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1860’s Politics: Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue, Part III: Self-Government and Political Correctness

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dwight Hughes

If we define political correctness as demanding conformance with favored positions, not tolerating contrary opinions, and branding opponents or perceived opponents as radicals (“they are just evil/crazy/stupid”), all without offering rational counter arguments, then these are not new phenomena. Abraham … Continue reading →

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1860’s Politics: Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue, Part II: Supreme Court and Choice

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Dwight Hughes

Politics and the Supreme Court are much in the news today, as they were in 1858 when Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. Issues have changed but more recent court decisions demonstrate that underlying … Continue reading →

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1860 Politics – Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue: Moral Consensus and Thin Democracy

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Dwight Hughes

The Lincoln-Douglas debates for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois were in many ways unlike presidential debates we see on television today, but fundamental themes underlying them demonstrate historical continuity. One of those themes is consensus concerning foundational moral principles, … Continue reading →

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1860’s Politics: A Fine Fiddle

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

I came across this 1860 political cartoon recently while reading a story at CNN.com about the nastiest elections in U.S. history:

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