Knowing, Suffering, And Life Under Competitive Authoritarianism
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Fascists Can't Make The Machines Lie ... For Now
America.gov is telling the truth for some reason
They've Seen Enough: Democratic Voters Are All In On SCOTUS Expansion
There's growing recognition that fixing the Supreme Court is the only thing that matters
A Reminder That There Is No Rightward Cultural Shift
A right-wing concert organizer in Kentucky found this out the hard way
Democracy Can’t Defend Itself Against Bad Faith. Unless …
Fascism's success is based on its adjustment to and exploitation of liberal democracy
If Trump Can’t Have The Kennedy Center, No One Can
The abuser in the Oval has given the Kennedy Center a choice: I own you or you get annihilated
JD Vance Can't Be Self Aware
Even a moment of reflection would reveal Vance for who he is
The Day Something Happened
It is that day that has animated everything since
Elon Musk: The Normalizer of Fascism
The world's richest man needs you to believe fascist parties are part of the democratic spectrum
Curtis Yarvin Was Right About Everything
The country's leading monarchist knew the Trump regime couldn't envision what winning looks like
Thirteen Supreme Court Justices? Those Are Rookie Numbers.
A functional democracy can't have a single SCOTUS swing vote determining the course of history
Elon Musk's Universal Income Advocacy Can't Be Taken Seriously
Does Musk know "universal" means "everyone"? It's unclear.
politics
How To Kill Political Bad Faith With Fire
There is real power in saying no to a bad-faith questioner.
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The Numbers Say Democrats Aren’t Ready To Play Hardball
Democratic Party leaders are going to have to level with their supporters about expanding the Supreme Court.
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Hakeem Jeffries Doesn't Get It
Or worse yet, maybe he does.
For The American Right, There's Only One Kind Of Real Work
Putting working class support at odds with "wokeness" is the goal.
Fascism and Bad Faith
Brazil Has A Plan To Combat The Right Wing's Unreality
Brazil's government is trying something weird: Being proactive about election misinformation.
The Fear Machine Churns And Churns
Right-wing media has found Caitlin Clark very useful
Elon Musk's Bad Faith
The Rich Man Is Projecting
A different way to think about Elon Musk's casual use of dehumanizing language
Trans Sports Bans Are Oozing With Bad Faith
The hysterical effort to stop trans people from playing sports is dishonest to its core
Fascism and Bad Faith
Superman Is A Shitlib
What is punk rock today won't be punk rock tomorrow.
politics
A Working Class Hero Isn't Something To Be
Graham Platner's disgraced campaign illustrated the problems of class dealignment
Fascism and Bad Faith
Tucker Carlson Wants A Good-Faith Conservative Party. Best Of Luck With That.
The American right needs the deodorant of bad faith politics. And Carlson knows that.
politics
Unfortunately We Have To Be Optimists
Why we should follow the example of James Baldwin and adopt essential optimism.