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S-Hole is the language of Empire
Calling a country a shithole sounds like no big deal. But it is precisely because it serves to demean and divide the world. It isn’t just vulgarity or locker room talk. It’s the language of empire. [Content Warning: The following blog post has some profanity. Like you’ve heard on the news lately.] I was on…
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The Public Id
The problem with demagogues is never their action. By the time they have the power to act, it is much too late to stop them. The problem is their speech. It intoxicates and infuriates. It draws all the moths to its fiery substance and burns us with its hatred. [bctt tweet=”‘The danger is in the…
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Weaning From Outrage
As I drove north, along I-70 into Indianapolis, then taking I-69 all the way up to the wilds of the back roads north of Lansing, I listened to podcast after podcast. It was a time to catch up on the backlog, and it seems that a trio of shows has cultivated a moment, a sense…