24 May, 2023
Moral Panics, Then and Now
Moral Panics, Then and Now by Derek Royden 535 words For at least half a century, at least once every...
24 May, 2023
2 May, 2022
Primaries test the violent dishonesty of the right
On April 21st I went to the Top Notch Diner in Cortland OH. Senate candidate Josh Mandel appeared with retired General Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor in the Trump administration. I listened to Flynn tell the crowd “The election was stolen,” and Mandel brag about being the only candidate in his race to call out the theft.
11 Apr, 2022
The case against the GQP is worse than you think
My doctorate in Political Science ought to have included a section on gaslighting. Currently Russian leader Vladimir Putin is demonstrating one version of this; he is calling his invasion of Ukraine, massacre of civilians, and wanton disregard for human rights (that some are calling genocide) a “special operation.”
31 Mar, 2020
GOP’s achievement is now on display
“Significant blame for the failed response and delayed action in responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic is being directed at...