We go through this every year. The calendar says it’s Columbus Day and so Americans celebrate the man the holiday is named after.
Capitalism’s Final Solution Is Nothing Less than Complete Ecological Collapse
Only capitalism was able to inaugurate a new geological epoch in the Anthropocene; unique is our dominant ideology’s status in being able to obliterate all of humanity.
Our Very Own George III
The current occupant of the White House has been compared to other figures from history including Joseph McCarthy but George III may be more apt.
Should We Be Worried We’re Heading for Civil War 2.0?
But is a civil war, soft, hard, cold or hot, in our cards? Color me skeptical. As a Civil war historian and a sometime journalist, here are some thoughts.
Democracy Isn’t For All, and Never Has Been
Forms of exclusion have helped democracies distinguish between citizens and non-citizens since the founding of democracy itself, all the way back to classical Athens.
The Trump Analogy Everybody’s Overlooked
In seeking to understand Trump’s rise to power, historians have investigated parallels with those of Hitler and Mussolini. There’s a better analogy.
Let’s Tax the Rich
If the gatekeepers for the rich ever realize that most will not be chosen to join the club, then we may be able to tax them appropriately.
Canada’s advantage over the United States of America
The Good ‘ol USA. Home to the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave, Honor the Red, White, and Blue, all empty slogans. But Canada? …
Mexicans Made America – Why Do We Treat Them Like Alien Invaders?
Mexicans have contributed to making the United States in pivotal and enduring ways over the last several centuries that too few recognize.
If We’re Going to Use Fire as a Metaphor in Politics, Let’s Get It Right
The allusion to fire as destructive is an old trope. It’s important to understand the metaphor in politics to ensure the type of burning needed is realized.