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Political Interplay Between the Quadrants

Posted on Sep 7th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

A very interesting op-ed from David Frum in the New York Times - some selections: As a general rule, the more unequal a place is, the more Democratic; the more equal, the more Republican. The... More »

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Integral = Conservative + Liberal ?

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

I recently came across a line in a post on an I-I discussion board that caught my attention: "[I] ntegral politics means as much conservatism as liberalism." As I understand integral, that's absolutely not true. ... More »

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Atheism in Politics and Religion

Posted on Apr 14th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

[This essay originally appeared as part of an e-zine produced by Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, MI - see http://campaign-archive.com/archive.phtml?cid=EyW0BvCw1A ]   Why America Isn't Ready to Consider a Non-Christian President By Christian Grostic... More »

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What To Fight About, Not Whether To Fight

Posted on Feb 9th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

In my experience, there's a baseline assumption from the green/postmodern worldview that if everyone was simply "educated" (or some similar term), we'd all agree on our basic values and goals (with small disagreements around the... More »

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Even Reagan has a piece of the truth

Posted on Jan 18th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

A big part of any integral theory, as I understand it, is the recognition that EVERYONE has a piece of the truth.  For integral democrats, that means even republicans have a piece of the truth;... More »

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Integral Politics - An Open Letter to Senator Obama

Posted on Jan 18th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

Senator Obama, I am a member of Young Lawyers for Obama, but I am writing to you primarily as a student of integral philosophy.  In its purest form, integral philosophy is the understanding that everyone... More »

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