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October 2020

October 30, 2020

The Republican Senate’s Thousand-Year Reich

But the federal courts have always been the big play for Republicans, and an obvious...

September 2019

September 05, 2019

Trump Likes to Watch: The Visual Foundations of Modern Politics

Following the 2016 presidential election, Politico published a really interesting post (and podcast) about Chuck Todd’s experiences interviewing Donald...

August 2019

August 19, 2019

Agent of Misdirection: John Calipari and the Theatrics of Race, Basketball, and Money

Misdirection. A form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on...

August 16, 2019

American Jeremiad / Random Desecrations at the Altar of Impurity (3)

The Max Boot Chronicles (Continued) This post continues my account of the internecine dust-up between...

August 15, 2019

American Jeremiad / Random Desecrations at the Altar of Impurity (2)

The Max Boot Chronicles When I was taking a second spin through Berkeley in the...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

Amy Wax’s Recent Inflammatory Statements on Cultural Nationalism and Immigration

For those interested in a framework for thinking about University of Pennsylvania Law School professor...

July 21, 2019

‘Send Her Back:’ Limitations of a Language Lens on Racism

The underlying dynamics that cause & perpetuate racism are incredibly complicated, requiring honesty & introspection....