A list of the questions I answer is at the end. PART I: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (and comments requiring a response). I have now updated this twice. The original version from March is here. The July 17 version is here. #1: Why is the DOJ investigation taking so long? This is how Garland explained how …
Here is one way to get to the truth: subpoena them all, force them all to tell the truth, and throw them in jail if they don’t. Unfortunately, the strong arm method is unlikely to get you very far. Problem #1: To “force them to tell the truth,” you have to know the truth before …
Getting to the Truth, A Process: Cassidy Hutchinson, Pat Cipollone, and more Read More »
The court filing is here, Shall we read it together? Recall that on June 22, FBI agents searched the home of Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in connection with the DOJ’s investigation into January 6. (We learned this on June 23.) “Clark infamously tried to help Trump overthrow DOJ leadership and overturn the election, resulting …
What makes saving American democracy difficult is that a segment of the population is (according to political psychologists) naturally disposed toward authoritarianism. I plan to argue that the problem is exacerbated by social media and the way we get information, which is causing people not disposed to authoritarianism to embrace authoritarianism. The Paranoid Style in …
First, a bit of housekeeping: This blog post is once weekly because some people don’t like lots of stuff in their inbox. If you prefer more frequent posts, you can subscribe to my free substack newsletter here.) Part I: Do people like democracy? Kaitlyn Greenridge, appalled by the legislation being passed in Florida, asked this: …
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Rage-Inducing Simplifications Simplifications take a complex situation and boil it down to something that seems true and perhaps has some truth in it, but is not true. A rage-inducing simplification is a simplification that triggers rage. Timothy Snyder created this video: What I call “simplifications” or “rage-inducing simplifications” Snyder calls Internet Triggers. He said he …
Contents: I. What to do about a Radicalized Supreme Court II. Impressions from the June 28 Select Committee January 6th Hearing III. What This All Means In Terms of Criminal Prosecutions I. What to do about a Radicalized Supreme Court The Supreme Court has gone off the deep end, embracing radical right-wing ideas. I’ll talk …
What to do about a Radicalized Supreme Court, How to Bring Down a Mob Boss, and more Read More »
The following sections are excerpts from this book: Contraceptives were largely illegal in the colonies. After the United States was formed, most states enacted laws prohibiting the advertising, sale, and distribution of contraceptives. As a practical matter, while there were a large number of convictions under the anti-contraceptive laws, contraceptives and information about birth control …
Abortion and Contraception Laws in America: A History Read More »
This is four parts: The decision overturning Roe v. Wade, what it means, and where we go from here And . . .People Blame the Democrats It’s All About Controlling Women Impressions from this week’s January 6 hearing I. The Roe v. Wade decision What it means: It means that the reactionary right-wing has succeeded …
Roe v. Wade, people who blame the Democrats, and more Read More »
A certain type of person had a predictable reaction to the news that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade: Of course. It’s all about controlling women. I will not write about the history of laws governing abortion and access to contraception. I just can’t go there now. This is a history of rape laws. …
Rape is a Means of Asserting Patriarchal Power (A history of rape laws) Read More »
