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EssaysMedia MadnessNeoliberalismPolitics

Kingmaking on Media Madness

A painfully accurate 2020 Dem nomination forecast that I nevertheless managed to ignore when picking Sanders to win; on Media Madness.

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“What’s Really Troubling Larry Tribe?” on Media Madness

A short blog post on Media Madness about why Larry Tribe should keep Bernie Sanders’ name out of his coal-encrusted pie hole.

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BooksCan't You ReadPoliticsSocial Justice

Stamped From the Beginning, NIMBYs & Blockbusting

Links to an offsite review of Kendi’s Stamped From the Beginning, and a discussion about NIMBY liberal racism in the context of the 2020 election.

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A Functional Class Framework for Modern Western Leftists

A Patreon Blog essay that updates the terminology of class warfare and explains why you probably aren’t middle class if you’re reading this.

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No Illusions (About How Bad It Is)

A link to a Patreon Blog essay discussion the bald-faced reality that rich people are absolutely trying to murder you for profit.

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Blog: Thunderdome 2020 & How I Write About Politics (Link)

A link to a short essay on Patreon that outlines the way I cover politics; on the off chance we keep having elections even as the world burns.

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Blog: Ayn Rand, Alan Greenspan & Matt Taibbi’s Griftopia

A collection of links to my writing about Taibbi’s Griftopia, including an essay about Ayn Rand & Alan Greenspan.

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Blog: New Jim Crow Mini-Review & Commentary (Link)

Link to a short blog post combining a mini-review of The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander with additional commentary about cognitive deceptions.

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Essay: Lying Without Lying (Link)

A link to a 2018 Media Theory essay on Patreon that I wrote about the manipulation of framing, context & depth to lie without lying in the media.

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Essay: Death of the 41st President of the United States of America (Link)

A short obituary published on Patreon in December 2018 on the passing of George HW Bush; who sucked almost as much as his son.

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