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Kenneth A. Carlson: Does Character Still Matter in the Age of Trump?

Democracies with high levels of corruption and low trust in leaders’ integrity are significantly more prone to backsliding toward authoritarianism.

September 19, 2025 · 15 Comments

Matthew J. Parker: The Era of Idiocy

I did over a decade in jails and prisons because a squad of Pence-like puritans felt it immoral of me to get high on anything other than the drooling drunkenness of alcohol, an endeavor not only baldly hypocritical but so too borderline absurd; a worldwide farce manifesting in the militarization of both the cartels and the police, all of which, of course, was and is more great news for arms dealers.

February 22, 2023 · 4 Comments

Video: Why We Must Confront the Painful Parts of US History | Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Revisiting a significant yet overlooked piece of the past, Hasan Kwame Jeffries emphasizes the need to weave historical context, no matter how painful, into our understanding of modern society — so we can disrupt the continuum of inequality massively affecting marginalized communities.

August 19, 2022 · 2 Comments

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