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Joel S. Hirschhorn is the author of Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the Government. His current political writings have been greatly influenced by working as a senior staffer for the U.S. Congress and for the National Governors Association. He advocates a Second American Revolution, beginning with an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments. He was Chair of the Independent Party of Maryland.

OpEdNews Member for 295 week(s) and 4 day(s)

202 Articles, 57 Quick Links, 598 Comments, 66 Diaries, 1 Polls

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Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 3:37:19 PM

Article : "No Matter Who Wins, Americans Lose"

Sense and nonsense


Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 9:00:33 AM

Article : "Don't Mute Newt"

Do you really want to end our delusional democracy?


Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:07:49 AM

Article : "Occupy Movement: Next Step Convergence"

Would this strategy improve your support for Occupy movement


Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:10:20 AM

Article : "Occupy Revolution"

What about you?


Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 4:33:44 PM

Article : "Jobless And Clueless"

Myth of American dream


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 2:37:19 PM

Article : "Numbers Justify Occupy Movement"

Polls and surveys


Friday, October 21, 2011 at 5:21:48 PM

Article : "Occupy Wall Street Visited"

What stupidity


Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 12:23:27 PM

Article : "Occupying America: Sowing the Seeds of a Second American Rev"

What Occupy Movements Should Do


Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 9:30:25 PM

Article : "Occupy Wall Street Visited"

What better route to Second American Revolution


Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 2:15:29 PM

Article : "Class War Stupidity"

Wall Street Protests


Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 9:39:22 AM

Article : "Class War Stupidity"

From Class War to Revolution


Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 8:57:24 AM

Article : "Two Paths to Reform: Violence or Convention"

What do you fear more?


Monday, June 20, 2011 at 7:41:23 PM

Article : "Good and Bad Capitalsim"

Who to blame?


Monday, June 20, 2011 at 11:15:04 AM

Article : "Good and Bad Capitalsim"

Open Your Mind


Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 9:33:59 AM

Article : "Pick Your Poison"

Tell the truth


Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:16:27 AM

Article : "Fight Economic Oppression, Target the Top One Percent"

What next?


Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 3:59:10 PM

Article : "Despicable Lies, Delusional Recovery"

Are you rich or part of the lower 80 percent?


Friday, March 11, 2011 at 5:59:31 PM

Article : "Explaining Obama Hatred"

Obama pattern


Friday, March 11, 2011 at 5:45:32 PM

Article : "Explaining Obama Hatred"

Getting it right


Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:56:01 AM

Article : "Explaining Obama Hatred"

Be Honest!


Monday, February 21, 2011 at 9:34:56 AM

Article : "Revolution Handbook for Americans"

Do you see it?


Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 9:53:56 AM

Article : "Tourism Boycott for Egyptian Reforms"

Unless you are certain


Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 2:09:15 PM

Article : "Egyptians Ready, Americans Unready"

Is it distraction or stupidity?


Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 8:42:15 AM

Article : "What's Behind the War on WikiLeaks"

Where are the 9/11 whistleblowers?????


Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 8:20:34 AM

Article : "Hacktivism for Cyber Democracy"

Are you willing to defend hacktivism?


Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 8:09:17 AM

Article : "Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange"

Moore is a great example of what we need in the Senate


Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 10:03:00 AM

Article : "Is Barack Obama Stupid?"

Yes, But


Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 7:24:24 AM

Article : "Mental Ghettos Weaken the US"

Apply critical thinking


Friday, November 26, 2010 at 8:14:30 AM

Article : "Truth About Global Economic Crisis: Book Review"

Can you stand the truth?


Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 10:20:28 AM

Article : "Despair Follows Delusion"

What is the next step?


Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 5:44:41 PM

Article : "Loud Talk, Small Minds"

Frankly


Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 12:20:16 PM

Article : "Loud Talk, Small Minds"

Truth


Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 6:06:06 PM

Article : "Loud Talk, Small Minds"

Tell the truth


Monday, September 20, 2010 at 3:54:25 PM

Article : "Constitutional Traitors"

Difficult yes, but....


Monday, September 20, 2010 at 8:10:13 AM

Article : "Constitutional Traitors"

Status quo thinking


Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 4:39:47 PM

Article : "Constitutional Traitors"

Do you honor the US Constitution?


Friday, September 3, 2010 at 4:13:38 PM

Article : "Why Americans Elect Awful Presidents"

Few citizens can face reality


Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 11:43:37 PM

Article : "Wake Up Obama"

Courage of convictions


Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10:55:31 AM

Article : "Rachel Maddow Misses Journalistic Opportunity"

Time for Democrats and liberals to be critical


Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 10:29:54 AM

Article : "9/11 Truth Truth"

Translate 9/11 conviction into voting


Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 3:05:53 PM

Article : "Beware Rich Political Saviors"

So many brainwashed people


Friday, July 30, 2010 at 11:18:38 AM

Article : "Beware Rich Political Saviors"

Do you have the courage


Friday, June 18, 2010 at 3:43:11 PM

Article : "Increasing Threats To The 9/11 Truth Movement"

Truth hurts


Friday, June 18, 2010 at 3:29:33 PM

Article : "Now is the time for all good men"

Fighting delusional democracy


Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3:19:51 PM

Article : "Rhode Island Rep Calls for a Constitutional Convention"

If you want to be a responsible citizen


Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 8:21:05 AM

Article : "Cowardly Progressives"

Fake progressives


Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:50:15 AM

Article : "Cowardly Progressives"

Go ahead progressives defend yourselves


Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8:16:01 AM

Article : ""We hold these truths to be self-evident...""

Specific action


Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 9:11:37 AM

Article : "Democratic Response To SCOTUS Gutting Campaign Finance Laws "

Another option


Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 2:10:48 PM

Article : "2010: Third Party Time for Progressives and Independents?"

What all these comments prove


Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 8:36:15 AM

Article : "Political system earns a mulligan"

Next step


Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 11:44:18 AM

Article : "Will Obama Have Veto Courage?"

you are wrong


Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 1:41:36 PM

Diary : "What is a "9/11 Truther?""

Focusing on what's most important


Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 9:48:50 AM

Article : "9/11 Aletheia"

Worth the time


Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 9:20:46 AM

Article : "Blacklisting Progressives: The Untold Story Beneath the Dasc"

Are progressives beginning to wake up to reality?


Monday, February 2, 2009 at 5:52:24 PM

Article : "Tax Solution to Wretched Greed"

How remarkable is the lack of anger and outrage


Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 8:38:43 AM

Article : "The "Nouveau Poor" - How They Can Be Heard And Actually Have"

Nice realism


Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 9:29:53 AM

Diary : "Bush's last speech- a triumph of the Moronic Evil"

Worse than an idiot or imbecile


Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 9:21:51 AM

Article : "Consumer Power Wasted"

Reply


Friday, January 9, 2009 at 3:10:21 PM

Article : "Consumer Power Wasted"

Reply


Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 5:23:55 PM

Article : "Consumer Power Wasted"

Understanding economic inequality


Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:59:19 AM

Article : "Consumer Power Wasted"

Denail and self-delusion


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6:37:26 PM

Article : "Breaking The Real "Last Taboo" - The Things No One Dares To"

The REALLY big taboo for progressive websites


Monday, December 15, 2008 at 2:41:13 PM

Article : "Interview with Steve Hildebrand; Steve, Did you tell Progres"

thanks


Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 9:36:38 AM

Article : "End Presidential Pardons and Clemency - An Amendment"

Just another reasonable idea for a constitutional amendment


Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 10:00:40 AM

Diary : "Obama lies to me. Why?"

How refreshing


Friday, November 28, 2008 at 2:55:37 PM

Article : ""Sons of Anarchy": The Prince, The Spy, and The Biker who Ca"

Totally agree


Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 9:56:02 AM

Article : "Massively Fine The Bank-Finance Oligarchs to Help Cover the"

What is most crazy


Monday, November 24, 2008 at 5:00:32 PM

Article : "Lurching Toward Gomorrah: More Signs of An Unstoppable Econo"

Suggest readers check this out


Monday, November 24, 2008 at 8:43:05 AM

Article : "Has Obama turned into a liar, liar, pants on fire President"

Thanks Bill


Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 9:49:12 AM

Article : "Repairing the Congress – Citizen Disconnect"

Taxation with misrepresentation


Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1:54:42 PM

Article : "How Many Clinton Retreads Does It Take to Screw Up an Obama"

How do you get delusional voters?


Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1:50:06 PM

Article : "Why it matters if Obama chooses Progressives for his Cabinet"

Hard to face ugly truth


Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 3:51:15 PM

Article : "The Sucker Bait Called Hope --Making the best of a slow apoc"

The problem is that


Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 3:38:50 PM

Article : "Why Prosecutions of Bush-Cheney Are a Bad Idea"

A truth commission rather than criminal prosecution


Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 1:41:56 PM

Article : "Elections Ought to Matter"

So far, it might just as well been Hillary Clinton who won


Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 1:32:10 PM

Article : "A New Political Party Is Needed"

Jack, we know what needs to be done


Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 4:11:27 PM

Article : "A New Political Party Is Needed"

Beg to differ


Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 4:08:10 PM

Article : "A New Political Party Is Needed"

Really excellent point


Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 6:18:55 PM

Article : "A New Political Party Is Needed"

Actually....


Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 1:44:41 PM

Diary : "What Obama Mandate?"

For the record


Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 3:38:47 PM

Quicklink : "CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE REAL OBAMA NOW? by Sam Smith"

I totally agree with your perspective


Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 3:32:34 PM

Article : "A Look Under the Hood of the Obama Administration"

We should start a pool here at OEN


Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 3:26:52 PM

Article : "Are Conservatives Dumping Sarah Palin and Throwing Her UNDER"

Yes, but


Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 10:30:13 AM

Article : "Is Howard Zinn a Parasite?"

Thanks


Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 10:21:41 AM

Article : "The Progressive Mandate"

I totally agree with this perspective


Friday, October 24, 2008 at 12:15:57 PM

Article : "Chomsky, Zinn, and Obama"

as always


Friday, October 24, 2008 at 8:40:13 AM

Article : "Setup for a Stolen Electoin"

Another explanation


Friday, October 24, 2008 at 8:26:38 AM

Article : "Chomsky, Zinn, and Obama"

On this crucial issue for real progressives


Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 7:57:41 AM

Poll : "Poll: Should OpEdNews Notify Members When Their Content is M"

Ego insanity


Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:30:47 AM

Article : "Who is he?"

That indeed is a most important quote


Friday, October 10, 2008 at 9:04:14 AM

Diary : "What the really rich people are doing"

Dear GLloyd


Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 8:32:56 AM

Article : "Obama Must Appoint a Consumer Protectionist as FDA Commissio"

Here is the best candidate


Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 7:38:54 AM

Article : "DON'T VOTE FOR OBAMA!"

Always a first time


Monday, October 6, 2008 at 8:19:18 AM

Article : "All that's missing are the uniforms!"

Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr M


Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 2:26:47 PM

Article : "The Struggle for Single-Payer"

For this reason alone


Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 9:14:45 AM

Quicklink : "David Sirota: The Bailout: How Capitalism Killed Democracy"

No news here


Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 12:32:04 PM

Article : "Book Review: No Innocent Bystanders"

Dear Mark:


Monday, September 29, 2008 at 9:54:17 AM

Article : ""Senator McCain is absolutely right""

Kevin, you got it right


Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 11:00:40 AM

Article : "The Dumbing-Down of a Nation"

pft got it correct

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