“This MS-13 nonsense has precisely the same structure as the racist drug war rhetoric of the crack years. Politicians would use wildly racist language to describe drug dealers, but if called on it would say “oh so you’re defending drug dealers?”” Chris Hayes on Twitter
The Republican Party’s Generational Bet
The GOP is doubling down on its older white base—and hoping the more diverse Millennials don’t show up to the polls. via The Republican Party’s Generational Bet TLDR; The GOP has nothing to offer anyone, except identity politics.
There Is Only One Trump Scandal
There are not many Trump scandals. There is one Trump scandal. Singular: the corruption of the American government by the president and his associates, who are using their official power for personal and financial gain rather than for the welfare of the American people, and their attempts to shield that corruption from political consequences, public… Continue reading There Is Only One Trump Scandal
Why Trump’s Assault on Democracy Doesn’t Bother the Radical Left
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?