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Hierarchy and Americans, A Long Love Affair
We have leaders, in the USA, it's always been that way. I don’t believe in some magical, fairyland communal…
The Long March Ahead: A Veteran’s Place in Resistance
The day after the election felt all too familiar. It felt like 9/11. Then, as now, that day only promised a long road…
Last Week This Week 7-24-16: Donald Trump Edition
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On Plato, Donald Trump, and the Ship of State
Plato’s most famous work and the foundational text of political philosophy is the Republic. Written in the form…
Republican Reactionaries and the Road to Fascism
The Utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote the following lines in his great work On Liberty: “A party of orde…