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The New Southern Democrats

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December 16, 2020December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Large parts of the African American and Latino elements within the Democratic Party are the most moderate elements within the party, playing the same role as the mostly white Religious Right played within the Republicans.  A surprising new force has […]

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Guest Post: “Individualism and Collectivism Incarnate”

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May 27, 2020December 9, 2021
Author: David Green Ahmanson

This piece is an account of my experiences and reflections on the sudden narrowing of the Democratic primary, and Joe Biden’s ultimate victory. You may know that I am a free-market fundamentalist and a social moderate with conservative sympathies, and […]

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Which the Ideology, and Which the Coalition?

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  • Religion
May 18, 2020December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The definitions of ‘Republican’ and ‘Democrat’, and even ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’, seem to dance in circles.  Even the nature of the parties shifts over time.  One is an ideology, the other a coalition, they say.  But even that fact tends […]

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The Adams Map: A Different Spectrum, A Challenge That Still Speaks to Us

  • Culture
January 10, 2020December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The little known [in the States] Canadian sociologist Michael Adams has suggested a new classification of American values, in terms of a four-way box.  The culture wars of the era after Nixon and before Trump were primarily between the Status […]

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Trump’s One Moral Conviction: The Deal

  • Politics
September 17, 2018May 19, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

It’s often said that our President, Donald Trump, is a man of no moral convictions – except for those related to his own power and ego.  I would quite agree that he seems to have no religion or philosophy.  But […]

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I Became a “Decline to State”

  • Politics
July 4, 2018December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Nine years ago I became a nominal Democrat, a DINO [Democrat in name only] as I called it. I did so because it seemed to me at the time that the Republican party was being taken over by a group […]

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Tim Draper’s Latest ‘Three Californias’ Plan is not Acceptable

  • California
November 3, 2017January 3, 2022
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Tim Draper, the Silicon Valley tycoon who gave us the ‘Six Californias’ plan a couple of years ago, has come up now with a ‘Three Californias’ plan.  It is not acceptable in its current form. The main point of dividing […]

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Richard Nixon: A Precedent for Donald Trump?

  • Politics
June 12, 2016December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

It occurred to me that a possible precedent for Donald Trump might be none other than Richard Nixon.  Now I think that Nixon was a far more intelligent man than Trump, and, for all his sins, a person of superior […]

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Now, Even Apartment Dwellers are Getting Choosy about their Neighbors

  • Culture
November 13, 2014July 6, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

It has been known for a long time that homeowners have wanted to control who their neighbors are.  In the past it was race; now it is for income and for how they might use their property, and often for […]

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Why Republicans Are Not Always Reliable Defenders of Economic Liberty

  • Politics
November 10, 2014July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

As an activist against ‘redevelopment,’ I often wondered why Republicans, who posture themselves as the party of  ‘small government’ or ‘limited government,’ were so hard to convince to repeal redevelopment.  Josh Barro, a clever columnist for the New York Times, […]

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I’m more on the right and I’d like to see the filibuster gone - of the Republicans take back the Senate - party time! https://apple.news/AX6uolPNWQHGj8Cay6H9d-g

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23 Jun

A better way to get affordable housing is filtering - handing down housing that’s already built. We do that with cars. https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2022-06-20/california-affordable-housing-cost-1-million-apartment

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23 Jun

If we’re talking about wearing shorts to the office, seven inch “walking shorts”, as we used to call them, are fine for that. If I’m going to swim, five or four is better. Can’t really do Speedo’s though. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-tiktok-convinced-men-to-buy-really-short-shorts-11598277834

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