A friend on the island writes . . . More and more buildings are going dark. As the reality of the situation becomes better known, people are starting to conserve, and even those with generators are only using them a few … Continue reading
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In The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates (TNC) uses the election of Donald Trump, “the first white president,” to offer a blockbuster portrayal of the politics of race and white supremacy in the U.S. As political analysis, it is disputable and fair … Continue reading
Admit it, whoever you are, you want to punch Nazis, and so do I. But emotional catharsis is not politics. Neither is retribution, no matter how well-justified. Of course, what we all want is to relegate fascism to the dustbin of history, … Continue reading
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My libertarian Internet friend Will Wilkinson has a post that deserves some comment. He claims the U.S. welfare state’s benefits go disproportionately to old white Republicans. I suggest some over-simplification here. I’ll note as a preamble that Will’s roost – … Continue reading
I hope not. If you’re not too busy on Facebook or Twitter or whatever, give us a hello. A few updates. I moved out to the country with my new bride (#3), and I like it a lot. I retired … Continue reading
This is my new project now: ThePopulist.Buzz. Come visit, tell your friends. I’ll be here intermittently with less political stuff, cat videos, that sort of thing. … Continue reading
And I sat through a day of it so you didn’t have to. The purpose was to rally the troops and showcase candidates for Democratic National Committee leadership positions, especially the high-profile battle for the chairman position. The main contenders … Continue reading
(Updated) We’re observing some chin-stroking to the effect that demonstrations, even gigantic ones, will be inadequate in blocking the medley of egregious policies oozing from the White House. The fact is that there is a lot of organizing going on, … Continue reading
Some friends like to remind us that Hillary voted for fences and Obama deported lots of folks and did something or other with Trump’s seven bad Muslim countries. Walls, fences, what’s the difference? I don’t see any. 2,000 miles or 700, … Continue reading
That was a hippie meme, back before there were memes, or the Internet, or cell phones, or personal computers. TDTSCD was a premonition of a future memory. When hippies were radical and Richard Nixon was president, fears abounded that he … Continue reading