Radical Reading: Detroit – I Do Mind Dying
This is the second in a series where I read and discuss a radical book on the left or right. This time, I address a book related to radical Black organizing in Detroit in the 60s and 70s.
Author: Roland Dodds
The Limits of Enthusiasm: Iowa 2016
Iowa demonstrates that the Trump electoral strategy is not going to work, that Bernie has a long way to go if he wants to beat HRC, and that Marco Rubio may in fact have a chance against Ted Cruz.
The Establishment’s “Anti-Establishment” Candidates
Both Trump and Cruz are “the establishment” in this country.
Radical Reading: A Small Key Can Open a Large Door
This is the first in a series where I read and discuss a radical book on the left or right. This time, I address a book related to anarchist movements in the Syrian Civil War.
Traveling with Children
Traveling to a foreign country with a young child is more difficult than I imagined.
Just Not Fringe Enough
The “libertarian moment” appears to be ending ironically – with some libertarians endorsing the closest thing to a fascist American politics has had for some time.
If You Need a Thanksgiving Conversation Guide…
Trust me, you don’t need a conversation guide this Thanksgiving. Just more booze.
Does the Left Need Christianity?
Maybe not, but it does need community binding meta-narratives to succeed on a meaningful scale.
Ann Coulter: Donald Trump’s Brain?
Ann Coulter may have fallen out of favor with mainstream conservatives, but she may be closer to the reins of power than ever before.
Small Victories in Parenting During the Age of Islamic Terrorism
Well, at least you’re not one of THOSE extremists…
In Praise of the Treehouse of Horror
Where I reflect on the importance of The Simpsons and their Halloween specials.
Let’s Be Honest: We Just Don’t Want a Dialogue
Yet another college free-speech case has led me to the conclusion that we just don’t want a dialogue on anything of substance.
Unfit Comments
I can’t help but gloat at the meteoric fall of the man who thought fighting teacher unions was akin to taking on ISIS.
Rethinking White Identity
The far-Right has monopolized the conversation on building a positive white identity. The Left needs to do something about it.
