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About Daniel Little

Dan Little is a professor emeritus of philosophy who writes on history, social justice, and the social sciences.

The Film That Explains Contemporary America – The Atlantic

A lot of lessons for us from the willing collaboration of much of French society with the Nazi and Vichy regimes… The Film That Explains Contemporary America – The Atlantic https://share.google/QfYirFMygmxYa4NhY

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Generational apathy and No Kings …

An alarming analysis of generational apathy in face of Trump’s outrageous damage to our democracy and world peace… [free version] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/opinion/trump-protest-ai-phones-social-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bFA.L7VJ.MX7VcwdU-HaX&smid=url-share

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Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound (Dan Little)

Worse and worse … extreme right wing paramilitaries practice war against America … https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/neo-nazi-virginia-combat-event?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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NYTimes: Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly (Dan Little)

The racist extremist who is driving the White House … NYTimes: Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/politics/stephen-miller-immigration-agenda.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Trump Just Made Stomach-Turning Remarks About Somali Refugees. It Gets Much Worse. (Dan Little)

More unfiltered racist abuse from trump, now against Somalis. No shame, no humanity, no restraint. 25th Amendment for this unhinged and increasingly cognitively impaired tyrant … Trump Just Made Stomach-Turning Remarks About Somali Refugees. It Gets Much Worse. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/03/trump-somali-refugee-remarks-court-abuses-tragic.html

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Gemini helps us affirm: No Kings! (Dan Little)

Gemini image of No Kings demonstration (generated March 27 based on slogans provided by Dan)

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The No Kings protests keep growing. Are they having an impact? (Dan Little)

Affirm democracy! Denounce undeclared war! Oppose mass deportation! Hesgeth must go! We the people resist! Invoke the 25th Amendment! Washington Post: The No Kings protests keep growing. Are they having an impact? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/27/no-kings-protests-trump-effective/ Yes—No Kings is real! Let’s be there … Continue reading

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The Washington Post Inside the GOP struggle with bigotry among young activists

More on the rise of racist talk and hate among rank and file young GOP activists … When will this stop? Inside the GOP struggle with bigotry among young activists https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/26/gop-feuntes-trump-antisemitism-nationalism/

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Hegseth’s nihilist culture of death

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/pete-hegseth-nihilist-cult A brilliant and devastating analysis of the trump administration’s indifference to the most basic human values. Jan-Werner Müller is a leading historian of fascism.

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Rising antisemitism among conservative young voters…

A disturbing analysis of the rising symptoms of anti-semitism in young conservative male voters … https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/opinion/fishback-florida-governor-antisemitism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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