Remembering Lawry Chickering
Transpartisan Conservative Icon
by Ralph Benko – “Farewell, Lawry. You played the Cheshire Cat to my Alice, hovering over the vast right-wing’s Mad Tea Party.”
Remembering Jim Turner
A Tribute to My Friend & Partner
by Lawry Chickering – “I was privileged to share a remarkable relationship with Jim Turner.”
Transpartisan Notes
Find-the-Matrix: Different Standards
Note #150 – Find the Matrix in this interview with San Francisco’s mayor about finding a “Goldilocks balance” when it comes to public safety.
Find-the-Matrix: Biden-Cheney 2024
Note #149 – NYTimes op-ed writer Thomas Friedman suggests we look to Israel’s current government for insight into contemporary American politics.
Find-the-Matrix: Global Radicalism vs. the Power of Citizens
Note #148 – Despite the challenges, breaking down the barriers to citizen participation is at the heart of transpartisan solutions.
Mapping the Transpartisan Terrain
Note #147 – Exploring the efforts of ‘transpartisan’ organizations to reduce conflict and promote collaboration in our politics.
EDITORS
A. Lawrence Chickering
Executive Editor
Writer A. Lawrence Chickering, a conservative Independent activist, began his professional career at National Review and counted William F. Buckley and Milton Friedman among his closest friends.
James S. Turner
Executive Editor
Attorney James S. Turner, an original Nader’s Raider and progressive Democrat, aligned himself with the positions of his political allies and friends Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and the late Howard Metzenblum. Learn More
Transpartisan Projects
Voice of the People
Citizen for Health Radio
Transpartisan Voice
Transpartisan Library
Beyond Left and Right: Breaking the Political Stalemate
A. Lawrence Chickering – A carefully reasoned attempt to find common ground between liberals and conservatives.
Voice of the People: The Transpartisan Imperative in American Life
A. Lawrence Chickering & James S. Turner – The dynamic conversation about how American public policy debates can move beyond the static left vs….
The Chemical Feast
James S. Turner – A thoroughly documented study showing the food standards set by the Food & Drug Administration conceal important information.
Capitalism and Freedom
Milton Friedman – How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom?
Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State
Ralph Nader – Exploring the emerging political alignment of the Left and the Right against converging corporate-government tyranny.
Gratitude: Reflections on What We Owe to Our Country
William F. Buckley, Jr. – The conservative columnist, William F. Buckley Jr., renews his call for a year of voluntary national service for young…
Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority
Sherrod Brown – Congress from the Inside takes freshman Congressman Brown through the halls of the Capitol as he learns his job.
The Centrist Manifesto
Charles Wheelan – Exploring how now is the time for a pragmatic Centrist party that will identify and embrace the best Democratic and Republican…
Other Essays, Articles & Special Notes
Political Armageddon
Ralph Benko – “Our major secret weapon is to deprive you of an enemy.” Columnist Ralph Benko explores the meaning behind this notable Soviet-era…
The Transpartisan Effect
TTR Editors – We see “The Transpartisan Effect” all around us. It plays in our national politics, on the world stage, and in our…
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
Ralph Benko – Deploying a civic force would effectively project ‘soft power’ to dramatically improve both the quality and the legitimacy of our governance.
Transpartisan Matrix: Not Just An Abstraction Anymore
Michael Briand – Why is the matrix important? On any given issue, people’s views may fall at any point within any of the four…
United And Divided: Where Do We Go From Here?
Twist & Chickering – Progressives need to give up promises of centralized, bureaucratic solutions; conservatives need to engage with people based on their common…
Neither Admit nor Deny
The buck stops nowhere for those with the right connections and means in our neither admit nor deny culture.