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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Democrats Make A Bold Stand For Neoliberalism
Phillip Mirowski says that one of the tactics of neoliberalism is to ‘flood the zone’ with policy proposals so that any solution to a particular problem chosen by the left or right is liable to have its origins in neoliberal … Continue reading
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These New Sacrements
It seems that human beings cannot really survive and thrive without something like religion (though how to define ‘religion’ is a task best left for another day). Attempts to do so (as in many communist countries) tend to devolve into … Continue reading
Democrats Want Americans To Hate Dreamers
That seems like a very odd tactic for a party that supposedly has their best interest at heart (while scuppering workable deals for unclear reasons). But apparently it’s the plan. Is there no one in the Democratic party establishment who … Continue reading
Mid-point Notes on GLOW
I’ve finished the 6th episode of GLOW. I like the scene where they drag Debbie to a wrestling show and she’s bored and distracted until they start explaining the storylines and her face lights up: “It’s a soap opera!” As … Continue reading
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The Nazis Who Couldn’t Goose Step Straight
A few days ago, a Polish TV station shared sensational (in theory) footage of neo Nazis celebrating Hitler’s birthday in the woods somewhere. It created quite a sensation but I don’t think it’s what its being portrayed to be. No … Continue reading
Oh Goody…. We’re About To Be Preached At!
This story makes it clear that human drama and political wrangling aside, the plight of the dreamers is about to become grist for the Hollywood TV mill. I’m sure there are some interesting stories and some potential and I’m pretty … Continue reading
Feminists Flopping and Flailing Furiously
To be very clear, I’m not a Jordan Peterson fan boy. I think a lot of his ideas are kind of ordinary (he’s a popularizer not a theorist) and a lot of his vision is really not for me. But … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism is dead, Jodan Peterson, New Counter Culture, verbal self-defense
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Values and Being
It’s always surprising how resistant people are to the idea that other people have different values than they do. I don’t exclude myself from this, it’s always been difficult and hard for me to figure out why people prefer states … Continue reading
The European Migration Problem in a Nutshell
The people in countries in the European Union (and a few others in Western Europe) are really good at creating societies that are pretty nice to live in, all things considered. Different countries are nice in different ways and there … Continue reading
Merkel’s Terrible Policy Continues to Stink
Back in 2015 when Angela Merkel decided to run a limited scale open borders experiment the conventional wisdom was that this was one canny move. Germany would be raking in the money with all the ambitious human talent pouring acorss … Continue reading