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An Anthology of the Best Political Opinion and
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Recent Refereed and Invited Hard Copy Publications
Conscience of a Progressive: A Book in Progress
Ernest Partridge's Internet Publications
(Normally published at several websites)
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"copyright [year of publication] by Ernest Partridge."
Internet Essays Listed by Topic
(Chronological Order Below the Topics)
The Crisis
A New Day Dawning. (June 3. 2008)
The Great Regression -- and the Road Back. (March 4, 2008)
The Gulag Comes to America: The Don Siegelman Case. (January 29, 2008)
We’ve Seen All This Before. (August 14, 2007)
A Republic, If We Can Keep It. (July 24, 2007)
The Delinquent Congress (June 12, 2007)
Is the Public Finally Beginning to "Get It"? (May 22, 2007)
And Now What? (November, 2006)
The Dark Night Descends. (October, 2006)
A Gathering Storm (September, 2006)
Immovable Object. Irresistible Force. (July, 2006)
Where are our Heroes Today? (June, 2006)
The 9/11 Conspiracy: A Skeptic’s View. (April 25, 2006)
Perception is Reality. (February 21, 2006)
The Erosion of Trust. (January 10, 2006)
As the Year Ends, Some Silver Linings. (December 20, 2005)
The Sleeping Giant Stirs. (November 8, 2005)
Bird Flu is Real – and You’re On Your Own. (November, 2005)
The Illusion of Normality (October, 2005)
While the Iron is Hot (October, 2005)
Hinges of History (July, 2005)
No Time for Despair. (June, 2005)
Last Chance for Civilization (May, 2005)
Something's Gotta Give (January, 2005)
Why we must not "Get Over It" (November, 2004)
Do We Still Have a Democracy? (November, 2004)
Symbionts and Parasites (September, 2004)
The Vulnerable Giant (May, 2004)
The Oil Trap (January, 2004)
The Late, Great, American Republic... (July, 2003)
Where are the Grownups? (June, 2003)
Can an Entire Country go Mad? (April, 2003)
Blissful Ignorance (April, 2003)
The View from Wonderland (March, 2003)
Despotism by Accident (September 2002)
Where's the Outrage? (June, 2002)
Global Defense (March, 2002)
Night Falls Upon the American Democracy (February, 2002)
Imperialism, Foreign Relations, The Iraq War
Twenty-Twenty Hindsight, Blinded Foresight. (November, 2007)
TO: The Free World – FROM: The American People – RE: HELP! (October, 2007)
Oh What a Lovely (Cold) War! (March, 2007)
Only Americans Can Restore America's Honor. (January, 2007)
O Canada! (August 1, 2006)
What About The Russians? Personal Encounters. (June, 2006)
Swords into Plowshares. (May, 2006)
The View from Abroad: A Personal Reflection (February, 2006)
The Indelible Evil of the Iraq War. (December, 2004)
Thoughts on the Eve of a Disaster (March, 2003)
Now We are the Redcoats! (September, 2003)
"We've Got Saddam!" -- So What? (December, 2003)
Forgive U.S. our Trespasses (May, 2002)
Why Do They Hate Us So Much? (November, 2001)
The Holy Land (November, 2001)
Devouring the Seed Grain (August, 1999)
The Media
Pity the Poor Mainstream Media! (May, 2008)
Adieu, Randi Rhodes (April, 2008)
Kristolnicht: The Decline of The New York Times (January, 2008)
Mainstream Media to Bloggers: Bug Off! (January, 2007)
Snobocracy: When “The Right People” Run Washington (December, 2006)
All The News that Fits the Bush Agenda. (August, 2006)
The Wayward Media. (July, 2005)
Pravda on the Potomac. (September, 2004)
Don't Give Up on the Media (January, 2004)
If it Burns, it Earns (November, 2003)
After the Internet (September, 2003)
The Dragon at the Gate: The Media Problem (January, 2003)
About Those Polls (March, 2002)
Following the Light (March, 2003)
The Press and Party Symbiosis (February, 2002)
Post-Modern Politics (April, 2001)
The Hijacked Election (November, 2000)
The Elections
According to Plan? (April, 2008)
The Great American Election Charade. (January, 2008)
The American People are Beginning To Get It. (November, 2007)
Election Fraud: Where's the Outrage? (July, 2007)
A Window of Opportunity (December, 2006)
And Now What? (November 2006)
On November 8, the Struggle Continues. (October, 2006)
Reflections on the Eve of Another Rigged Election. (October, 2006)
Debunking the Debunker. (June, 2006)
Eyes on the Prize (May, 2006)
An Appearance of Guilt. (March, 2006)
“Evidence? We Don’t Want Your Stinkin’ Evidence!” (January, 2006)
In 2006, Election Fraud is the Keystone Issue. (January, 2006)
The Gulliberal Problem (January, 2006)
Dear Howard Dean: Why Bother? (December, 2005)
The GOP is Certain to Win in 2006 -- Unless... (July, 2005)
What Can We the People Do About Election Fraud? (April, 2005)
Means, Motive, Opportunity. (March, 2005)
"Shut Up!" They Explain (February, 2005)
Has the Case for Election Fraud been Refuted? (January, 2005)
The Democratic Party as "The Washington Generals." (December, 2004)
Why we must not "Get Over It" (November, 2004)
Do We Still Have a Democracy? (November, 2004)
Defeating a "Touch-Screen" Theft of the Election. (November, 2004)
A Question of Loyalty (October, 2004)
How to Beat a Fixed Election (May, 2004)
If Bush is so weak, why is he so strong? (April, 2004)
The Poisoned Well (March 2004)
Karl Rove’s Playbook – Some Tactical Reflections (March, 2004)
Bush v. Kerry: More than a Dime's Worth of Difference (April, 2004)
The Greatest Story Never Told (March, 2003)
Don't Just Get Mad, Get Smart (April, 2002)
Taking Stock (December, 2002)
The Hijacked Election (November, 2000)
About the 2000 Election (Several Essays) (November 2000)
George W. Bush and the Bush Administration
The Unraveling, At Last? (December, 2007)
Valerie Plame and the Incredible Shrinking Cover Story. (March, 2007)
Impeachment: Winning by Losing. (March, 2007)
Impeachment Now! - A Recantation. (February, 2007)
A Perfect Storm. (May, 2006)
Who Lost New Orleans? (September, 2005)
The Bombs in the Basement. (August, 2005)
The Fall of the House of Bush (June, 2005)
A Master Morality (March, 2005)
George Bush's 'Gut'. (October, 2004)
Henry and George (June, 2004)
The cover-up that's worse than the crime (February, 2004)
The Desertion Flap Opens a Door (January, 2004)
Reflections on "Black Tuesday" (9/11) (October, 2001)
Progressivism / Liberalism / Democrats
Some Unsolicited Advice for Barack Obama. (May 13, 2008)
The Monkey Trap, and Hillary Clinton's Blind Rush to Defeat. (March 18, 2008).
Let's Stifle the Happy Talk. (February 12, 2008)
An Ominous Complacency. (August 28, 2007)
Hillary Clinton: The GOP's Favorite Democrat. (August 7, 2007)
Liberals and Libertarians (May 15, 2007)
The Public Interest and the Limits of Volunteerism (December 12)
Why Won't the Progressives Get Their Act Together? (October, 2006)
A New Coalition? (August, 2006)
The Democrats: Missing in Action. (March, 2006)
Right and Left: In a Nutshell. (March, 2006)
Randville, Rawlsburg, and New Orleans (September, 2005)
Right vs. Left: The Elements (March, 2005)
The Language Trap (February, 2005)
The Progressive Alliance -- A Proposal. (February, 2005)
Good for Each, Bad for All (June, 2004)
Strategies for Underdogs (January, 2003)
On Patriotism (February, 2003)
Missing in Action: The Democratic Party (May, 2003)
Conscience of a Conservative (April, 2003)
Consumer or Citizen? (October, 2003)
The Democrats: When Will They Ever Learn? (December, 2003)
Mr. DeLay Goes to Washington (March, 2002)
On Civic Friendship (May, 2000)
Republicans -- Right Wing
Gotcha! (May 27, 2008)
Privatization: The Key to the Coming Solar Age (April 1, 2008)
My Encounter with William F. Buckley, Jr. ... (March 11, 2008)
Privatized Hell Revisited. (November, 2007)
A Failed Experiment. (June, 2007).
The Malleable World of the Neo Cons. (February, 2007)
Right and Left: In a Nutshell. (March, 2006)
The GOP is Certain to Win in 2006 -- Unless... (July, 2005)
Right vs. Left: The Elements (March, 2005)
Suckers for Jesus. (aka: "How Would Jesus Vote?") (August, 2004)
A Letter to a Republican Friend (August, 2004)
Privatized Hell (June, 2003)
Dear CEO: Is This Really What You Want? (March, 2003)
Junk Psychology (June, 2002)
The State Religion (January, 2002)
Kill the Umpire (September, 2001)
Civil Liberties -- Dissent
Dissent: What's in it for You? (October, 2007)
Go for it, Cindy! (July, 2007)
On "Hating America" (June, 2003)
Moscow on the Potomac (November, 2002)
Junk History as Legal Precedent (January, 2002)
Free to Agree (December, 2001)
Liberty Swap (September, 2001)
Moral Issues and The Law
Jose Padilla's Fate -- and Ours. (September, 2007)
Judicial Tyranny. (July, 2007)
Touch Football and Television. (April, 2007)
A Moral Philosophy for Progressives. (November, 2005)
Prices and Values. (August, 2005)
When the Law Goes Flat (July, 2004)
The Paradoxical "Right to Life" (January, 2003)
What Would Jesus Do? (October, 2002)
Junk Psychology (June, 2002)
Reflections on the Gurney (Capital Punishment) (March, 1999)
Round Up the Usual Suspects (Gun Control) (May, 1999)
Science, Philosophy and Education
On the Morality of Science. (April, 2005)
Why Should I Pay for Someone Else's Education? (April, 2005)
"Creationism" and the Devolution of the Intellect. (January, 2005)
The Assault upon Trained Intelligence. (July, 2004)
Is Science Just Another Dogma? (July, 2002)
President of Fantasyland: Bush v. Science (May, 2002)
John Rawls -- A Tribute (December, 2002)
The Banalization of Genius (April, 2000)
In Defense of Research Universities (February, 1999)
Why Be Reasonable? (March, 1998)
Who's to Say? (1996)
Economics
Reverse Henry-Fordism. (June 17, 2008)
Market Failure: The Back of the Invisible Hand (June, 2007)
The Scorpion, the Frog, and the Corporation. (September, 2006)
Prices and Values. (August, 2005)
For Tax Refuseniks: A Modest Proposal. (March, 2005)
Something's Gotta Give (January, 2005)
Symbionts and Parasites. (September, 2004)
In the Deep Voodoo (October, 2002)
Flunking Econ. 101 (July, 2001)
The Deserving Rich? (February, 2001)
Sucker Economics (November, 1999)
The New Alchemy. (July, 1999)
Two Lessons from Russia (October, 1998)
The Environment
Climate Reality Bites the Libertarians. (April 8, 2008)
The California Wildfires -- and Right-Wing Smoke. (November, 2007)
Global Engineering and Climate Change (October, 2007)
Last Chance for Civilization (May, 2005)
Whose Trees are These? (January 2005)
The Environmental Fire Sale (July 2004)
If it Burns, it Earns . (November, 2003)
Garrett Hardin -- A Tribute (October, 2003)
Elegy for a Ponderosa Pine Tree (August, 2003)
The Oil Trap (August, 2002)
My Seven Years as a Corporate Token (August, 2001)
Blissful Ignorance (May, 2001)
Is Everything "Natural"? (September, 2000)
Put Down that Monkey Wrench! (July, 2000)
Lies -- Propaganda -- Corruption
Newspeak and the Corruption of Politics. (April, 2006)
The Language Trap (February, 2005)
Political Propaganda: Selling Lies like Cigarettes (July, 2004)
Saving the Private Jessica Story (May, 2003)
A Modest Proposal (February, 2003)
Newspeak Lives! (December, 2002)
A Bribe by Any Other Name (December, 2002)
The Culture War -- The Religious Right
About This “Mormonism” Thing. (December, 2007)
"Do You Believe in God?" (April, 2006)
Through a Glass, Darkly (November, 2005)
What a Friend We Have in Jesus! (May, 2005)
Suckers for Jesus. (How Would Jesus Vote) (August, 2004)
What Would Jesus Do? (October, 2002)
President of Fantasyland: Bush v. Science (May, 2002)
One Nation, Under God, Divisible (March, 2002)
Warriors of the Lord (November, 2001)
The Holy Land (November, 2001)
Chronological Listing of Essays
These essays, which originate at The Crisis Papers (since November, 2002)
are normally published at many other progressive websites.
2008
June 24
June 17
June 3
May 27
May 13
May 6
April 29
April 14
April 8
April 1
March 18
March 11
March 4
February 26
February 12
January 29
January 15
January 8
"That's Just Your Opinion"
Reverse Henry-Fordism.
A New Day Dawning.
Gotcha!
Some Unsolicited Advice for Barack Obama.
Pity the Poor Mainstream Media!
According to Plan?
Adieu, Randi Rhodes
Climate Reality Bites the Libertarians.
Privatization: The Key to the Coming Solar Age.
The Monkey Trap, and Hillary Clinton's Blind Rush to Defeat.
My Encounter with William F. Buckley, Jr. ...
The Great Regression -- and the Road Back.
On Behalf of Barack.
Let's Stifle the Happy Talk.
The Gulag Comes to America: The Don Siegelman Case
The Great American Election Charade.
Kristolnicht: The Decline of The New York Times.
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Dec. 16
Dec. 2
Nov. 11
Oct. 7
October
Sept. 23
Sept. 16
Sept. 2
Aug. 19
July 21
July 7
June 30
June 23
June 9
May 26
May 12
April 28
April 21
April 14
Mar 31
Mar 20
Mar 13
Mar 6
Feb 27
Feb 13
Feb 6
Jan 30
Jan. 23
Jan. 16"We've Got Saddam!" -- So What?
The Democrats: When Will They Ever Learn?
If it Burns, it Earns
Consumer or Citizen?
Garrett Hardin -- A Tribute
After the Internet
California Scheming
Now We are the Redcoats!
Elegy for a Ponderosa Pine Tree
A New Birth of Freedom
The Late, Great, American Republic...
On "Hating America"
Privatized Hell
Where are the Grownups?
Saving the Private Jessica Story
Missing in Action: The Democratic Party
Conscience of a Conservative
Can an Entire Country go Mad?
Blissful Ignorance
The Greatest Story Never Told
Thoughts on the Eve of a Disaster
The View from Wonderland
Dear CEO: Is This Really What You Want?
A Modest Proposal
The Vulnerable Giant
On Patriotism
The Paradoxical "Right to Life"
The Dragon at the Gate: The Media Problem
Strategies for Underdogs
2002
December
Dec. 29
Dec. 19
Dec. 5
Nov. 19
Oct. 16
Oct. 3
Sept. 20
Sept.
July 4
June 17
June 10
May 31
May 23
May 7
May 7
April 9
March 26
March 17
March 14
March 10
March 8
February
Feb. 12
Jan. 22
Jan. 20
Jan. 10John Rawls -- A Tribute
A Bribe by Any Other Name
Newspeak Lives!
Taking Stock
Moscow on the Potomac
The Crisis Papers Goes Online --
Essays below from The Online Gadfly
In Deep Voodoo
What Would Jesus Do?
Despotism by Accident
Northern Exposure
Is Science Just Another Dogma?
Junk Psychology
Where's the Outrage?
Flunking Econ. 101
The Paradoxical "Right to Life"
Forgive U.S. our Trespasses
President of Fantasyland: Bush v. Science
Don't Just Get Mad, Get Smart
One Nation, Under God, Divisible
About Those Polls
Following the Light
Global Defense
Mr. DeLay Goes to Washington
The Press and Party Symbiosis
The Deserving Rich?
The New Alchemy
Junk History as Legal Precedent
The State Religion
1998 -- 2001
Dec. 31
Dec. 6
November
Oct. 24
October
Sept. 24
Sept. 7
August
July
February
2001
Free to Agree
Warriors of the Lord
Why Do They Hate Us So Much?
The Holy Land
Reflections on "Black Tuesday" (9/11)
Liberty Swap
Kill the Umpire
My Seven Years as a Corporate Token
Flunking Econ. 101
The Deserving Rich?
November
September
July
April
2000
About the 2000 Election (Several Essays)
Is Everything "Natural"?
Put Down that Monkey Wrench!
The Banalization of Genius
November
August
March
February
1999
Sucker Economics
Devouring the Seed Grain
Reflections on the Gurney (Capital Punishment)
In Defense of Research Universities
October
May
March
1998
Two Lessons from Russia
Round Up the Usual Suspects (Gun Control)
Why Be Reasonable?