented this week that America is a stupid nation. Of course he is correct: any nation that pays well for this type of comedy is stupid. But this gives reasonable observers a real insight into the liberal mindset. An aphorism... [More]