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- The Shell Game About Social Security “Insolvency” June 14, 2026
- Misunderstanding Postmodernity (Gary Krenz) June 8, 2026
- How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti-immigrant great replacement theory June 3, 2026
- NYTimes: Administration Argues for Power Over Philadelphia Slavery Memorial June 3, 2026
- NYTimes: U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations Against Trump May 27, 2026
- 2 Florida College Students Suspended Over Racist Group Chat May 22, 2026
- The Great Gen Z Dividing Line May 18, 2026
- SCOTUS’s Rejection of “Democratic Energy” May 18, 2026
- Inequality and the National Debt (Gary Krenz) May 13, 2026
- The Right’s Demonization of Democracy (Gary Krenz) May 10, 2026
- Democracy and the Progressive (Gary Krenz) May 5, 2026
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A Bloomsday Thought
Happy Bloomsday! If you are among the uninitiated, that means that today, June 16, is the day on which James Joyce’s Ulysses is set in 1904, the day in which the book’s protagonists — Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom — … Continue reading
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The Shell Game About Social Security “Insolvency”
Robert Reich on his Substack has an excellent, brief piece on Social Security, which as usual is again under assault by Republicans, who are arguing that to make the program solvent, benefits must be cut and the age of eligibility … Continue reading
Misunderstanding Postmodernity (Gary Krenz)
I hope that readers will allow a little leeway for me to vent about a pet peeve: pundits and sometimes even supposed scholars pointing the finger at “postmodernism” as an explanation of our woes: loss of respect in institutions; loss … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, history, philosophy, politics, postmodernism, trump
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How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti-immigrant great replacement theory
Here is a credible analysis of the significant role played by Fox News in spreading support for the white suprematist “great replacement theory”. Previously a right wing extremist conspiracy theory, Fox News is helping to move this incendiary bundle of … Continue reading
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NYTimes: Administration Argues for Power Over Philadelphia Slavery Memorial
Is there no limit to this administration’s quest to erase our national history? For shame! Telling the truth about the history of slavery in the United States does not weaken us, it allows us to move into the future with … Continue reading
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NYTimes: U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations Against Trump
Shocking miscarriage of justice and dictatorial use of the powers of government against “enemies” of the president… simply appalling! The courts have spoken on this case. NYTimes: U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations … Continue reading
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2 Florida College Students Suspended Over Racist Group Chat
Here is a follow-up on the Florida Young Republican chat scandal … 2 Florida College Students Suspended Over Racist Group Chat https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/florida-students-racist-group-chat-fiu.html
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The Great Gen Z Dividing Line
Here’s an interesting piece in the Atlantic dissecting political attitudes among “young and younger” Americans. It’s of interest to us because it’s some real-time information about how young people are reacting to our current crises of democracy….. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/05/little-gen-z-midterm-election-trump/687190/?gift=wJKU4MSSbaZAFRm84mZhD8Vf3nBsGknbSpsOPJBp9sk
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SCOTUS’s Rejection of “Democratic Energy”
Jamelle Bouie is one of the most incisive and profound commentators on the sociopolitics of America, bringing historical understanding, philosophical perspicacity, and clear vision to bear on any number of topics. His newsletter from a couple of days ago on … Continue reading
Inequality and the National Debt (Gary Krenz)
On his Substack, Robert Reich provides this brief but important commentary on the national debt: “Psst: What No One Will Tell You About the National Debt (But I Will).” Reich notes that the national debt has now crossed the “once-unthinkable … Continue reading
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Tagged government spending, inequality, national debt, politics
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