Archive - Politics for Middle Children

Politics for Middle Children

Hail to the Chief?

Mar 3, 2022 •

February 2022

Politics for Middle Children

The Judicial Branch: Out of Order

Feb 17, 2022 •

Politics for Middle Children

The Do-Nothing Branch

Feb 3, 2022 •

January 2022

Federalism: The Secret Cornerstone of Our Constitution

If you asked a dozen people on the street about the concept of federalism, you’d probably get a lot of blank stares.

Jan 20, 2022 •

Corporation Nation: From Nothingness to Personhood

Note: This discussion is focused primarily on large-cap companies valued at more than $1 billion.

Jan 6, 2022 •

December 2021

(Don’t) Trust The Process

In my last two issues, I described the influence of both the media and money on US elections.

Dec 16, 2021 •

The Best Government Money Can Buy

When it comes to modern politics, money talks.

Dec 2, 2021 •

November 2021

Finding the Middle of the Media Circus

News media is a commodity that’s more available to us now than it’s been during any other time in history.

Nov 18, 2021 •

Digging into the Founding Documents

Let’s start at the very beginning…

Nov 4, 2021 •

October 2021

The Middle Child’s Origin Story

“I would not give a fig for the simplicity that lies this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity that lies on the other side of…

Oct 22, 2021 •

This is Politics for Middle Children, a newsletter with a different approach to today’s most pressing political and societal issues—one that’s not…

Oct 14, 2021 •

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