Politics of Hate category archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
David interviews Professor Pete Simi about Simi’s research into white supremacists.
Words Fail Me 0
More stuff you can’t make up in a society that has lost its way.
“Suffer the Children” 0
It’s not scripture. It’s Republican policy.
Insecurity 0
Virginia Tech Professor Rebecca Hester suggests that, despite the (used-to-be) soaring Dow Jones average, we are not “better off” (emphasis added):
A Caravan of Lies 0
The SPLC reports that the “militias” (most emphatically not the well-regulated kind) that have gathered at the border seem willing to believe anything. A snippet:
At the same time, however, the militia movement has been afflicted by infighting and backstabbing over the caravan and their response to it. In their frenzy, they’ve told reporters that they are prepared to bring hundreds, even thousands, of armed men and women to the border to form a united front. But behind the scenes, these irregular armies are made up of unreliable individuals. Leaders have insulted other leaders. Groups have broken alliances with other groups. And self-described commanders have resigned their positions in the militias they run.
The Returned Fire Next Time 0
Thom and his guest discuss whether Donald Trump is suggesting war crimes.
The Sessions Is Adjourned 0
Despite any ancillary circumstances, Tony Norman can’t find it in him to regret the firing of Jeff Sessions. A snippet:
Even as Mr. Trump regularly berated him on Twitter as “weak,” Mr. Sessions used his knowledge of the arcane ways of Washington to effectively undermine every reasonable expectation of justice on every level. Like a beaten dog that never tires of licking the hand of its abusive master, Mr. Sessions was always eager to please the president with some nefarious act of cruelty after disappointing him in the one matter that meant the most to him.
The abbreviated version of the sins of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as attorney general reads like a reverse polaroid of American values.
Follow the link for the bill of particulars.
Wasting the Franchise 0
Shorter Daniel Ruth: Vote in the real world.
“This Is America” 0
A resident of Maine whose brother occasionally attended the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh tells the story of his suspense as he wondered whether his brother was one of the victims of the shooting there. A snippet:
Unfortunately, this is America. We do have to worry about our family members in houses of worship.
Nowhere is safe in America.
Follow the link for the rest.