Eric v.d. Luft

Contents:Introduction1. What is America?2. What is Conservatism?  Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Conservative" (1841)3. From Revolution to Unity4. From Reconstruction to Depression  Andrew Carnegie, "Wealth" (1889)5. From Recovery to Freedom, Equality, and Dignity6. Trickling Down into the War of All Against All7. Institutionalizing the Inconsistent and the Irrational8. Conflict of Interest as a Way of Life9.
Return to Feudalism  Cynthia McKinney, Letter to Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (2001)10. What Needs to be Done?  1. Overturn the Citizens United Decision  2. Outlaw Gerrymandering  3. Abolish the Electoral College  4. Outlaw Corporate or Organizational Contributions to Political Campaigns  5. Outlaw Political Contributions from Outside the Voting District  6. Mandate Full Disclosure for All Major Candidates  7.
Remove the Cap on Social Security Contributions  8. Tax the Rich to Balance the Budget and Reduce the National Debt  9. Restore a Strictly Graduated Progressive Income Tax with Many Brackets  10. Revive and Restore the Fairness Doctrine  11. Fund Public Education Completely and Equitably  12. Revise and Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment  13. Install a Single-Payer Federal Health Care Plan  14. Enact Sensible Firearms Control Laws  15.
Restore a Reasonable Amount of Privacy  16. Reduce the Power of the Senate and House Majority Leaders  17. Make Election Day a National Midweek Holiday  18. Always Ask: Cui bono?Appendix: On Trumpism