Sociology in Song
ON CHILDISH GAMBINO’S THIS IS AMERICA
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All Americans Should go to China
Our leadership does not realistically represent the great majority of we the people. This is true in the United States. It is true in China. It is a universal characteristic of government, especially those that represent a capitalist elite.
Read More All Americans Should go to ChinaAbraham Lincoln was no Oprah Winfrey
Though Lincoln is often described as being well-liked and charismatic, does this translate to telegenic. If Abraham Lincoln were to take to the podium on a televised debate with, say, Oprah, how would he be received?
Read More Abraham Lincoln was no Oprah WinfreyWhat Was the Deadliest Terrorist Group the U.S. Ever Faced?
All over the country, we see monuments to those who, under any other conceivable context would be defined as traitors, criminals or, in our modern parlance, terrorists.
Read More What Was the Deadliest Terrorist Group the U.S. Ever Faced?Obama’s Farewell Speech and a Direction for American Liberalism: Part 3
SOCIAL INSULARITY
Group closure and ideological tunnel vision are an impediment to political progress that especially hurts the left
Don’t Stay Silent
WHEN WE STAND ALONE, WE FALL. WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER, WE RISE. It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Music Moment. This was a pretty powerful statement.
Read More Don’t Stay SilentThe Trump Effect
Now, with President Trump as the role model, there’s no reason to think that his success will be interpreted as anything less than an invitation for the Monstrous Deplorables to act on their hatred.
Read More The Trump EffectRIP Tom Hayden
ICONIC SIXTIES MOVEMENT LEADER REFLECTS ON HIS LIFE Tom Hayden was a founder of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and one of the authors of the inspiring Port Huron Statement. As such, Hayden was instrumental in redefining American Liberalism as a movement dedicated to equality, peace and justice. Those dedicated to these values, […]
Read More RIP Tom HaydenRIP: Muhammad Ali–Activist
ALI’S MOST DARING FIGHTS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE RING Ali the Athlete All right. I have to admit to a singular guilty pleasure–boxing. I love boxing. I love the visceral intensity of this most brutal of all sports. Two men enter the ring, each having been trained to do three things and three things only: […]
Read More RIP: Muhammad Ali–ActivistTrump, Abortion and the Puritan Ethic
“ANTI-ABORTION” IS ABOUT CONTROLLING FEMALE SEXUALITY It always has been, and remains, my thesis that the rampant Trumpaphobio among the right-wing establishment has little to do with the Donald’s actual policy positions. That is clearly not the case, as Trump is a stalwart defender of the corporatocracy. The problem that the corporate elite have with […]
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