Would you like to know how many people have visited this page? Or how reputable the author is? Simply
sign up for a Advocate premium membership and you'll automatically see this data on every article. Plus a lot more, too.
I have 20 fans: Become a Fan. You'll get emails whenever I post articles on OpEd News
Joel S. Hirschhorn is the author of Pandemic Blunder: Fauci and Public Health Blocked Early Home COVID Treatment, Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the Government and several other books, as well as hundreds of articles. 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 now focuses on health issues and pandemic management.
(12 comments) SHARE Friday, May 15, 2009 Constitutional Rubbish
Americans need a civics lesson. And so do politicians. Of all the wrong and delusional thinking about the US Constitution the one that is most thoroughly incorrect and routinely used for political propaganda purposes is that there are three coequal branches of the federal government.
(7 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Rule of Law Vetoed by President Obama
Without looking backward the rule of law cannot be respected and implemented, making President Obama's logic unacceptable. Americans want political and financial sector rascals prosecuted. If not now, then when?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, March 27, 2009 From Populist Rage to Revolution
Americans clearly are capable of being outraged. Missing, however, is a sustained, vibrant demand for deep reforms of our political and government system. All the venom aimed at AIG and its bonus-receiving employees served more as a distraction than a viable political strategy to reform our government.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, March 9, 2009 Four Integrity Tests for President Obama
A great smile does not make a truth teller. A talker of change does not define a reformer. What if he is just another untrustworthy politician? What if he does not keep his promises? With these questions in mind, I have examined four areas where I find President Obama's behavior disappointing.
SHARE Thursday, February 12, 2009 Mesmerized by Melodic Rhetoric
Writer Hirschhorn speculates that worry about economic disaster is prompting Americans to arm themselves against future chaos. He advocates structural reforms through constitutional amendments.
(7 comments) SHARE Monday, February 2, 2009 Tax Solution to Wretched Greed
A law should be immediately passed that imposes a new special federal income tax of 99 percent on all income in excess of $500,000 annually for single taxpayers and $1 million for couples, starting for 2008 income. Call it a greed tax. Call it justice. Call it getting even for too many years of uncontrolled greed that has given the nation nothing but economic injustice and inequality, and given capitalism a very bad name.
(11 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Consumer Power Wasted
Americans must depend on themselves, not the government, to turn the rotten economy around. Consumer spending is the key. With nearly $9 trillion in cash sitting in bank and money market accounts, consumers have the power to be the fix they've been waiting for.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, December 12, 2008 Illinois Citizens Deserve Corrupt Government
When Illinois voters rejected having a state constitution convention in this past election they believed the lies of corrupt status quo political forces. Shame on them. Like most Americans they have the delusional belief that they can keep electing Democrats or Republicans that will reform government. But all we get are more liars and criminals.
(7 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 30, 2008 George W. Bush Belongs In Prison
There is a compelling case for indicting George W. Bush and putting him in prison, not to get revenge, but to obtain justice and show the world that we truly believe in the rule of law that even presidents are not above.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 22, 2008 Unjust Deserts: Book Review
Research shows that inherited knowledge mostly explains why some people become rich, not their personal efforts. Public policy implication is that higher taxes on the rich are justified.
(31 comments) SHARE Wednesday, November 12, 2008 A New Political Party Is Needed
Set aside any Obama euphoria you feel. The other important news is that third-party presidential candidates had a miserable showing this year, totaling just over one percent of the grand total with 1.5 million votes nationwide, compared to some 123 million votes for Barack Obama and John McCain. Americans are not willing to voice their political discontent by voting for third-party presidential candidates.
(4 comments) SHARE Friday, November 7, 2008 The Anti-Incumbency Movement is Dead
Voting out congressional incumbents failed this year, showing the anti-incumbency movement to be a clear letdown. For some years many groups and their websites have been advocating voting out congressional incumbents as an effective means to reform government and make it work better. This year the retention rate was typical at 95.6 percent overall. Our political system is so rotten that anti-incumbent voting cannot succeed.
(6 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 30, 2008 Obama the Stalker
You cannot escape the Obama sales pitch wherever you are, whatever you watch, whatever you read. His campaign will go down in American history as the most successful advertising and marketing effort to sell a product. All that will be proven with the Obama presidency is that you can have a very intelligent person in the White House and not just an idiot like George W. Bush who ends up protecting the two-party plutocracy.
(12 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 19, 2008 If McCain Wins, Obama's Policies Get Implemented
Listen up progressives: consider this case for not voting for either Obama or McCain, but having the courage to vote against the two-party plutocracy.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 14, 2008 When the Federal Government Fails the People
The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal government. And also to resist the propaganda masquerading as patriotic obligation that voting will fundamentally fix the federal government.
(9 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 McCain Considering Conceding Election Soon
In highly secret discussions John McCain is seeking feedback on the bold, historically unique idea of conceding the presidential election BEFORE Election Day! McCain believes This is the way for him to achieve a lasting legacy as a true American patriot. This and other arguments are happening in conversations with his closest, long-time supporters, including his wife, but not current campaign staff.
SHARE Friday, October 3, 2008 Shame! Shame! Come Back Shame.
Shame on them (the politicians) and shame on us (the public). We live in the United States of Shame. Why? Because everywhere we see nothing but disgrace, dishonor and infamy, yet a complete absence of shame. In a nation where religion supposedly plays such a big role, people seem to have used it to suppress shame and avoid blame.
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 2, 2008 Book Review: No Innocent Bystanders
It is never easy to communicate wisdom. Even more difficult to do so in an engaging way that makes it very, very easy to read and understand. Mickey Z. has accomplished this difficult task in his new book No Innocent Bystanders. This book is designed to reach deep into a person's consciousness, pierce normal psychological defenses, and overcome a lifetime of facile rationalizations.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, September 29, 2008 Eat Your Cats and Dogs
Still more lies and deceptions will surely hit us as the fear-selling two-party plutocracy works hard to convince us prior to the coming election that things have turned better. In reality, there is no reason whatsoever for thinking that the nation is back on the right track. Of all the many narcotic delusions filling people's heads the most dangerous and self-defeating is that we can vote our way out of this mess.
(14 comments) SHARE Monday, September 22, 2008 Our Republic Raped and Still No Revolution!
Ousting Democrats and Republicans is more justified and needed than removing the tyranny of the King of England. Our elected domestic tyranny operating as a plutocracy masquerading as a democracy has been raping our nation. Yet middle class victims seem more than willing to keep bending over and asking for more pain and insult as they fall hook, line and sinker for the lies of both Barack Obama and John McCain.