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
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“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
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NY Times – Politics

While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city. [...]

The claims last year by a conservative publication against Darryll J. Pines prompted a yearlong investigation and an extensive review of his published works. [...]

Indiana Republicans reject redrawn maps, and battle lines have been drawn among Democrats in Texas. [...]

The current and former lawmakers get candid about bipartisan politics, party leadership and the state of the Senate. [...]

The president’s stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump’s pardon powers. [...]

His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library. [...]


