Category Archives: Propaganda

What happened when I put “total” back in “totalitarianism”

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Naomi

Feeling a bit foolish. When I came to the section on totalitarianism in my world history tome, I had to smack myself on the head. I’d never actually considered that the primary word in totalitarianism was “total.” Right now we’re … Continue reading →

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Offensive and Defensive Intelligence in war, Trump…and football

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Naomi

Can you figure out why I’ve been thinking and reading about WWII for the past months? Sure you can. I want to comprehend the invasion and occupation of our executive branch of government by a fascist gang. As to football, … Continue reading →

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Why Trump will fail

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Naomi

Because of the lessons Trump is incapable of gleaning from history. Toward the end of David Kahn’s comprehensive history, Hitler’s Spies, Kahn analyzes why, given “This gigantic, jerry-built apparatus” of Hitler’s intelligence agencies, Hitler lost the war. Kahn specificies how … Continue reading →

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