Lies and Bullshit
In the case of a narcissist it’s not always easy to tell lies from bullshit–but they are always intended to build power and get recognition.
Pandemic Propaganda
Even in a pandemic, the work of a propogandist is never done.
How Democracies Die
In How Democracies Die, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt examine the fact that democracies increasingly die long, slow deaths at the hands of elected leaders (Hitler, Chavez, Erdogan) who subvert the very processes and institutions that brought them to power.
Beyond the Law
BEYOND THE LAW The President’s lawyers argued that the idea of removing a President for abuse of power is “a made up theory. . . newly invented [and] ill-defined.”
Why Biden Won
After getting roughed up in the north, he came south to see some old friends. They bucked him up. People Continue reading
Full Disclosure
FULL DISCLOSURE: I have no idea how to live well in the cultural and political morass that has emerged in America.
Bernie only used to be too far left
Which is exactly why you should not vote for him.
A Democrat Writes to his Republican Senators
One hundred years ago, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. first explained that mass democracies are free markets of political ideas. Don’t let the government suppress dissent, he argued, even in time of war. Only a free marketplace can sift good policies from bad.
