Along with everything else we’re dealing with, there’s the sad state of the strong man. Not the Strong Man, like the currently popular Putin. The actual strong man. It’s good that our understanding of what it means to be a man has evolved. But … [Continue reading] about Mike Pompeo’s Meltdown & the Sad State of the Strong Man
There sure are a lot of absolutists in Bernie-world: according to a recent poll conducted by Emerson College, 47 percent of them won't commit to voting for any other Democratic nominee. But they’re not alone: a significant percentage (28) of all … [Continue reading] about It’s Not Only the Right That Attracts Authoritarians
There’s nothing we Democrats like better than a fight — with each other. Even now, when we face a threat analogous to a giant asteroid hurtling towards Earth, our response is to form a circular firing squad. As we see with the current … [Continue reading] about The Democrats’ Circular Firing Squad Is In Full Effect
One overlooked aspect of the apparently impulsive and reckless decision to kill Qassim Suleimani: how evil is enabled by bureaucracy. In this case, according to reporting, Trump’s advisers presented him with “bracketed options,” a common … [Continue reading] about War With Iran: The Evil Done by Nobody
To understand Congressional Republicans’ lack of shame — and even righteous pride — in defending an obvious crook, we can look at how a tribe works in a failed state: it would be wrong not to lie or cheat to help any member of your tribe, no matter … [Continue reading] about Understanding Congressional Republicans’ Lack of Shame