Essays
Where is the Democratic Party?
As the MAGA show moves forward, Democrats have relegated themselves to the role of spectators and commentators.
Fear and Loathing at RFK Jr.’s “Historic Speech”
October 2023: I attend and observe Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a third party campaign.
The Cult of Trump
March 26, 2023 — In 2023, despite his central role in American political and social life for eight years, there remains a lack of coherent understanding of the Cult of Trump. While willing to criticize Donald… Read More »The Cult of Trump
The Questionable Intellect of the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’
March 16, 2023 — The Intellectual Dark Web is a group of prominent commentators who oppose the so-called Woke Mind Virus which they believe propagates dangerous critical theories that threaten to destroy Western civilization. They decry identity politics and… Read More »The Questionable Intellect of the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’
Where we’ve been and the road ahead
December 30, 2022 — We should acknowledge the history we have lived through in plain terms. In 2016, a far right populist was elected president despite losing the popular vote. He sought to withhold defense… Read More »Where we’ve been and the road ahead
Combatting news fatigue and the importance of building community
December 20, 2022 — This year was a lot. So was last year. And the year before that. Living through history, we have all learned, is a lot. There is no doubt that Americans, along with… Read More »Combatting news fatigue and the importance of building community
The Russification of the American conservative movement
December 3, 2022 — There has emerged among the media establishment a fear of calling out connections between the conservative rhetoric in America and Russian propaganda. This may be a result of the extraordinarily effective… Read More »The Russification of the American conservative movement