Elon Musk's Bad Faith
Your Traditionalism Isn't Punk Rock
Posting about abiding by traditionalist norms is not in any way counterculture.
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So Close, Yet So Tragically Far
Conservatives are always so close to identifying the source of their suffering, the core of society’s wrenching inequalities that have immiserated everyday working people for so long. They were close during the early days of the COVID pandemic, when it was clear multibillion dollar pharmaceutical companies that had intentionally
It's OK To Fall In Line – For Now
A deeply unfortunate byproduct of every election becoming an existential contest between authoritarianism and what remains of democracy is that the left cannot – for now – challenge failed Democratic orthodoxy. This is not an admission of defeat to the forces of the disastrous centrism that has defined the Democratic Party for
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White Supremacy Is Sheer Terror
Americans refuse to face the nation's past. More than ever, we turn from it, hide from it.
The Belligerent, Bad-Faith Bullshit of SCOTUS's Major Questions Doctrine
Creating an impenetrable force field through which no progressive public policy could pass was always going to be a two-step process for the American right. And the second step is more infuriating – and for the left, more vexing – than the first. The first step in creating a right-wing
An Open Letter To Jason Aldean
Dear Mr. Aldean, I would first like to congratulate you on your recent viral fame and your unwavering commitment to owning and/or triggering the libs. Your single, “Try That In A Small Town,” is the talk of the internet, from liberals calling it “extremist dog whistle racism without equal”
Fascism and Bad Faith
The Bad Faith Of 'Popular' Right-Wing Media And Why It Matters
It was all so absurd and unbelievable from the start. Conservatives across the US have used social media over the past month to weave a conspiracy in which a fascist film known as Sound of Freedom was being censored and undermined by shadowy forces. We were to believe that wage
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Only Power Can Save Us Now
Contrary to powerless love, love with power stands against those who would violate the tenants of love.
BFT Podcast Episode 3: Flying The Fuck-You Flag
On today's podcast, I talk about the bad faith and mind-melting levels of gaslighting involved in the flying of big-ass American flags (and other variations of the flag). Remember to become a Bad Faith Times subscriber and/or supporter. Eventually, the BFT pod will be available
The Failings of Rainbow Capitalism Have Been Laid Bare
Each year in June, chaos reigns in America. Kids wrapping up their school years, hockey and basketball playoffs winding down, the sun in Gemini – all time-honored traditions we've become accustomed to as we usher in the dog days of summer. Unfortunately for all of us, June now
Fascism and Bad Faith
Republicans Are Going To Have To Find Other Ways To Steal Elections
That there are three Supreme Court justices ready to end free and fair elections in the United States is a crisis in and of itself. Thankfully, for now those three robed fascists with billionaire sponsors – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch – are in the Court's minority on
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Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
The left owns sports. The right owns electric cars. None of it makes sense to a millennial.