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The Political Handbook by Quintus Tullius Cicero (Translated)

The book is called How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians. The books is a translation of some of the writings by Quintus Cicero for his famous and talented brother Marcus Cicero on campaign politics, ancient … Continue reading

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A hsitorical perspective of negative campaigning.

Every single solitary campaign season there is a plethora of mealy-mouthed pundits decrying how awful the negative side of campaigning has become and we need to return to the long forgotten era of civility.  Now, if you listened to these … Continue reading

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