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Don’t forget the central message of Jesus: “Tough on Crime”

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John J. Dilulio, Jr: The Rise and Fall of the US Government

John J. Dilulio, Jr: The Rise and Fall of the US Government

 Afflicted by deep polarization among elites and mass mistrust of government, America’s repatrimonialized republic has descended into what Fukuyama terms a “vetocracy,” a paralytic liberal democratic regime in which not even clear and present fiscal, foreign or other dangers elicit sound and timely policy decisions.

By John J. Dilulio, Jr.  Moyers and Company  January 10, 2015

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President William Howard Taft, “I Am For Playgrounds” By the late 1890s, movements were emerging to create safe places for children to play in the rapidly-growing major cities in America. Organizations like the Playground Association of America campaigned for public funding for parks and recreation areas as part of progressive reform, arguing that the physical health and social development of youth not only improved the quality of their lives, but benefited society as a whole. President Taft (1909–1913) expressed his support for playgrounds to the third annual congress of the PAA (which would later become the National Recreation Association), May 10, 1909: “I do not know anything which will contribute more to the strength and morality of that generation of boys and girls compelled to remain part of the urban populations in this country than the institution in their cities of playgrounds where their hours of leisure can be occupied by rational and healthful exercise.” Taft was nonetheless defeated in his 1912 re-election bid, losing to Woodrow Wilson (Democratic Party) in a four-way race including Teddy Roosevelt (Progressive Party) and Eugene V. Debs (Socialist Party). William Howard Taft button from Heritage Auctions (HA.com)