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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
The Controlled Demolition of Trumpism
“…What we have just seen is, of course, unprecedented. Not once in U.S. history has a former president been accused of federal crimes committed while in office. This sort of thing happens in second world banana republics. Although in backhanded fairness, the U.S. is looking more and more like a second world banana republic with each passing day….” Continue reading
Posted in Media, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2020, Jan 6 Committee, Jan 6 Committee executive summary, Jan 6 Committee findings, Jan 6 Committee hearings, Jan 6 Committee report, Jan 6 insurrection, Jan 6 Select Committee, January 6 Committee, January 6 Committee executive summary, January 6 Committee findings, January 6 Committee hearings, January 6 Committee report, January 6 Select Committee, Patrick Byrne, The Deep Rig, Trump and January 6, Trump criminal referrals, Trump to be prosecuted?, Trumpism
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The Year 2022: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Beginning with a hefty list of the converging crises of the 2020s, we look back on 2022 and then look ahead at what we can expect in 2023 and beyond. Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Culture, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Media, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged 2020s crises, Brazil election, censorship of scientists, converging crises, Deep State and Russia, Donald Trump, election denial, election skepticism, elections, Gavin Newsom 2024, Globalism and Covid, Globalism and Leftism, Herschel Walker, lockdowns and censorship, Peru unrest, Predictions for 2023, Ron DeSantis 2024, Russia and Ukraine, Sleepy Joe, Steve Bannon, Trump 2024, Trump and Constitution, Trump announces, Trump's NFTs, Ukraine war
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Coronavirus / COVID-19: What Is Really Going On? And Why?
Coronavirus / COVID-19: What Is Really Going On? And Why? Based on Dr. Erickson’s video message, a look behind the scenes at what may be the real agenda in shutting down the economy.
Posted in Coronavirus, Political Economy, Science and Technology, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Bill Gates vaccines, China coronavirus, China COVID-19, Chinese Communist Party, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Donald Trump, Dr. Erickson, Dr. Erickson video, epidemiology, Fauci, global elites, globalism, globalist conspiracy, health education, Internet history of, pandemic, political economy, populism, President Trump, Primary Prevention, public health, vaccines
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The West’s Ongoing Collapse at the Hands of Identity Politics and Neoliberal Ideology: 2019 Update
The free fall of contemporary academia into speech & thought totalitarianism continued … & likely to progress further given the unwillingness of those with resources to use them to oppose this ongoing juggernaut. Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Culture, Higher Education Generally, Philosophy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged basket of deplorables, Bret Weinstein, collapse, comfort college, Donald Trump, Evergreen State, Identity Politics, National Association of Scholars, Neoliberalism, political correctness, rural whites, Steven B Gerrard, Trump supporters, white population decline, Williams College
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Comment on Robert Greenleaf Brice, “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” APA Blog, January 21, 2019
Comment intended for the APA Blog in response to article by Robert Greenleaf Brice on “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Media, Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged APA Blog, basket of deplorables, cosmopolitan elites, deplorables, diversity is our strength, DNC corruption, Donald Trump, Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them, fake news, fake news meme, global elites, Hillary Clinton, MAGA hats, nationalism vs globalism, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, post-truth, post-truth world, PropOrNot, quotas, racism, resurgence of fascism, Robert Greenleaf Brice, Russiagate, Russian propaganda, superdelegates, trangenders bathrooms, Trump is a liar, Trump lies, Trump supporters, Trump supporters emotional, Trump supporters emotions, Trumps lies, underrepresentation, underrepresented groups, Washington Post, white supremacists, yellow vests
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“Anti-Intellectualism and How Fascism Works”: A Comment
I followed the link from here to IHE’s “Anti-Intellectualism and How Fascism Works,” an interview with Jason Stanley (Yale) who has authored a book entitled How Fascism Works. I’d been thinking of posting a comment, but discovered that the comments thread … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Books, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Higher Education Generally
Tagged anti-intellectualism, dominant narratives, Donald Trump, Donald Trump supporters, elitism suspicion, Fascism, How Fascism Works, Inside Higher Education, Jason Stanley, Koch Brothers, university business model
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Truth-Teller’s Dilemma, Part 3
“Truth-Teller’s Dilemma” concluded: if you care about the truth or those trying to tell it, support them (us)! Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Libertarianism, Media, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged absolute advantage, comparative advantage, Donald Trump, Donald Trump compromised, free trade, globalism, Identity Politics, inverted totalitarianism, kleptocrats, mainstream media, mass migrations, official narratives, Paul Craig Roberts, PropOrNot, Russian collusion hoax, Sheldon Wolin, Syria, Syria false flag attack, The Real Matrix, truthers, truthiness, Washington Post, world government
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Why Donald Trump Won in 2016, Chapter Umpteen Thousand and Counting….
Matt Bai’s Yahoo! columns are usually worth one’s time, however annoying they often are with their unexamined assumptions. Bill Kristol, son of neoconservative godfather Irving Kristol interviewed here, doesn’t seem to distinguish between conservatism and neoconservatism, and the problems only … Continue reading
And So It Begins. Thoughts on What Might Happen Next
Two days ago, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. His inauguration speech was unique (read it here; there are a few errors, all minor). It may go down in history as one … Continue reading
Two Cultures, Two Americas — Post-Election 2016 Edition (Philosophical Reflections on an Empire In Decline)
The hostility of this election & the volatile mood of the country are indicative of two cultures, two Americas … unequal, unyoked, on collision course, & probably indicative of a nation in unavoidable decline. Continue reading
Posted in Election 2016 and Aftermath, Uncategorized
Tagged "alt-right", bitter clingers, Brandon Smith, Brian Eno, Christianity, conservatism, culture war, deplorables, Donald Trump, economic nationalism, economics, Electoral College, free trade, globalism, globalization, God, Greece, Hillary Clinton, Marine Le Pen, Michael Moore, nationalism, Philosophy, political correctness, progressive, protectionism, racism, secession, sexism, Syriza Party, U.S. Empire, Yanis Varoufakis
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Lost Generation Philosopher 