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Keeping politics in perspective

Posted on Nov 10th, 2008 by Sean : Dharma Monkey Sean

History was made in the United States Tuesday with the election of Barack Obama as our 44th president. For the last couple of days, I’ve tried writing about any number of topics related to Election... More »

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Rationalizing the insanity of politics

Posted on Sep 5th, 2008 by Sean : Dharma Monkey Sean

Clipped from my blog:  http://www.dharmamonkey.com/wp Last Thursday night, standing in a neighborhood bar with friends, I rode the once-in-a-generation highs elicited by Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. It was a moment that finally opened my eyes... More »

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Despite Tibet, the Olympics must go on

Posted on Aug 5th, 2008 by Sean : Dharma Monkey Sean

With the Summer Olympics now upon us, I’ve turned the question of Tibet over in my mind a hundred times, trying to reconcile the grievous actions taken there by the Chinese Communists with the fact... More »

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Mindful politics

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2008 by Sean : Dharma Monkey Sean

Politics and the political system are a way of life in the United States. As a Buddhist who struggles every day to walk the Middle Path, I have to accept that fact that my actions... More »

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A Buddhist for Barack?

Posted on Jan 8th, 2008 by Sean : Dharma Monkey Sean

Assume a sweeping, almost radical political movement were to take hold in this country. What would it look like? And what would it feel like? What if tomorrow, people in America decided that this nation... More »

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The trouble with American politics

Posted on Dec 13th, 2007 by Sean : Dharma Monkey Sean

From New York Times op-ed columnist Roger Cohen comes this look at American politics from a European perspective.  My own take: the separation of church and state is a necessity that our nation is sorely... More »

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