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- An Unsettling Glimpse Into the GOP’s Future August 21, 2026
- New University of Michigan President: Hope and Questions (Gary Krenz) August 18, 2026
- Inside school investigations frozen under Trump: Racial slurs, sexual harassment and more August 9, 2026
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Der Untergang
This is a deeply insightful and deeply scary assessment from Paul Krugman. He seems to have trump’s psyche exactly right here. A world of pain for our country and our democracy! https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/der-untergang?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=fzsj7
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An Unsettling Glimpse Into the GOP’s Future
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/james-fishback-republican-young-voters-florida/688366/?gift=wJKU4MSSbaZAFRm84mZhDxhBxHCoeNcaWViKi1icpoo Deeply worrisome indication of the influence of extremist racism and anti-Semitism among conservative young people — consistent with the Young Republican chat streams discovered last fall. And the article comments that young Republican staffers in Congress appear to frequently … Continue reading
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New University of Michigan President: Hope and Questions (Gary Krenz)
The University of Michigan Board of Regents has announced the selection of C. Cebele Raver as the next president of U-M. A formal vote will be taken on September 1. Raver, a developmental psychologist, is currently provost and vice chancellor … Continue reading
Inside school investigations frozen under Trump: Racial slurs, sexual harassment and more
This is so appalling, words fail me. It seems to be an open admission by the trump administration that the practices of the Jim Crow South are now completely acceptable and unaccountable. The white supremacy of the government approaches apartheid … Continue reading
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NYTimes Gift Article: It Wasn’t a ‘Civil War.’ It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion.
Here is a brilliant exposition of the power of patient lies and relabeling to mask ugly truths about our history. It retells the migration of language from "slaveholders rebellion" to "civil war". And it shows a direct parallel with Trump’s … Continue reading
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Devotion to Dignity
The MAGA Movement is intent on silencing authentic, responsible historiography of America’s past. This has been going on at least since DeSantis was elected governor of Florida (indeed, its roots go much farther back in the conservative movement). The latest … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american-revolution, book review, democracy, donald-trump, history, military, war, World War II, writing
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“You’ll Miss the Overall” (Gary Krenz)
When I was in junior high and high school I was, believe it or not, quite conservative. I devoured National Review, I was a fan of William F. Buckley, even more of Garry Wills and Jeffrey Hart, and I campaigned for … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, democracy, donald-trump, history, politics, protest, trump
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Donald, Thy Name Is Corruption (Gary Krenz)
Corruption. From the Latin corrumpere, which meant “to destroy, spoil, ruin, break to pieces” — and by extension, “to seduce or bribe.” When we say “corruption,” we of course think of things like graft, bribery, ill-gotten gains, misuse of power; we … Continue reading
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Robert Reich: How To Begin the Mending?
Robert Reich has a good substack on reforms to undertake to fix our government. He invites other ideas — please submit them!
