Radicals or Game Changers?
The country needs to take a second look at the meaning of radical and change. Since January of 2019, the Republican party has drawn from their quiver, poisoned conservative-tipped arrows, … Read More
Category: radicalism
Revising the invention of tradition(s): more on the Garrett Felber affair at U. of Mississippi.
This continues the diary of two days ago. Nostalgia is a coping mechanism at the place known for its association with William Faulkner. Oxford Mississippi is a place where the nostalgia … Read More
“Everybody knows who he is, but they don't know what to do with him” Ole Miss fires a professor
As with most faculty politics, there is a subtext to the story of a professor fired for specious reasons. Garrett Felber was fired for failing to “communicate face-to-face” with his … Read More
melting Rudy Giuliani explicitly says that Trump's goal is to “overturn the election”
Did Trump actually call the two Wayne County canvassers to try to reverse their reversal. Autogolpe Trump's widespread effort to delay or undermine certification includes no-take-backsies. Now Rudy saying lots of … Read More
Horseshoe ideology riots: RCP endorses Biden, a jealous QAnon claims Trump as its own
If as the Trump campaign says, “Joe Biden is an empty vessel for the radical left,” Trump’s septic tank overflows for the radical right. Needless to say, RWNJ’s will claim … Read More
In His Eulogy For John Lewis, Pres. Obama Calls For Abolishing The Filibuster To Pass Voting Laws
Hell yeah: Former President Barack Obama called to eliminate the legislative filibuster “if that's what it takes” to pass new federal voting laws in honor of the late John Lewis … Read More
Politico, “Joe Biden signals openness to eliminating Senate filibuster”
From Politico: Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday signaled he would be open to the Senate ending its practice of imposing a 60-vote threshold for most legislation, a positional … Read More
Joe Biden Vows To Create A DOJ Police Oversight Board Within The First 100 Days Of His Presidency
Good: In a meeting with black Wilmington leaders Monday, Joe Biden said he will create a police oversight board in the first 100 days of his presidency. The former … Read More
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Raised Over $29 Million In February! Let's Keep Up The Momentum!
Some big news today: Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) presidential campaign said on Sunday that it brought in more than $29.3 million in February, marking its best month of fundraising to date. … Read More
Another Crack in the Wall: Marc Thiessen Calls Out Trump
I despise Marc Thiessen. He is an inept, supercilious, illogical Trump defender-at-all-costs who gets to write op-ed’s for the Washington Post twice a week, probably so they can claim “balance.” … Read More
Alice Rivlin's defense of “centrists” is a case study of myopia and denialism.
I bear no particular grudge against Alice M. Rivlin. She appears to have led a fine life of public service, and, as discussed below, considers herself a “moderate Democrat.” She … Read More
Start With The Basics Pt 3
Traditionalism and hostility to social innovation were central to Mannheim’s … sociological analysis of conservatism. Rossiter … too, defined situational conservatism in the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences as … Read More
Oh What A Lovely War
Now with Britain also joining in the fun. Strategy what strategy? Asked if there was a coherent plan for defeating Isis, Gen Mike Flynn, who retired last year after three … Read More
