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Mind Fogged in the Nuclear Anthropocene
With the mind fogging meme of “Russian Influence,” we are avoiding a fact-based analysis of the 2016 election at our own peril.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Sir…
Activists Disrupt Congress After Nine House Objections to Electoral Vote Count
Washington, DC – Three activists with Democracy Spring disrupted Congress today, issuing a citizens’ objection to the Electoral Vote count. They were detained and arrested by Capitol Police after standing up in the House chamber protesting…
Bob Bites Back: The Russians are hacking! The Russians are hacking!
The Russian election hack may be a “red herring” so to speak. Visions of a new Cold War and appeals to Mother Russia aside (see this issue’s cover), the real problem is private, partisan, for-profit vendors secretly programming the computer…
Sweet God, Vince is out for the inauguration?
The year was 2001. My wife and I were both second-year law students at Ohio State, and had just had our first date at what was then the Thirsty Ear Tavern. Casting around for second date plans, I learned that my old guitar teacher’s band was…