Imagine if Kissinger accidentally leaked plans to drop napalm over Vietnam to the New York Times and the public outcry was over the breach of confidentiality.
March 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Imagine if Kissinger accidentally leaked plans to drop napalm over Vietnam to the New York Times and the public outcry was over the breach of confidentiality.
The last ep. of Severance frames the procedure—the regulation of alienation under capitalism—as the rationalization of religious alienation. Abstract labor, the projection of human qualities on an external being and the second term of the outtie’s unhappy consciousness, is returning to itself.
March 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The last ep. of Severance frames the procedure—the regulation of alienation under capitalism—as the rationalization of religious alienation. Abstract labor, the projection of human qualities on an external being and the second term of the outtie’s unhappy consciousness, is returning to itself.
I've enjoyed teaching at the University of Arkansas, but my contract sadly terminates at the end of the semester. If anybody knows of any teaching opportunities for next year, please keep me in mind. I can teach Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Black PT, & Middle East Studies.
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've enjoyed teaching at the University of Arkansas, but my contract sadly terminates at the end of the semester. If anybody knows of any teaching opportunities for next year, please keep me in mind. I can teach Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Black PT, & Middle East Studies.
The consent to oligarchical/monarchical rule isn't mutually exclusive from libertarianism. Libertarians confuse freedom with abandonment: to be free is to be free to secure a livelihood; any social arrangement that maintains freedom is domination; the state's role is to enforce non-domination.
February 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The consent to oligarchical/monarchical rule isn't mutually exclusive from libertarianism. Libertarians confuse freedom with abandonment: to be free is to be free to secure a livelihood; any social arrangement that maintains freedom is domination; the state's role is to enforce non-domination.
The past is present: during the Gilded Age, the GOP imposed high tariffs to protect capital while advocating for Social Darwinism to give ideological justification to the oligarchy's right to exist.
February 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The past is present: during the Gilded Age, the GOP imposed high tariffs to protect capital while advocating for Social Darwinism to give ideological justification to the oligarchy's right to exist.
lenin failed to consider a decade where a decade happens
February 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
lenin failed to consider a decade where a decade happens
From the Chicago Boys' 'structural adjustment programs' in Chile, neoliberal restructuring has been complemented by programs that bolster the repressive state apparatus. In the Global South, the US spearheaded a two-pronged project: knee-capping the welfare state & bolstering the military/police.
February 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
From the Chicago Boys' 'structural adjustment programs' in Chile, neoliberal restructuring has been complemented by programs that bolster the repressive state apparatus. In the Global South, the US spearheaded a two-pronged project: knee-capping the welfare state & bolstering the military/police.
Chronic understaffing amongst air traffic controllers started after Reagan cracked down on the PATCO strikers: jacobin.com/2023/09/reag...
January 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Chronic understaffing amongst air traffic controllers started after Reagan cracked down on the PATCO strikers: jacobin.com/2023/09/reag...
in 2016, the flurry of executive orders was so rapid & scattered our collective attention was scattered too. part of what this does, intentional or not, is it overwhelms & exhausts us. working out this 'collective action problem' of sorts of how to focus & direct attention, & energies, is crucial
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
in 2016, the flurry of executive orders was so rapid & scattered our collective attention was scattered too. part of what this does, intentional or not, is it overwhelms & exhausts us. working out this 'collective action problem' of sorts of how to focus & direct attention, & energies, is crucial
the politically neutered celebration of diversity has finally brought us to its last stage: fascists are neurodivergent
January 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
the politically neutered celebration of diversity has finally brought us to its last stage: fascists are neurodivergent
we can debate whether he's a fascist based on whether it was really a Nazi salute or just, you know, listen to the words that come out of his mouth
January 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
we can debate whether he's a fascist based on whether it was really a Nazi salute or just, you know, listen to the words that come out of his mouth
MLK, “The Other America” (1967)
January 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
MLK, “The Other America” (1967)
watching a two hour TSA recruitment ad (Carry On)
December 18, 2024 at 6:33 AM
watching a two hour TSA recruitment ad (Carry On)
Millennial time is Macaulay and Mario in the 1990s, Kieran and Luigi in the 2020s
December 14, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Millennial time is Macaulay and Mario in the 1990s, Kieran and Luigi in the 2020s
sometimes people say “disavowal” and they really just mean “nuh-uh”
December 11, 2024 at 3:25 AM
sometimes people say “disavowal” and they really just mean “nuh-uh”
universal healthcare would be the most rational “deterrent”
December 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
universal healthcare would be the most rational “deterrent”
a big go fuck yourself to the ends of the earth to matt gaetz
November 21, 2024 at 5:56 PM
a big go fuck yourself to the ends of the earth to matt gaetz
Often when theorists ask, “What does X mean?” they’re actually asking, “How does X mean?”
November 20, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Often when theorists ask, “What does X mean?” they’re actually asking, “How does X mean?”
We’ve already had a reality TV show called Big Brother
November 20, 2024 at 12:38 AM
We’ve already had a reality TV show called Big Brother
looking forward to debating whether this is technically fascism or not with you in the re-education camp mess hall
November 19, 2024 at 10:01 PM
looking forward to debating whether this is technically fascism or not with you in the re-education camp mess hall
Every headline is like: President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Vlad the Impaler to head the Department of Impalement Prevention
November 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Every headline is like: President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Vlad the Impaler to head the Department of Impalement Prevention
I’m feel like I’m in the WPSA hotel lobby here
November 19, 2024 at 2:18 AM
I’m feel like I’m in the WPSA hotel lobby here