This is a running commentary on contemporary social, political and religious issues. From the Introduction of James Comey's book "A Higher Loyalty -- Truth, Lies and Leadership" "Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary" Reinhold Niebuhr
Saturday, August 22, 2015
The Plague of American Authoritarianism
FABULOUS article by Henry Giroux and worth the time it takes to read it -- two pages with two more of footnotes. I read just the two pages of the opinion. It says it all!
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Plague-of-American-Aut-by-Henry-Giroux-American-Hypocrisy_Authoritarianism_Democracy_Fascism-150821-976.html
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