“Divide and rule” tactics are as old as human conflict. Instead of building consensus among the members of a tribe or nation, rulers exacerbate grievances that exist between social groups. By doing so effectively, a military or political leader with only minority support can maintain control over a much larger group…
It has been one month and 10 days since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and we still know nothing factual about it. The information or disinformation that has come out is nonsensical. Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for Turning Point USA and executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, said the doctor who…
I have been reading a lot these past days about how the Israelis treated those they detained when they illegally boarded the vessels that comprised the now-famous aid flotilla that never made it to Gaza’s shores. The Irish — naturally, given their bitter familiarity with imperial aggressions —…
The president even placed himself as a king inside a fighter jet to make it clear where he is headed, after also posting something like 90,000 more years of Trump! The Peace President today posted an AI video of himself as “King Trump,” flying over crowds of “No Kings”…
“What do you expect when you sue the president?” Hearing that comment, some people may guess the comment was made by someone addressing one of President Trump’s political opponents who has been targeted for federal prosecution. That quote, though, is much older. It is from an IRS agent addressing…
In a sense, it’s old news. In December 2021, CNN reported that the House’s select January 6 Committee had subpoenaed phone records of more than 100 people. But that was mostly Trump officials, including White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. No surprise there. After all, the January 6 Committee was…
Cristina on Twitter asks, “Can you please write another of your beautiful posts about hope. I am not sure I have any left. We need hope.” I don’t understand how anyone can be without hope right now, personally. The imperial propaganda machine is crumbling in ways we’ve never seen…
I spend too much time watching videos of perpetually angry Black people attacking and assaulting White people. Always easy targets. Usually in gangs. Often starting with a cowardly sucker punch. But you can’t ignore them. They’re everywhere. Earlier this year, the shocking frequency of them triggered what was dubbed…
I read with interest Neema Parvini’s “The Mark Carney Paradox” in the June/July issue of Chronicles. Parvini contends that, in the recent showdown over tariffs between Canadian Prime Minister Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, Carney is “winning” and “getting his way.”That may be what it looks like from…
All anyone has to do is take a close look at all of Trump’s business enterprises, professed avocations and other extracurricular activities over the course of his career to correctly understand that he is the literal “King of Americana Kitsch”. Let’s see, there are New York City real estate businesses…
