Category Archives: Left

Chomsky: Trump’s Rise Due to ‘Breakdown of Society’

… in case you were wondering. “Fear, along with the breakdown of society during the neoliberal period,” Chomsky responded. “People feel isolated, helpless, victim of powerful forces that they do not understand and cannot influence.” Chomsky compared the political environment … Continue reading

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NYT: The Organizer Tackles Pressing Issue of Islamophobia

Obama’s favorite type of backdrop: not a white in sight (except for, ironically, the Secret Service agent on the far left of the photo):

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Axelrod on Trump

David Axelrod on the Trump surge: “Here’s the gist. Open-seat presidential elections are shaped by perceptions of the style and personality of the outgoing incumbent. Voters rarely seek the replica of what they have,” Axelrod wrote. “They almost always seek … Continue reading

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FBI Investigating Kent State Prof for ISIS Link

From CBS: The FBI is investigating a professor at Kent State University for allegedly having ties to terrorism, CBS affiliate WOIO reports. Citing an FBI source, WOIO reports that a joint terrorism task force has been investigating Julio Pino for … Continue reading

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Gettin’ Meta With Martin

Given that MLK himself plagiarized as a graduate student, what an appropriate way for Mr. Whitaker to celebrate the modern day martyr: A history professor at Arizona State University who was demoted last year following an inquiry into plagiarism accusations … Continue reading

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Eagleton on Hitchens

Terry Eagleton has a lovely tribute to the late Christopher Hitchens. Both are/were men of the Left. Hitchens was a Trotskyite his entire life, but with the iconoclastic flourishes of a Marxist who, post 9/11, embraced (and tried to theoretically … Continue reading

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The Organizer + Tribal Rep = WH Hanukkah

Man, this sh*t is getting tiresome. A rabbi and Black Lives Matter activist used her speech at last week’s official White House Hanukkah reception to promote the Black Lives Matter movement, gun control, open immigration for “all” and “justice for … Continue reading

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NYT: 12/10/15

The current lead stories at NYT.com reflects the increasing dissonance between Left [Red] and Right [Blue] America. Are we reaching a breaking point? How much longer can this untenable tension endure? Has the Left overreached to the point of an … Continue reading

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Mother Jones: “What the Hell Just Happened in France?”

“What the Hell Just Happened in France?” is the title of a column in the hard-left Mother Jones site. No, it’s not about the Paris massacre — such events never seem to rankle the ire of leftists — but about … Continue reading

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Camp of the Saints – Quote #39

The colonel was smiling too. A big, broad grin. Jubilation all around. The ones who truly love their traditions don’t take them too seriously. They march to get their heads shot off with a joke on their lips. And the … Continue reading

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