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The story of MLK Day and the civil rights movement is as much a
The story of MLK Day and the civil rights movement is as much a story of massive repression -- by the state and its auxiliaries -- as it is a story of...

Ralph Miliband beat me to the punch by about thirty years. One of
Ralph Miliband beat me to the punch by about thirty years. One of the most commonly heard slogans on the Left these days is ‘Pessimism of the intell...

Theres a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious,
Theres a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you cant take part! You cant even passively take p...

Toddler panic at the Department of Pre-Crime: “Schools,
Toddler panic at the Department of Pre-Crime: “Schools, including nurseries, have a duty of care to their pupils and staff. The new duty in the Coun...

When I was an undergrad, I was mesmerized by the Frankfurt Schools
When I was an undergrad, I was mesmerized by the Frankfurt Schools account of a stupefied advanced capitalist society, anesthetized by the suburbs and...

Matt Bruenig on Hans-Hermann Hoppes libertarianism is very
Matt Bruenig on Hans-Hermann Hoppes libertarianism is very entertaining. And instructive: Hoppe explains that he does not intend to engage in standard...

That Jonathan Rauch review of Heather Cox Richardsons book
That Jonathan Rauch review of Heather Cox Richardsons book reminded me of this post I wrote in my first month as a blogger. Rauch had written, If you ...

One day before I die I really want to find that person, deep in
One day before I die I really want to find that person, deep in the bowels of the NYT Book Review, whose job it is to cut and paste this every other w...

Mario Cuomo has died. I wasnt a big fan. But what I did admire
Mario Cuomo has died. I wasnt a big fan. But what I did admire about him was less his rhetoric than his ruthlessness. Sometimes it could be horrible, ...