Category Archives: Politics

National distractions: Does draconian democracy deconstruct the administrative state

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

By ann summers Like Caliguila’s horse, Draco (not the Harry Potter one) ordered death penalties for cabbage theft, but had no cure for a leader who also had the mind of one. The Trump Cabinet continues to surprise us with … Continue reading →

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Russia profits from Trump tariff policies as US farmers continue to suffer

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

by ann summers The recent Chinese soybean purchase from the US made prior to US-China trade talks might only give the impression of reversing a claim made by Putin in November that the US had “given up” on the Chinese soybean … Continue reading →

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Trump’s total commitment to whole cloth

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

  By ann summers Trump continues to claim that the media covered protests of his Pittsburgh visit as riots. Nobody covered the protests as riots. The reality is that Trump deliberately tried to incite violence in Pittsburgh on Tuesday by forcing … Continue reading →

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J’Accuse Chinese food – an hour later you want to chokehold someone again

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

By ann summers Disinformation is getting a bad name these days, but then again isn’t bad naming what it’s about? Saudi Arabia’s cascade of excuses for killing Jamal Khashoggi hinge on not making it seem like an official act, but … Continue reading →

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Trump gaslights-up fake news

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

By ann summers Trump’s gaslight will power an entire nation. Trump’s still emitting Bill Shiney objects because having one media empire (Murdoch’s) as his personal press agent, driving memes to its media brethren, is not enough. There should be only … Continue reading →

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fascist cosplay in NYC adds a RW mob attacking protesters

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

By ann summers The investigation of a street fight among RW supporters of Gavin McInnes and counter-demonstrators continues in NYC. Two separate events occurred after a GOP club speech using a plastic samurai sword to commemorate the assassination of a … Continue reading →

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creeping Sokalism in the academy now extends to entire groups of marginal journals

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

By ann summers There was once an angry white guy who felt that some Other was doing less reputable academic work outside of his own field and decided to hoax a publication that did not practice rigorous peer-review. Alan Sokal … Continue reading →

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