Category Archives: Fascism

A reason to mourn

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Naomi

Harper’s Weekly Review leads with this death notice for Orrin Hatch: The former Republican senator Orrin Hatch, who moonlighted as a Christian songwriter, alleged that parts of Anita Hill’s accusations against Clarence Thomas had been plagiarized from the book The … Continue reading →

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How to tell recovering conservatives from actual democrats

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Naomi

It’s a knee-jerk reaction. They can’t help themselves. The “they” I’m talking about are the many erstwhile conservatives, Republicans and others of that persuasion who have come out as anti-Trumpery. They are from all corners of the polity: elected officials … Continue reading →

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The battle against rationality

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Naomi

Last week, Nate Silver, the maestro of 538.com, posted this tweet: The theory that “misinformation” has changed electoral outcomes in the US is pretty badly underbaked, especially given that the last several elections have broadly been in line with what … Continue reading →

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