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“Privatization radically alters power relations in our society by weakening groups like public employees and public school teachers.”

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Nancy MacLean

Nancy MacLean is a renowned scholar specializing in American history and political theory. Born on August 22, 1959, she is known for her in-depth research on political power and the democratic system. more

“Most Americans believe in fairness; we believe that people should work hard but there should be a safety net. We believe in saving the quality of our air and water for our children. Most Americans want action on climate change. You can just go through the list. Most Americans believe in progressive taxation.”

People Believe Children Action Water Quality Hard Work Our Children Safety Climate Change Progressive Fairness Safety Net

Author:Nancy MacLean

“When you know your mom and dad are doing things that are not idyllic, as far as your desire to defer to a parental ideal, you start to see your parents as peers, perhaps, and that's not the healthiest thing at that early an age.”

Age Desire Parent Mom Dad Your Mom Parental Mom And Dad

Author:Jason Bateman

“For a long time, there has been lingering doubt among many Americans about integrity and fairness of elections. And it's not a new issue at all. If you look at polling data, it goes back decades.”

Long Doubt Integrity Election Fairness

Author:Kris Kobach

“I think we have an awful lot to be proud of. No one is questioning the legitimacy of the outcome of the 2016 election. There are some lingering questions about how elections have been conducted, who was able to vote legally or not.”

Thinking Proud Vote Election Questioning Be Proud

Author:Matthew Dunlap

“Maine election law specifies that anyone who is qualified to access the voter file must keep it confidential. And that is directory language. Making the list available is discretionary under the law.”

Language Election

Author:Matthew Dunlap

“I think the systems that we have in place, which are run by local election officials, actually will be found to work very, very well, and that American voters should feel pretty good about the systems that help us elect our leadership and decide issues.”

Thinking Helping Running Election

Author:Matthew Dunlap

“I think the first thing is to recognize a mistake that Obama made. And others have made in thinking that you can revolutionize a system that's unbelievably complex and interlinked, one-sixth of the economy. That was a mistake because whenever you change one thing, it changes 80 other things, and now if you're changing everything at once, you have no idea what the outcome is going to be and you get all of these unintended side effects.”

Thinking Mistake Economy

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“The medical malpractice system is totally out of control. Everybody in the system knows it. And it's not just of the outrageous judgments, it's not just the fact that some people get millions of dollars, others get nothing, and the one people who get rich are lawyered, it's just that it causes doctors to practice defensive medicine.”

People Rich Judgment Medical Get Rich

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“I'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to my own stuff or things that come from my work.”

Critics Harsh

Author:Michael Connelly

“A really good day for me is to write my book for about four hours, go to the writing room for about four hours and then maybe come back to the book to finish the day for a few more hours of it.”

Writing Book Hours Good Day

Author:Michael Connelly

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