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Interesting to view from the Chinese perspective | Rich Elfers
A Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist in the January/February edition of Foreign Affairs presents an intriguing perspective…
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Venture capitalist challenges notions about democracy | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
A Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist in the January/February edition of Foreign Affairs presents an intriguing perspective…
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Binary thought has a time and place | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
Do you know what black-and-white thinking is? It’s a way of seeing situations and events as moral choices…
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U.S. political parties have a rich and storied history | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
Do you know the history of our current major American political parties? Understanding their history will help you…
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The power of legacy | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
My grandfather Elfers loved to argue, and on one occasion when I was about 10 years old, I…
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Editorial | Presidents used media wisely | Rich Elfers
A major reason President Obama won the elections of 2008 and 2012 was because he and his advisers…
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Media is a powerful hammer in the politician’s toolbox | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
A major reason President Obama won the elections of 2008 and 2012 was because he and his advisers…
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Politicians need to adapt to the new reality | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
Politics deals with what is, not what we would like humans and society to be. That’s one of…
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Do we know right from wrong? | RICH ELFERS
Are children born with an innate sense of right and wrong? That was the question a 60 Minutes…
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In the sock drawer of good and evil | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
Are children born with an innate sense of right and wrong? That was the question a 60 Minutes…
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Quality, not quantity, is the key | RICH ELFERS
The 2012 election was the most expensive political war in American history. Republicans and Democrats spent $6 billion…
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Election spending about quality, not quantity | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
The 2012 election was the most expensive political war in American history. Republicans and Democrats spent $6 billion…
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All candidates can get ‘framed’ | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
In order to win big stakes elections in America, it’s necessary to frame your opponent in an unfavorable…