On Politics of 21st Century First Edition

By Jerico Matias Cruz

Jerico Matias Cruz, the author and speaker of the book of poems entitled "On Politics of 21st Century First Edition," writes about the exciting and exhilarating highlights and extraordinary phenomenon of American Politics from circa 2000 to 2025. The author and speaker writes poetic verses of each phenomenal event, utilizing his personal, professional and academic background knowledge in military, economics, history, international relations, science, technology, and other theories of knowledge or academic disciplines.

The author and speaker recognizes the importance of freedom of expression as a way to propel human innovation for creative thinkers, writers, innovators, scientists, researchers, recording artists, screenwriters, filmmakers, software engineers, and other individuals who intend to propel the future of human innovations in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM).

Part I: Circa 2000 - 2005, the author and speaker begins with introduction of poetic verses about the author and speaker's arrival at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5 and then follows with highlights of American Politics, involving American culture, public education, 9/11/2001, inclusion and diversity, political populism, and popular sports.

Part II: Circa 2006 - 2010, the author and speaker introduces with poetic verses of a rising non-white politician in American Politics and then follows with American domestic economy, central bank's monetary policies, mortgage crisis, banking crisis, financial crisis between 2007 and 2009, federal government's fiscal policy, and lastly economic cycles.

Part III: Circa 2011 - 2015, the author and speaker initiates with poetic verses of economic recovery and threat of American Politics, follows with economics of war, geopolitical issues, coupling and decoupling between American Politics and China's Rise, influences of Catholicism and foreign policy in American Politics, impacts of American trade pacts in Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, links between American Politics and continental European economics, and the rise of China's land and water trade pacts and American Politics's geopolitical maneuvering and containment.

Part IV: Circa 2016 - 2020, the author and speaker reintroduces poetic verses with the rise of populism in American Politics, and follows with domestic economic growth, rise of Animal Spirits of American Politics, causes and effects of chaotic events of the impeachment tragedy of American Politics, rise of Covid-19 pandemic, quagmire of American Politics to fight Covid-19 pandemic, and the race of developing Covid-19 vaccines.

Part V: Circa 2021 - 2025, the author and speaker shares poetics verses with mass production of Covid-19 vaccines, spreads of Covid-19 variants, issues of January 6, 2021 insurrection in American Politics, causes and effects of rising energy and food prices, reintroduction of economic cycles, responses of American central bank's unconventional monetary policies, effects of American foreign policy agendas and new era of NATO Alliance, China's Rise and American Politics's technological decoupling, and Russia's Space Race 2.0.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Artisinal Dreams Publishing
• Release date: Feb 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215038833

Jerico Matias Cruz

      Poetry is life: Life is all, but a game of chance. . – – – …. – … – – – – – – . – – – –. – – – –. Jerico Matias Cruz is a consultant, an entrepreneur, and an avid fan and reader of poetry. He writes and studies poems in different genres, styles, forms, and other literary works. Jerico Matias Cruz is the author and speaker of a book of poems entitled "On Politics of 21st Century First Edition". Jerico Matias Cruz is the author and speaker of Book No. 1: "Poetry is Life. Life is All, But A Game of Chance." and Series or Volume No. 1: "43 Unapologetic Confessions". Jerico Matias Cruz is the author and designer of an early childhood development coloring book and workbook entitled "I Teach Myself: Coloring Book and Workbook for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Ages 1.5 - 8)." Jerico Matias Cruz is the author (or owner) of the Amazon Audible entitled "The Consultant by Jerico Matias Cruz. "Dark Winter" and "Sundial of Love" are copyrighted under the Title 17 of the U.S. Code, specifically the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. Jerico Matias Cruz received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Northeastern Illinois University; completed his post-baccalaureate studies of 40 credit hours specializing in Master of Science in Policy Economics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and received his military education and training from the United States Army Basic Training School, Fort Knox, KY, the United States Army Transportation School, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Liberty, NC (formerly Fort Bragg). Jerico Matias Cruz is a former independent political candidate for the United States House of Representative, IL-5thCD for General Election, November 8, 2022. In addition, Jerico Matias Cruz creates a short documentary film entitled "Independent Candidate: A Short Documentary Film". Please visit my websites below: 1.Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeric0mcruz; 2.Personal: https://jeric0mcruz.wordpress.com; and 3. #23CRUZ: https://www.CRUZFORUSCONGRESS.org.

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On Politics of 21st Century

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On Politics of 21st Century

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Jerico Matias Cruz

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Preface

Jerico Matias Cruz, the author and speaker of the book of poems entitled "On Politics of 21st Century First Edition," writes about the exciting and exhilarating highlights and extraordinary phenomenon of American Politics from circa 2000 to 2025. The author and speaker writes poetic verses of each phenomenal event, utilizing his personal, professional and academic background knowledge in military, economics, history, international relations, science, technology, and other theories of knowledge or academic disciplines.

The author and speaker recognizes the importance of freedom of expression as a way to propel human innovation for creative thinkers, writers, innovators, scientists, researchers, recording artists, screenwriters, filmmakers, software engineers, and other individuals who intend to propel the future of human innovations in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM).

Part I: Circa 2000 - 2005, the author and speaker begins with introduction of poetic verses about the author and speaker’s arrival at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5 and then follows with highlights of American Politics, involving American culture, public education, 9/11/2001, inclusion and diversity, political populism, and popular sports.

Part II: Circa 2006 - 2010, the author and speaker introduces with poetic verses of a rising non-white politician in American Politics and then follows with American domestic economy, central bank’s monetary policies, mortgage crisis, banking crisis, financial crisis between 2007 and 2009, federal government’s fiscal policy, and lastly economic cycles.

Part III: Circa 2011 - 2015, the author and speaker initiates with poetic verses of economic recovery and threat of American Politics, follows with economics of war, geopolitical issues, coupling and decoupling between American Politics and China’s Rise, influences of Catholicism and foreign policy in American Politics, impacts of American trade pacts in Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, links between American Politics and continental European economics, and the rise of China’s land and water trade pacts and American Politics’s geopolitical maneuvering and containment.

Part IV: Circa 2016 - 2020, the author and speaker reintroduces poetic verses with the rise of populism in American Politics, and follows with domestic economic growth, rise of Animal Spirits of American Politics, causes and effects of chaotic events of the impeachment tragedy of American Politics, rise of Covid-19 pandemic, quagmire of American Politics to fight Covid-19 pandemic, and the race of developing Covid-19 vaccines.

Part V: Circa 2021 - 2025, the author and speaker shares poetics verses with mass production of Covid-19 vaccines, spreads of Covid-19 variants, issues of January 6, 2021 insurrection in American Politics, causes and effects of rising energy and food prices, reintroduction of economic cycles, responses of American central bank’s unconventional monetary policies, effects of American foreign policy agendas and new era of NATO Alliance, China’s Rise and American Politics’s technological decoupling, and Russia’s Space Race 2.0.

Part I:

Circa 2000 - 2005

I, Too, An American

Culture Unshocked

Unlearning American Politics from Public Education

Remembrance of 9/11/2001

On the Way to Politics

Multipolarity of American Politics

Inclusion and Diversity in America Politics

American Populist and Politician

Politicians Without Borders

Diversifying American Politics Through Popular Sports

I, Too, An American

I crossed

the Pacific Ocean

with a few bucks

in my pocket.

The jet lag mesmerized

my brain,

my body,

and

my mind

without even thinking

about the language barrier

the moment

my siblings and I arrived

at O’Hare International Airport.

I stomped

on my right feet

outside

the Terminal 5 Arrival Area.

Is this excitement?

as I

murmured

and

whispered

to myself.

Is this fear?

as I

had thought about the consequences

as I

stepped outside

the Terminal 5 Arrival Area.

Is this a regular day?

as I

permanently crossed

the Pacific Ocean,

knowing that

I wouldn’t be

coming back

for

at least

a half a decade.

I finally stepped

outside

the O’Hare International Airport,

wintery weather

and

snow precipitated

all over my face

and

in the top of my head

like pouring powder

of Johnson & Johnson baby powder.

I realized,

I,

too,

an American.

Culture Unshocked

American Politics’s political circus

continues

to play

in the collective minds

of Ordinary American

citizens.

There is nowhere

to hide

from

the political circus

of each politician

who tries

to convince

the public

for votes.

American citizens

are

neither surprised

nor appalled

about

the electoral process.

Each elected official

or

a political candidate

acknowledges

the political risks

of running

for

a political position,

whether for

a local,

a State,

or

a federal office.

Believe it or not,

American Politics

is

like watching

a Barnum Circus

and

other theatrical showdowns

between

the two major political parties.

American Politics

becomes

a normal way of life

for many Ordinary Americans

who live domestically

and

who travel overseas

during the General Election.

Nothing

is

shocking

about American Politics

but

the twists and turns

create a new

fictional persona

or

character;

that is,

waiting

to be discovered

in order

to become

fully well-versed

with 5

American Politics.

Remembrance of 9/11/2001

Shocking moment

of truth

about the

application

and

responsiveness

of American laws

are

like a dirty river

waiting

to disappoint each politician

about the remembrance

of 9/11/2001.

Domestic crisis

awaits

to be discovered.

But

the precifice of Ordinary Americans’ lives

has been

disrupted.

Shock and awe!

You can name

in American history book

that such

a devastating crisis

has occurred

in the past

to fulfill the New Order

of the future.

A crisis creates

a destruction

for Natural Rights.

That is,

a destruction of properties,

personal lives and liberties,

and

inalienable rights

for worse

or

for better.

American political system

has been

tested

over and over again.

A crisis like 9/11/2001

creates a unity,

whether

in Wall Street

or

in Main Street.

A crisis

like 9/11/2001

rejuvenates

the old American system’s

way of life

for worse

or

for better.

Remembrance of 9/11/2001 crisis

can either make us move forward

to a new beginning

or

make us more bitter

and

cease the unexpected opportunities

and

the new generation’s paradigm.

On the Way to Politics

American Politics

is

like a seizure

with multiple unknown causes

or

diagnoses

but

with multiple medications

to choose,

whether

it will heal

or

cure the symptoms.

Provisions

of medical cure

for negative symptoms

of American Politics

is like selling snake oil

to the public.

Every promise

of

an American politician,

who

televises

and

repeatedly plays

on modern Social Media platforms,

creates

a frenzy

and

an illusion

to each constituent.

Promising or not promising,

that is the question?

Promises have no value

without

an executable bill

or

bills

being legally created

and

passed

by the Legislative body

of

a local,

a State

and the federal government.

A ratification

from the executive body

is

needed

for checks and balances.

The political triad of the foundation

of American political system:

Legislative,

Executive,

and

Judicial.

Colloquially,

American Politics

seeps

and creates

a new crack

into the structure

of this foundation

like an earthquake

can

easily

shake

the foundation

of a brand new house.

Only time

will tell

when

it

will

occur.

Multipolarity of American Politics

The American political system

has been polarized

by two major political parties:

Democratic Party

and

Republican Party.

Two opposing poles

of the American Political system

create a multipolarity

to modern American Politics

like diagnosing

a mental health disorder

using DSM-5

based on the modality

or

severity

of a specific disorder.

The two-party system

exists

to serve

the real purpose

of playing a devil’s advocate

when appropriating a bill

by the Legislative body

to make a new law,

to amend an existing law,

and

to repeal an existing law.

But the values

of the American political system

cannot be denied

by the evidence-based studies

that Ordinary American’s way of life

is

no longer serviceable

by the two-party system.

The two-party system

is

like a mechanical tool

of the Legislative

and

Executive body

of the American political system.

More or less,

policymaking committees

serve the process

of the two-party system

for cooperation and collaboration

of the lawmaking process.

Nonetheless,

a multipolarity

exists

in American Politics.

Inclusion and Diversity in American Politics

American Politics

continues

to be diversified

by different

cultures,

races,

ethnicities

and

mainly

the support

of grassroots level.

More and more inclusion

of non-white American politicians

are being elected

to create the American Dream

of every immigrant

who sails thousand years ago,

who seeks refuge and an asylum,

and

who enters this country

at the front door

of the United States Customs and Border

with an American visa

stamped on the passport

of this Promise Land.

Is it still true that the American Dream

of this Promise Land

continue

to serve the real purpose

of the Ordinary Americans’ way of life?

No one can answer

such a question

and

provide an enumerated list

of answers,

whether this Promise Land

still continues

to serve

the label

of American Dream

for

a better life

in the future.

The hidden secret

of the American Dream

still lies

ahead of us.

But Inclusion and Diversity

in American Politics

create

a multitude

of possibilities,

whether

the American Dream

is

attainable

or

not attainable

in the near future.

This is what makes

this country unique

is through

democracy

and not

autocracy

in the long-term.

Democratizing American Politics

surely serves

the purpose

of the American Dream.

American Populist and Politician

The two-party system

is

no longer

about Democratic Party

and

Republican Party.

American Politics

creates

a political dynamism 

between

an American populist

and

an American real politician.

Populism

is not

a new order

or

word

in the American

electoral process.

An American populist

excites

the crowd

of the new era

with several promises

without knowing

by constituents,