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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.

Who was Who in Weimar Germany (video)

History matters, and Tim Snyder is excellent on twentieth century totalitarian regimes. He puts his finger on this horrendous antifa conspiracy theory. https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/when-anti-antifa-means-pro-nazi-video?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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More use of DOJ to persecute Trump’s enemies — fascist!

The Department of (In)justice has indicted Letitia James after Trump’s repeated calls for indictments against his enemies. Shameful and surely illegal! The Guardian reports: Lindsey Halligan, the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, personally presented the case to … Continue reading

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Tim Snyder on Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)

And here is Tim Snyder’s take on Stephen Miller on Substack … https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/stalinism-and-stephen-miller-video?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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Stephen Miller’s agenda of hate

Stephen Miller is a real conveyor of hate in the administration…. Here is Jennifer Rubin’s take on Substack …. https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/stephen-miller-is-the-poster-boy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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Grounds for impeachment

In his speech to the top officers of the United States military Donald Trump has crossed the line from reckless right-wing authoritarian politician to aspiring fascist dictator. Here are some crucial excerpts from Amy Wang’s reporting at the Washington Post. … Continue reading

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The Washington Post Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders

This is fundamentally chilling — it is the language of a fascist dictator. Trump speaks to the top officers of the United States armed forces of his plans to use the military against “the enemy within”. This is the language … Continue reading

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Take care of our city, our country — and one another

Take care of our city, our country — and one another A beautiful short piece about “taking care of each other” by Colbert King in the Washington Post this morning … a great description of civic friendship in difficult times. … Continue reading

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Two crises

I’ve been thinking about our discussion last night, which was a very good one. One thing that became more clear for me is that we face two existential crises in the United States, not just one. Most visibly, we witness … Continue reading

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Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly

The reckless and dangerous claims by administration leaders, including Stephen Miller, that a vast leftist conspiracy is committing most political violence are another MAGA fabrication …. Here are the data. Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly https://theconversation.com/right-wing-extremist-violence-is-more-frequent-and-more-deadly-than-left-wing-violence-what-the-data-shows-265367?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

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President Obama’s plain words about White House anti-democratic rhetoric

Here is a great excerpt from a recent interview with former president Barack Obama … He calls out the White House pattern of using venomous language to denounce their political opponents. And he calls upon us to stand up for … Continue reading

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