Teaching Zinn: Part I
This post and a planned Part II are mostly based on a draft I wrote in March of 2013. That’s nearly ten years ago – how time does fly! I’ve mentioned before that I have a lot of old drafts … Continue reading →
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Putin orders fuller mobilization; many Russian men flee if they can
Putin is planning the tried-and-true Russian tactic of throwing a lot of its male citizens into the fray and overwhelming the enemy by numbers. One problem, though, is that – unlike, for example, the Nazi invasion of WWII, when Russia … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/24/22
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(1) Down the Dow goes. (2) The “Officer Sicknick was bludgeoned to death” lie persists. That persistence is the point of the propaganda in the first place. (3) Kurt Schlichter ♥ DeSantis. (4) “Martha’s Vineyard Takes Revenge on DeSantis By … Continue reading →
Redefining crime to deny reality
It’s a sad fact that in the US there are differences in the rates of violent crime commission and victimization according to race. Race is hardly the only factor influencing criminality, though; there’s also poverty, fatherlessness, education level, and of … Continue reading →
Guaranteed income programs are moving right along
This isn’t going to be the definitive post on guaranteed income programs. I’m hoping to write one at some point, but that point isn’t now. But this development is certainly of interest: Communities throughout the U.S. are experimenting with social … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/23/22
Yesterday the 11th Circuit ruled against Trump concerning the documents marked “classified”
Trump lost in the 11th Circuit yesterday. Here’s Jonathan Turley describing the ruling: On Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit narrowed the order of U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon by allowing the Justice Department … Continue reading →
FBI whistleblower suspended
Miranda Devine of the NY Post reports: Bombshell allegations by FBI Special Agent Steve Friend contained in a whistleblower complaint filed late Wednesday with the Department of Justice inspector general reveal a politicized Washington, DC, FBI field office cooking the … Continue reading →
The Gramscian march: student ignorance of basic elements of US government
It’s depressing but not the least surprising to learn that our students are abysmally ignorant of civics, so ignorant that few could pass a basic citizenship test. A political science professor at Suffolk Community College in New York administered one, … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/22/22
Dershowitz on Letitia James and her Ahab-like pursuit of Trump
Dershowitz writes [emphasis mine]: The first move former President Donald Trump’s attorneys should do to fight back against New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit against him and his family members is to push that she be recused and … Continue reading →