Crossing the Rubicon: Part 2“There are now more soldiers and Marines in Los Angeles than in the war-torn countries of Iraq and Syria.”5d ago5d ago
THIS JUST INSENATOR PADILLA OF CALIFORNIA WAS HANDCUFFED, THROWN TO THE GROUND, AND FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM KRISTI NOEM’S PRESSER AT THE HOMELAND…5d ago5d ago
What’s Happening?To start at the beginning, in which all of Trump’s hatreds are harnessed and become the deeply sick raison d’etre of Republicans…Jun 6Jun 6
The Fascist State, ContinuedThe Fascist State is an administrative state that has been seized and proclaimed by a Leader whose word has become Law, overturning all…May 25May 25
Trump, Hitler, Stalin“Prior to the last war, only totalitarian or half-totalitarian dictatorships resorted to the weapon of denaturalization with regard to…May 12May 12
Fear in the NightIn Richard Condon’s classic novel (and then film), The Manchurian Candidate, the narrator remarks “A U.S. Senator is the most powerful…Apr 29Apr 29
The Blanket of HorrorAs the descending blanket of horror tightens around us, I think of two well-known statements that sum up our very being at this moment.Apr 18Apr 18
By Philip GreenI’ve reproduced, in full, the following documents of the The Anschluss–the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1937–38, from the historical novel…Apr 7Apr 7
On Violence reconsidered:Several readers of my piece on violence made the same point; as one put it:Mar 30Mar 30
On ViolenceBecause of its length, this blog is divided and posted into three parts that can be read together or separately, as one wishes. Part 1 as…Mar 22Mar 22