Lawyers, Guns & Money

We need a total and complete shutdown of Michigan State until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on

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By Scott Lemieux

In General

On January 16, 2019

It these ever-changing times, in which all that is solid melts into air, it is almost reassuring to be reminded that John Engler remains unfathomably reprehensible: John Engler, Michigan State’s interim president who last year falsely claimed that a Larry Nassar victim got “kickbacks” from lawyers for encouraging other women to speak up about Nassar’s […]

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Why it’s racist to call racists racist

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By Paul Campos

On January 15, 2019

Steve King is a white supremacist, because he advocates white supremacy on the regular, which is pretty much the definition of a white supremacist. White supremacy is a racist doctrine, that holds t

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No Brexit (Updated with a very important question)

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By Shakezula

On January 15, 2019

Well that was fun. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes – the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to reject

The gravedigger of American democracy

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By Scott Lemieux

In General

On January 15, 2019

Christopher Browning, the great historian of genocide, has a remarkable essay about 21st Century American democracy and its enemies, including the most important one: Because an ever-shrinking base of support for traditional conservatism made it impossible to carry out their authoritarian revision of the constitution, Hindenburg and the old right ultimately made their deal with […]

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Evolution of the PLAAF

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By Robert Farley

On January 15, 2019

My latest at the Diplomat takes a look at a recent RAND report on China’s air force… It is well understood that China has purchased, acquired, or adapted many aerospace technologies from o

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The Non-Interventionist Mindset of Donald J. Trump

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By Scott Lemieux

On January 15, 2019

The Peace President: President Trump’s National Security Council asked the Pentagon to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran last year, generating concern at the Pentagon and

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 397

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By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 15, 2019

This is the grave of John Catron. Born in 1786 to a German family in Pennsylvania, Catron and his family moved to Kentucky early in the 19th century. He fought in the War of 1812 under Andrew Jackson.Catron followed his mentor to Tennessee after the war, where he was admitted to the bar in 1815. […]

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Glenn’s Latest Appearance on Tucker’s White Power Hour

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By Erik Loomis

On January 14, 2019

Have fun with this. cool cool cool pic.twitter.com/vYnob9gD6Q — Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) January 15, 2019 [SL] LOL: Is demanding that questions of specific judgment be reduced to algori

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Man Deemed Too Racist to Serve on Committees As Representative of Donald Trump’s Republican Party

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By Scott Lemieux

On January 14, 2019

King me: House Republican leaders removed Representative Steve King of Iowa from the Judiciary and Agriculture Committees on Monday night as the party officials scrambled to appear tough on racism and

Meal of Champions!

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By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 14, 2019

Donald Trump evidently thinks his favorite food is the same of Clemson’s football team–cold Wendy’s burgers and fries. POTUS with “great American food” for Clemson Tigers visiting WH. pic.twitter.com/VgmQeXNhk6 — Roberta Rampton (@robertarampton) January 14, 2019 Great American food indeed. Maybe the government’s heat lamp people are impacted by the Trump shutdown. Share

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A History of the National Security State Through Comprehensive Exam Questions

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By Robert Farley

On January 14, 2019

So over the past month or so I’ve been tweeting out a long thread of pretty much every question that I’ve ever asked in a comprehensive exam. At Patterson, a comprehensive exam will involv

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“I Support A Full Investigation…Into How Blue Lives Matter!”

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By Scott Lemieux

On January 14, 2019

Hmm, let’s see how the world’s most well-compensated anti-anti Trump blogger is responding to the latest revelations concerning the FBI’s investigation into Donald Trump’s rela

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