Ideology
Though often employed as a catchall term in contemporary usage, including some philosophers' usage, ideology has a clearly identifiable historical origin and since its invention has bo...
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French philosopher Destutt de Tracy originally coined the term "ideology" at the end of the 18th century to create a science that would provide a rational foundation for the study and critique of i...
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Citywide politics in post-Rudy New York seems to be taking a break from ideology. Mike Bloomberg doesn't really have one, and none of his rivals is making an ideological case against him. The only ...
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To the Editor:
Re “The Rudy Doctrine: Does World View Go Beyond Bronx?” [July 16]:
For all of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s calculated ambiguity regarding the war in Iraq, there ...
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Rasmussen Reports surveys of leading national political figures find that Al Gore is perceived as a bit more liberal by the voting public than either Bill or Hillary Clinton. In fact, public percep...
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Some Supreme Court cases, since Samuel Alito joined the court last year, showing a clear division between conservative and liberal justices._Free speech: Scales back protections for government work...
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John McCain won moderates and improved his showing among conservatives to win South Carolina's Republican primary Saturday, an exit poll showed. Many deeply religious voters flocked to Mike Huckabe...
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Moscow (dpa) - "It's all very simple: there are the authorities
and there are those who oppose them. There you have it, the major
political difference," the head of Russia's...
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Beijing (dpa) - China's Communist Party marked another short step
away from its roots in Marxism and Mao Zedong thought on Sunday by
protecting religion and business in its ...
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Tehran (dpa) - Television producers in Iran have a difficult task
and are under fierce pressure to compete with international
broadcasters while placating the Islamic clergy...
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Sydney (dpa) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has accused
Kevin Rudd's Labor Party of covering up its union backing and
socialist ideas to sneak to a win in next week...
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