If you asked ten Americans what Make America Great Again (MAGA) or Black Lives Matter (BLM) means to them, you’d likely get 10 different answers, shaped by the political leanings and long-held opinions of those answering.
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Conventional wisdom says that there are three major factions in the American political system: Democrats and Republicans, which combined make up the bulk of the voting public – with a smaller middle group of independents who swing between the two parties ...
With news of the first indictment and arrest of a former president in history taking place last week, many Americans have wondered what the effect would be on President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House next year.
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In his 1958 book, “The Affluent Society,” economist John Kenneth Galbraith assailed what he called “conventional wisdom,” his caustic term for “beliefs that are at any time assiduously, solemnly and mindlessly traded between the conventionally wise.”
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Tuesday brought disappointing news for Republicans hoping to maintain a conservative majority on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, that flipped this week to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years.
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