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    Category: Government

    The scope of organized authority ranges from family, through neighborhoods to municipalities, states, countries, and global governments.

    Terrorism Target
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    Terrorism Target

    Robert Hamill 27 Sep 201827 Apr 20221 Comment

    It's terrifying, but terrorism against the West is a tool in the internal Muslim struggle, deflecting attention from Muslim governing failures.

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    Fake News and Mindset
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    Fake News and Mindset

    Robert Hamill 25 Aug 20182 Oct 20232 Comments

    Good citizens mustn't have their mindset led astray by opinions, unconnected to facts. Good political choices arise from true facts and informed opinion.

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    Mass Media Campaigning Role
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    Mass Media Campaigning Role

    Robert Hamill 13 Jul 201830 Nov 20234 Comments

    Only listen to a single news outlet which holds a decided perspective, never see the full range of features affecting the outcome.

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    Gross Inequality and Social Contract
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    Gross Inequality and Social Contract

    Robert Hamill 22 May 201830 Nov 20231 Comment

    Students, tomorrow's leaders, must understand that opportunity denied, returns as less respect for the rule of law.

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    Why Concern Over Targeted Ads?
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    Why Concern Over Targeted Ads?

    Robert Hamill 27 Mar 201814 Oct 20241 Comment

    For the sake of elections based on facts, dark advertising must be brought into the light.

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    Representation Must Match Votes
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    Representation Must Match Votes

    Robert Hamill 14 Mar 201830 Nov 20234 Comments

    Pennsylvanian House representation (13 R, 5 D) reflected the views of the minority, not the majority.

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    Elections
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    Elections

    Robert Hamill 10 Mar 201828 Dec 2023Leave a comment

    This cluster of political posts examines our election process. How well does it support majority rule in the United States?

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    Status Quo and Political Inertia
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    Status Quo and Political Inertia

    Robert Hamill 19 Jan 201830 Nov 2023Leave a comment

    Status quo is the political inertia of social sciences. To change any situation, force must be applied.

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    Missing Side of Budget Debates
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    Missing Side of Budget Debates

    Robert Hamill 17 Dec 201726 Jan 20253 Comments

    In making budgetary decisions, the change in net worth is at least as important as a yearly deficit.

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    Bottom-Up Tax Cut
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    Bottom-Up Tax Cut

    Robert Hamill 14 Nov 201726 Jan 2025Leave a comment

    Tax Cuts. Bottom Up, not Top Down

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