Tag: politics
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Articles related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No paywalls – all links lead to freely available texts.
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The press conference this afternoon reminds me of what a disaster we averted by showing the orange blob the door after one term. I get frustrated by the slow pace of our response to the invasion (and the horrible laissez-faire federal response to the pandemic nowadays), but oh how much…
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The Supreme court is no guarantor of our democracy.
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Quotation: Dana Milbank on warped notions of freedom and community.
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Quotation: the Washington Post on the White House’s display of paralysis on January 6.
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Looking forward to a more productive week in quarantine now that martial law and the end of our democracy appear to be off the table for the time being.
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The disturbing emergency alert sound from my phone (for DC’s 4th curfew night) makes me think of an air raid siren. The blaring is an apt metaphor for this presidency.
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I watched “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939) last night. Despite the many differences to today’s world and the oversimplification of the state political machine, the politics in the film strike me as relevant to our own time. Thing is, though, it would probably resonate with Americans regardless of ideological…
