"Progressive" and "Liberal" are euphemisms for left wing politics or statism. There is no progress or liberty in statism, it is the default form of government from biblical times through modern communism and fascism. It has often been stated that we live in a mixed economy; part free market, part socialist. In fact the mix is more fascist/socialist with more and more centralized government control of privately owned business through mandates. Now mandates (the Ming Dynasty called them “Heavenly Mandates”) are beginning to be used against private citizens. King George III would get a good laugh, what is the difference between a mandate and a King’s Edict?

Derek is one of the few commentators to correctly refer to the radical progressives as fascists. It has often been stated that we live in a mixed economy; part free market, part socialist. In fact the mix is more fascist/socialist with more and more centralized government control of privately owned business through mandates. Now mandates (the Ming Dynasty called them “Heavenly Mandates”) are beginning to be used against private citizens. King George III would get a good laugh, what is the difference between a mandate and a King’s Edict? For a detailed history of fascism read Jonah Goldbergs book “Liberal Fascism: The Secret history of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning”.

...the left always was and always will be socialists and communists, or Utopian Statists in Mark Levin's words.

Sounds like Stalin or Mao!

These Marxist professors are actually INTELLECTUAL SOCIOPATHS! Knowing the outcome of Marxist governments through history it is obvious that one who supports such governments is lacking in empathy for the common man. Some, in the name of deep environmentalism, have actually suggested mass extermination of the populace. George Bernard Shaw suggested that common folks should go before a panel and make the case for why they should be allowed to go on living (the original Death Panel).

…and the trial lawyers are the number one contributor to the Democrat Party!

The word count limitation is annoying! Here is the last sentence: Now we insist on these huge fringe benefits and wonder why our take-home pays is decreased.

We constantly hear that the middle class wages have stagnated or declined in the last 20 years or so. I contend that if you include ALL the un-reported fringe benefits like health care, retirement contributions (including employers share of FICA), un-employment insurance, workmen’s comp insurance, and THE TOTAL COSTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE PRIVILEGE TO SUE by employees for a variety of real or perceived grievances; total compensation actually INCREASED. It used to be accepted that we in America had the amazing freedom to simply walk away from a job at any time for any reason. Employers were held by law to pay you for the work you already did, no matter what harm you caused to the employer by walking away. Now we insist on these...

(continued) As in all professions, there are good and wise scientists and there are bozo scientists. Intellectualism is NOT wisdom. There is no correlation between scholastic/academic skill and moral character. Monstrous evil has been done throughout history by smart people. You do not have to be a brain surgeon to figure out that the surgery failed and the patient is dead.

The mental virus of leftism was once quarantined to the Social Science department of the University. Tragically the virus has escaped and begun to infested parts of the Hard Sciences, finding fertile ground in the softer sciences such as "environmental" and "atmospheric" sciences. When political activism trumps academic professionalism, the whole thing devolves into a kind of slick propaganda pamphleteering operation. We are beginning to see the same kind of attempts to fit the data to the preconceived outcome that has been used by the social sciences in an attempt to add the veneer of "science" to some hidden left wing agenda, usually calling for some huge government program involving more spending, including more research of...