The Roots of Voter Anger Go Back to 1954

By |2014-01-15T14:33:01-06:00April 20th, 2012|Categories: Economics, Pat Buchanan, Political Economy, Politics|

Sixty-nine percent of voters nationwide are angry with the policies of the federal government. To understand why, it’s important to remember that most voters believe tax cuts and government spending cuts are good for the economy. Collectively, voters have voted for politicians who promised spending cuts and tax cuts in just about every election over the [...]

Peter Berger: Humanizing the Social Sciences

By |2014-04-02T17:12:51-05:00April 20th, 2012|Categories: Books, Gerald Russello|Tags: |

Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore, by Peter L. Berger. Prometheus Books, 2011. Sociology was invented in the nineteenth century by the French philosopher Auguste Comte, who envisioned a “science of society” in which religion was replaced by rationalism and the polity was ruled by experts. Comte intended the [...]

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