A Howard Zinn essay worth reading: The Optimism of Uncertainty

Posts from This Journal “politics” Tag

• George Packer speaks at Literary Arts Opening

  On Tuesday this week I attended the opening lecture of a lecture series hosted by the nonprofit organization Portland Literary Arts. I had…

• Missing the Point on Immigration

  Seems like neither side will take the other side's point. Dems, it makes sense to discourage people from using their children as a way to get into…

• QotD: Albright on Trump

  Trump is the first antidemocratic president in modern U.S. history. On too many days, beginning in the early hours, he flaunts his disdain for…

• QotD: Korea got the short end of the stick 1945

  Following the Axis surrender, Korea's fate, like that of Central Europe, was still to be worked out. Officially, the victorious Allies were committed…

• QotD: Religion Makes People Vulnerable to Manipulation

  "...growing up in church desensitizes you to logical inconsistencies, and that opens up large numbers of people to manipulation tactics…

• QotD: If Learning, Not Gloating, Is the Goal

  "A single dot on a canvas is not a painting and a single bet cannot resolve a complex theoretical dispute. This will take many questions and…

• QotD: American Delusion Influences Politics

  Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed…

• QotD: Power Concedes Nothing Without Demand

  “If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without…

• QotD: What Dawkins would say to Trump

  "Mr. Trump, you appear to be laboring under the delusion that you have the necessary qualifications to be president. The manifest failure of almost…