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Sympathy for Idiots
a category based on the absence of an attribute, in this case empirical reason, is often a weak explainer. If reason and evidence isn’t motivating this movement, then what is? Dismissing this particular end of the “basket of deplorables” as idiots doesn’t offer a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon. Nor does it offer an opportunity… Read more
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The Late, Great United States
The future of democratic progress is in the hands of a party rung by Joe Biden and being manipulated by Joe Manchin. Yeah. That’s not a good sign. Read more
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The Twisted DNA of Capitalism: Part IIa Disease and Capital
The twisted dance between capitalism and disease is not just a contingency, it is incorporated into the DNA of our political economy. Read more
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The GOP is No Longer a Governing Party
Its turn away from governing to the cynical exercise of power and obstruction is an intentional, strategic decision made by its elite and exercised by those who do the work of the institution. So long as this strategy works, it is unreasonable to believe that we’ll see any significant changes to how the party functions… Read more
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The Nacerima Compromise: A Parable
A parable of politics gone horribly wrong. Not that anything like this could happen in real life. But if it did, and your shoes ended up pissy, it’s probably your own damn fault! Read more
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