A few weeks ago the right wing media’s latest scam scandal — hereinafter known as a scamdal — was about the mainstream media supposedly hyping the story of Ted Cruz in Cancun, while burying allegations against Andrew Cuomo. Surprise, it wasn’t … [Continue reading] about Scam + Scandal = Scamdal
The Golden Trump idol, beating cops with a Blue Lives Matter flag, Kayleigh’s cross... I’m thinking today about how the right’s flight from reason towards faith has overshot the mark so far that the symbols they use no longer have any consistent … [Continue reading] about On the Right, Symbols of Anything and Nothing
I believe we should avoid moralism in politics — making moral judgments of people who just disagree with us — but that doesn’t mean we should abandon morality. And understanding the insurrection of Jan. 6 and what led up to it, and what’s still … [Continue reading] about The Right’s Moral Collapse
Watching the Trump lawyers' impeachment defense, I was reminded again how closely life in Trumpworld matches life under the old Soviet bloc as described by dissidents like Vaclav Havel and Czeslaw Milosz: Everything is a lie, everyone knows it’s a … [Continue reading] about Life in Trumpworld Looks a Lot Like Life Under the Soviets
I thought I'd try having an "Ask Anything" discussion on Zoom, focused on what's happened to our democracy and what we might be coming next. I think it worked out really well, with great questions and ideas from the participants, and plan to do it … [Continue reading] about The State of Democracy: An Online Discussion