A Bubble in Time: Ordinary Action During Extraordinary Events
The U.S. faces a political crisis, with concerns over Trump’s power grabs and Musk’s unchecked influence. Public response is mixed, but potential consequences loom ahead.
Category: Politics and Government
When Ghosts Haunt Anew – Nona Fernandez’s “The Twilight Zone” in the Age of Trump
Parallels between the Trump administration and Chile’s Pinochet regime, reflecting on past dictatorships and societal complicity amid state sanctioned violence.
What Now? – Meditations on the Left’s New Struggle for Significance
The global Left faces significant challenges as it grapples with recent political realities marked by Trump’s resurgence in the U.S. The Democratic Party struggles to resonate with disillusioned voters, risking further rightward shifts.
Liberals: Stop Hitting the Snooze Button and Wake Up
Trump’s 2024 victory highlights the global Left’s decline, revealing deeper societal issues in U.S. politics that Democrats must address urgently.
In Response
NOTE: The following is a response to “Trump plays on voters’ fears in Fox News town hall with Hannity“, by Nicole Russell. The editorial was published 5 September 2024 on USA Today.com. All quotes and paraphrases are from that source unless otherwise noted. It is rare indeed these days that a self-proclaimed conservative offers a […]
Don’t Fence Me In
Montana’s lawmakers have decided to take a page out of a playbook more suited for Iran or Belarus by banning TikTok from polluting Big Sky Country. The rationale is that the social media platform (operated by a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese technology company) poses some dire security threat and that Montanans will become unwitting […]
An Insult to Lawmakers
Calling SB 430 a “bill” insults the North Carolina General Assembly and the voters who sent Senators Moffit, Settle and Hanig to Raleigh. The text for their proposal to “eliminate participation trophies” in youth sports barely qualifies as a sentence and it’s curmudgeonly tone seems far more at home on an internet troll’s Twitter feed […]
A Window to Nowhere
More information won’t solve healthcare costs
The Pit of Despair
Incoming “Stitch” on how TikTok is making us sad
Blood Sport
The blood sport continues
