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"Conservatives have criticized identity-based affirmative action because, they suggest, it imposes an expectation on students of color that they will represent what is presumed to be, say, the Black or Latino view on any given issue, which discourages freethinking. Admitting students for viewpoint diversity would turn the holding of conservative ideas into a quasi-identity, subject to some of the same concerns. Students admitted to help restore ideological balance would likely feel a responsibility to defend certain views, regardless of the force of opposing arguments they might encounter.

For professors hired for their political beliefs, the pressure to maintain those views would be even greater. If you had a tenure-track position, your salary, health insurance and career prospects would all depend on the inflexibility of your ideology. The smart thing to do in that situation would be to interact with other scholars who share your point of view and to read publications that reinforce what you already believe. Or you might simply engage with opposing ideas in bad faith, refusing even to consider their merits. This would create the sort of ideological echo chamber that proponents of viewpoint diversity have suggested, often with some justification, leads to closed-mindedness among left-leaning professors."

Let's name this party the American Party, and the mascot is the Bald Eagle!!

This country is collapsing due to the old out-touch Democrats and the Republicans!!

Did you know that the American Society of Civil Engineers grades the state of US airport infrastructure as D+ and that the USA's bridge infrastructure has been graded C?

What have both Democrats and Republicans been doing to make sure our infrastructure is graded an A? Nothing because both parties are freaking old and do nothing to improve this country!!

Now, let's move on to healthcare!! Our healthcare system is often criticized for its high costs and relatively poor health outcomes compared to other developed nations!! The US has lower life expectancy and higher rates of preventable and treatable deaths compared to many other high-income countries!!

Also, the US is unique among developed nations in lacking universal healthcare coverage. This means millions are uninsured, and even those with insurance often face high out-of-pocket costs and affordability issues, which can lead to delayed or forgone care!!

The US is an outlier among developed nations for not guaranteeing paid sick leave and paid family or maternity leave. It is the only high-income country without a national paid leave policy.

We need a freaking party whose politicians are younger and more aggressive and bolder that wants the United States to catch up with the rest of the developed countries!! Both the Democrats and the Republicans failed this country!!