Tag Archives: History

President Bait and Vice President Switch

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

By ann summers we may be seeing the rise of a particular strategy on the right—sometimes gripping part of the GOP, and sometimes all of it—that can be traced back to that noted conservative Vladimir Lenin. I speak of “heightening … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Treason, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Structural substitution and the logic of urban modernism

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

By ann summers occupying a space for a time en.wikipedia.org/… Here are some examples of cultural substitution in the built environment that articulate multiple meanings and identify an axis or axes of more than geodetic importance. Every historical site is both monumental and … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Art, built environment, China, Germany, History, landscape, Media, Uncategorized, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘Don’t Do Stupid Sh*t’ is not the Obama Doctrine because there is one

Posted on March 14, 2016 by

By ann summers   An important date in my lifetime was not an August 30 when I decided to blog regularly, but the red line moment for the Obama decision not to bomb the shit out of Syria over the use … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, Afghanistan, Africa, American History, Austerity, Barack Obama, Big Oil, China, CIA, Congress, Countries, DHS, Economics, England, European Union, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Government, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan, Religion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Terrorism, Terrorists, Turkey, Ukraine, Uncategorized, United States, US Military | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe, and covers the grave o’ Donald

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

This is a reprise of a story I wrote two years ago on Daily Kos. It is updated with a few edits, but is a timeless story of politics, of deceit, of a fearful leader, murder, honor by soldiers in … Continue reading →

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