Indict the System, With an Expert in Indictments
Symposium: There is no “I” in “team” but there is a “me”, and there is an “I” in Avenatti, and both are in “nominee.” You see what needs to happen here.
Tagged: politics
Kevin Williamson’s Smallest World
A radical libertarian manifesto that deserves to be taken seriously – and rejected. A Review of Kevin Williamson’s “The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics”
Mayor Pete
Symposium: I think a Buttigieg presidency would be incredibly boring. And frankly, I could use a bit of boring right now. Vote for Mayor Pete. And maybe, if we’re lucky, we can occasionally forget that he’s President.
RetConning the Tea Party
Whatever its genesis, a populist movement is always a populist movement, and they always end the same way.
Biden Sings Same Song, Second Verse
Democratic primary frontrunner Joe Biden was unveiling his healthcare proposal, and the tagline he laid on folks sounds strangely familiar.
AOC and “Squad” vs Nancy Pelosi
It’s a sign of how crazy the times have gotten that many libertarians and conservatives — including this one — now see Pelosi as the voice of reason.
Good, Bad, and Indifferent: QPR for 2Q
Opining on the interwebs doesn’t have quarterly performance reviews, but if it did, let’s see how some of the words I’ve put out into the ether have held up.
A Familiar Stench Wafts Up from Alabama
The people have already judged Roy Moore, and found him wanting, as they should have.
A Polish Joke
The whole point was to see myself through other eyes, note the differences in perception, and try to understand where they come from.
The Pete Principle
There has to be an underdog to the story, whether he wins or not, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg checks a lot of those boxes.
Ordinary World 8Apr19
Your Ordinary World for 8Apr19 feature links to great writing and viewpoints to read, share & discuss.
The Revenge Cycle, On Repeat
The same folks who are never satisfied no matter the outcome drive the ones with the most to lose away from their only mechanism of being heard.
Ordinary World 4Mar19
Your Ordinary World for 4Mar19 in which we check in on the runners, participants in the ever growing 2020 Democratic Primary for President
Apolitical Myth-Making
To ignore the political nature of our lifestyles is to create apolitical myths that hide us in a faux-innocence, subverting necessary chance, and protecting destructive power structures.
Ordinary World: Throwback Thursday
Over ten years, Ordinary Times has over 15K posts. Here are a few that you should check out, and are interesting today in hindsight.
How Artificial Wombs Could Transform the Abortion Debate
The debate surrounding the definition of personhood isn’t new, but it also hasn’t proven to be very consequential in terms of its impact on the modern abortion debate. The introduction of artificial wombs could change all of that
The Deliberative Society and the Paradox of Political Engagement
We have arrived at a paradoxical position: our democratic institutions require our participation for their continued legitimacy and health, but a sudden surge of political engagement is currently driving their instability and stress-testing them to breaking point.
What’s The Matter With Hillary Clinton?
Her public image is the worst of any losing presidential candidate since at least Gerald Ford.
