Republicans Are Destroying Individual Liberty
Republicans are the embodiment of entropy, tearing apart an emerging new vision of “us” whose existence they won’t accept.
College and the Dangerous Myth of Merit
If we’re not careful, our effort to dismantle white supremacy will founder on the rocks of our unacknowledged class system.
The Credit Union Freakout That Explains Everything
Certain people are desperate to kill the most important initiative of the Biden Administration to date, an initiative you’ve probably never heard of.
Election 2022 Preview
Lots of things can happen in a year, but Democrats couldn’t have asked for a better position to be in at this point. What can you do to help?
Something Weird Is Happening on Facebook
Someone appears to be pouring enormous energy and effort into a data collection project aimed at building personality profiles from social media interaction…again
Sick People: How ‘Personal Choice’ Destroys Freedom
Our commitment to a hyper-individual vision of liberty is leaving us with fewer, lousier choices than people elsewhere enjoy.
Republicans Just Broke Their Golden Rule
How do Republicans continue to win after the grifters and racists no longer feel safe from the religious nuts?
Mapping Wealth in America
Chris Rock summarized the difference between income and wealth in the context of the pro sports: “Shaq is rich. The white man who signs his check… is wealthy.”