Politics - American Spring

DECODING DECEPTION

The Critical Social Justice ideology (Wokeism) functions through linguistic "hacks." This is a thumbnail sketch of how the hacks function. The ideology forms a self-referential system that is easy to fall into but hard to escape.

Politics

What Is Woke

Exploring the philosophy underlying Wokeism, its emphasis on policing language, disingenuous descriptions of critical race theory, and how it all fits into American politics.

Politics

Rittenhouse Acquitted, Media Indicted

Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal is an indictment of all the media sources that maliciously distorted and obfuscated the truth—and they are legion.

Politics

Dave Chappelle’s The Closer: Empathetic Transgressions

What is a woman? Dave Chappelle's controversial special The Closer explores the contradictions of gender in a disarmingly empathetic tour de force. Chappelle isn’t “punching down” at the trans community. What he’s doing is way more subversive...

Politics

Afghanistan: Admitting Defeat

In 2001, 90% of Americans approved of military action in Afghanistan. Today, some are having a hard time admitting they were wrong.

Politics

Biden, All Guns Blazing on Reform

Biden intends to use precious political capital on gun legislation that is likely to fail, will have significant political fallout, and if passed is unlikely to ameliorate gun violence. Why?

Politics

Destroying White Privilege

This foray in the cul de sac of wokeness may cost us a generation of progress on racial justice. Is there any alternative?

Politics

Biden Disqualified

Who says that Joe Biden’s support of the Iraq War disqualifies him?

Politics

Sanders or Warren?

Establishment Dems are trying to force a brokered convention to block Bernie Sanders from becoming the nominee. How does Elizabeth Warren fit in?

Politics

The Candidate With the Most Votes Wins

Bernie Sanders believes the person with the most votes should be the nominee, and said so emphatically. The other candidates gave various versions of “follow the party rules” which would enable superdelegates to select someone who did not win the popular vote.

Democrats

Warren vs Bernie, CNN Cage Match Version

If you thought we were going to be able to stick to debating the issues, the Warren vs Bernie cage match arranged by CNN has dispelled that fantasy. The last thing the mainstream media wants to do is debate the issues.

Politics

Gun Control and the Swing States

To win, political candidates must appeal to voters in swing states with strong gun cultures. Popular measures like Universal Background Checks may garner votes, but ineffective, unpopular ones like the Assault Weapons Ban are problematic.

Politics

The Betrayal of Julian Assange

The indictment has collided with domestic US politics in a way that does not bode well for Mr. Assange nor for freedom of the press.