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.19h ago19h ago
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
The Division: Continued Iit is difficult, even painful, to have to find something day after day…But now: The big news is as follows, courtesy of Rachel Maddow, who actually tells us what’s going on in Fascistville: Namely, the use of…Mar 12Mar 12
Hitler in the White House: The Rampage Goes OnTrump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’: President Trump shared a quotation on social media, making it clear it was…Feb 18Feb 18
I’ve copied the following from Josh Marshall’s Talking Point Memo.“So I write the following with the caveat that everything in the unfolding Trump administration is cloaked in secrecy and uncertain from…Jan 28Jan 28