I counted it a strong possibility that last night’s debate would not happen. In the negotiations, it seemed to me that the Trump team was looking to introduce loopholes for him to escape through, but clearly I was mistaken. I’m glad because I think it was a really important event, though perhaps not for the … Continue reading Harris Debates Trump, Apparently with Dire Predictions for Ohio’s Housepets: Some Thoughts (and Worries)
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The Russian Trolls Are Hard at Work: Progressives and Leftists Edition
At the beginning of September, Facebook announced that they suspended five accounts affiliated with “Peace Data,” a news website launched by Russia’s social media propaganda wing, the Internet Research Agency. The IRA, of course, was instrumental in the Russian disinformation campaigns in the run-up to the 2016 election. This year, they even hired unwitting American … Continue reading The Russian Trolls Are Hard at Work: Progressives and Leftists Edition
Reflections on Super Tuesday: Yearning for Unity
In 1939, just months before WWII broke out with Germany’s invasion of Poland, rhetorician Kenneth Burke wrote a very detailed book review of Mein Kampf. It was Burke’s attempt to understand how Hitler had “swung a great people into his wake.” At the time, Germany was one of the most literate, highly-educated countries in Europe, … Continue reading Reflections on Super Tuesday: Yearning for Unity
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