Archive for November 2018
Brexit Crystal Ball
One of the many, many unpleasant things about the rightwards trend in modern politics is that we have to engage with things we’d rather not. The Nazis were unpleasant enough when they were just the bad guys in an Indiana Jones movie; now that they’re walking through the streets with placards it’s all a bit…
Read MoreYet Another Brexit Update
image source Because some of us can’t get enough of staring into the void, it’s time for another Brexit roundup! All the news that fits about the UK’s upcoming political, cultural and financial suicide. **This edition is brought to you by old wooden planks with a nail in them – are you struggling to…
Read MoreCorsi’s Fairwell: The Decline Of the Conspiracy Theorist
By the time you read this, it will be old news. But, on November 12, conservative activist and author…and conspiracy theorist…Jerome Corsi said that he expects to be indicted by Robert Mueller. Whether he will be or not was, at press time (November 13) unclear. But, whether he is not, Corsi’s fate is interesting in…
Read MoreThe Two Dictatorships In America
There’s an interesting article over on the Foreign Affairs website, After Democracy: What Happens When Freedom Erodes? By Dan Slater (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2018-11-06/after-democracy). In it, Slater argues that there are two probable outcomes when a democratic government withers. The first is illiberal democracy, which is when a populist tyrant comes to power with the support of “the…
Read MoreKept Close and Never Forgotten
Image Source Veterans hold a special place in my heart. They always have and always will. I’ve had the idea for this piece ruminating in my brain for months, yet lacked the ability to focus my thoughts into a coherent article. So, on the night of the Midterm Elections, I found myself too nervous to…
Read MoreMeme: Tucker Carlson
All The News That Fits
In the 24 hours since the end of the mid-term election, we’ve all had plenty of time to catch our breath and reflect on a few things. I’m just kidding, there’s been a mass shooting in California, Trump has fired Jeff Sessions with a view to escaping the closing jaws of the Mueller probe, and…
Read MoreThe White to Bear Arms
It feels like a dangerous time to play “what if?” For example, it was only five minutes ago we were all playing “What if Donald Trump was actually elected?!”, and that stopped being funny real fast. Or maybe it’s still funny, if you step back far enough – it’s hard to say, as sometimes “only…
Read MoreTRIUMPH!!!!
Well, folks, we did it! As of yesterday, Progressive forces scored victories all across the nation. While the Senate eluded us (but, then, we never really expected to get it), we have now got the House and scores of governorships across the country. And, just as importantly, we’ve proved to ourselves and the world that…
Read MoreEven If We Lose…We Win
Well, everyone, as I write this, the election is coming to an end. It is nine here in New Mexico, which means that the polls are just now closing or will soon close in California, Hawaii, and Alaska. There are still votes being cast, and more to come, but for most of us the contest…
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