Published on http://bad.eserver.org/ The question of what remains of JFK’s legacy now, fifty years after his death, or, the question of whether we are as divided now as to what JFK... Read more
Published on http://bad.eserver.org/ “I set out to grasp the mechanisms of the effective exercise of power; and I do this because those who are inserted in these relations of power, wh... Read more
Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes... Read more
“There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” Herman Melville Lets’ contrast a “Truth Era” that we were in... Read more
Only 51.3% of the voter age American population came out to vote in the infamous 2000 George W. Bush/Gore “chad” presidential election. According to the wisdom of 2012 Republican... Read more
Published on http://www.popmatters.com Charles Dickens 200: Great Expectations Contemporary Lessons with Dickensian Integrity Where the eyes, the eyes with the will to see Where the hearts,... Read more
President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant. [...]
The state has been a leader in the rollback of L.G.B.T.Q. rights. [...]
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States. [...]
As President Trump ponders involving the United States in Israel’s attacks on Iran, the G.O.P. faces a thorny question: What does “America first” really mean? [...]
The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to defang and downsize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. [...]
While some in the party denounced the Supreme Court’s decision, other top leaders remained quiet, underscoring the party’s discomfort on the issue. [...]
