While the left-wing critics of the democracy movement have no sympathy for Trump, they do not share this analysis of the threat he poses. To begin with, these critics see the threat posed by Trump as his policy agenda, not any damage to the American system of government. Liberals see the Constitution as a flawed… Continue reading Why Trump’s Assault on Democracy Doesn’t Bother the Radical Left
Study: overhyped media narratives about America’s fading white majority fuel anxiety
The very same census report projects that as far out as 2060, 68.5 percent of the population will be white. It’s just that a reasonably large share of the white population will be partially descended from Latin American immigrants. A further 6.2 percent of the population will belong to “two or more races,” with a… Continue reading Study: overhyped media narratives about America’s fading white majority fuel anxiety
Moderates Go Down In Key House Primaries As National Democrats Fret
A trio of moderate Democrats went down to more liberal opponents Tuesday night in key House primaries, the latest skirmishes… Moderates Go Down In Key House Primaries As National Democrats Fret This is the most underreported story of the 2018 election cycle. DCCC backed moderates are being pushed out by more liberal candidates. State and… Continue reading Moderates Go Down In Key House Primaries As National Democrats Fret
Whistleblower: Steve Bannon directed Cambridge Analytica to suppress black voters
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie testified before Congress. Whistleblower: Steve Bannon directed Cambridge Analytica to suppress black voters This was dismissed as a conspiracy theory at the time.
Stormy Daniels is crowding out Democrats’ 2018 message
Stormy Daniels has dominated the domestic political news environment over the past week, with high-profile media appearances by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Daniels’s attorney Michael Avenatti making headlines and leading the Sunday shows. via Stormy Daniels is crowding out Democrats’ 2018 message This should have been a bigger story.
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Oh Flynn, you never fail to amuse.
What Made Marxism So Deadly?
Because autocrats desire centralized control, and Marxism delivers by insisting that the state should own the means of productions. Autocrats also like to pose as populists, and Marxism delivers there too. Even more conveniently, Marx himself said that full communism would take a long time to develop, which provides an endless series of excuses for… Continue reading What Made Marxism So Deadly?
Oliver North Worked With Cocaine Traffickers to Arm Terrorists. Now He’ll Be President of the NRA.
The National Rifle Association has always been clear about drugs: They’re terrifying. Last year, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre darkly warned that members of drug gangs “are infiltrating law enforcement and even the military. via Oliver North Worked With Cocaine Traffickers to Arm Terrorists. Now He’ll Be President of the NRA.
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I’m done trying to understand Trump supporters. Why don’t they try to understand me? The idea that we must “understand” those folks carries with it an implicit suggestion that in so doing, we might find some ground for compromise. It would be a great idea in normal times. But again, these times are not normal.… Continue reading Untitled
Rural Kansas is dying. I drove 1,800 miles to find out why
Most Americans experience Kansas from inside their cars, eight hours of cruise-controlled tedium on their way to someplace else. Even residents of the state’s eastern power centers glimpse its vast rural spaces at 85 mph, if at all. via Rural Kansas is dying. I drove 1,800 miles to find out why Worth reading.