A while ago I wrote about Reagan’s use of racism to win elections. Even longer ago I wrote about his cold hubris. He was undeniably more racist than even Nixon, which is a remarkable achievement for a “popular” American President. Reagan simultaneously used “dog-whistle” methods to trigger fears and also deny he was being racist. … Continue reading Encoded Tyranny: Was Reagan’s “Shining City on a Hill” Intolerance for Dissent?→
As I am sure many of you know, a racist white male executive at Disneyland “created” Doritos to crush the Hispanic local tortilla chip inventor (Rebecca Carranza) and drive her family business under. The headline in Popular Mechanics magazine saluted a manufacturing triumph in Los Angeles: “Tortillas Meet the Machine Age.” It was 1950, and … Continue reading The Doritos Conspiracy→
The esteemed and prolific poet Amanda Gorman has been chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden She is calling her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” while otherwise declining to preview any lines. Gorman says she was not given specific instructions on what to write, but was encouraged to emphasize unity and … Continue reading Amanda Gorman: “The Hill We Climb” to be Biden’s Inaugural Poem→
A new article about the philosopher Wittgenstein’s passion for reading crime stories has an important insight into both the man and his methods, very applicable to recent breach news: That a crime has been committed, [The Maltese Falcon author] Hammett knew, does not necessarily mean that a plan has been carried out. Plotting and scheming … Continue reading SolarWinds Breach is the Rule, Not an Exception→