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- Phil Klay’s moral analysis of the boat strikes (Gary Krenz) December 6, 2025
- Welcome to Oceania, ca. 1984 (Gary Krenz) December 5, 2025
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- Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat (Dan Little) December 3, 2025
- Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands December 1, 2025
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- LDF Denounces Texas A&M University System’s Adoption of New Discriminatory Policy Restricting Teaching of Race and Gender November 17, 2025
- New Chair of History Says the Discipline Should Document the Past and Engage With the Present | Columbia News November 17, 2025
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Monthly Archives: September 2025
Krugman on the slide to authoritarian rule
Here is a very powerful piece by Paul Krugman on the means by which wannabe dictators build their power base … even in the presence of formal democratic institutions. His view converges with Levitsky and Ziblatt, Tyranny of the Minority. … Continue reading
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Dan Little on inclusive multicultural democracy
Our friend and fellow blogger Dan Little has a wonderful academic blog, Understanding Society, that deals with issues “in philosophy of social science and the workings of the social world.” Dan is a very clear expositor of philosophical ideas, and … Continue reading
What RFK Jr. is taking away from all of us …
Here’s a very good, clear summary by Pete Buttigieg of RFK Jr.’s destruction of large parts of the US public health system … https://open.substack.com/pub/petebuttigieg/p/what-rfk-jr-is-taking-away-from-you?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The Washington Post Conservatives want him fired. This president says he’s not going anywhere.
A major public university that is resisting Trump’s war on DEI … George Mason University’s president stands up for enhancing diversity and opportunity. Conservatives want him fired. This president says he’s not going anywhere. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/09/05/gregory-washington-george-mason-university-trump/
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Higher education, quo vadis?
Two discouraging but one very hopeful story about Trump’s and Trumpists’ higher ed attacks. Let’s do the bad news first. First, Michael Schill, the president of Northwestern (my alma mater), announced today that he is resigning, following tremendous pressure from … Continue reading
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Where is the Democratic Party?
Ali Velshi a few days ago had an excellent monologue on the failure of the leadership of the Democratic Party to rise to our current occasion (~ 9 min). This is an existential moment, not politics-as-usual, and yet – as … Continue reading
‘Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers
A disturbing report from the Guardian on the recruitment of 10,000 new ICE agents, with reduced training and background checks. Experts in the story raise concerns about the possible recruitment of violent extremists and white supremacists … ‘Trump’s private army’: … Continue reading
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Robert Reich on fascism …
Here is a good short video by Robert Reich on the steps our government is taking towards "fascism". https://youtu.be/9XTJNy_OrjE?si=5tx6nNGeYIoEV33u
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Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 