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“The Island at the Center of the World” explains my center
I went to college in Ohio, far enough from my family home in New Rochelle that without Skype, Zoom, email, whatever, weekend visits were not possible. Ergo, from early September through Thanksgiving of that year, I had been away from … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Immigration, Journalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged "The Island at the Center of the World", Dutch Manhattan, Manhattan Island, Oberlin College, Russell Shorto
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What is “libertarian” about denying our voting rights?
That depends what you imagine “libertarianism” is. I, for one, began wondering about it years ago and have analyzed my way into carving it into bits here, in this blog. I attacked it (and attached it) as a code word … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Journalism, MAGA, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged "Democracy in Chain", Environmental Protection Agency, industrial pollution, James McGill Buchanan, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine, libertarianism, Love Canal, MAGA, Marshall S Shapo, Nancy MacLean, New York Times Book Review, Tea Party, the radical right
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Surprise! Update on the state of our news media
Yesterday I mumbled something about whether a news medium which has caved to Trump has sued another news medium which reports that the first news medium has caved to Trump. I know. It’s a muddle, but muddle is what we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Fascism, Law, suits and order, MAGA, News media, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "alternative" news, Fox News, news media, Newsmax, OANN
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