American Patriotism and Our Constitutional Constellation
With the current rise of neo-nationalism and right-wing populism in America, much of what passes as American patriotism today is–in fact–quite illiberal.
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With the current rise of neo-nationalism and right-wing populism in America, much of what passes as American patriotism today is–in fact–quite illiberal.
Continue reading“I saw the Emperor – this world-spirit – riding out of the city on reconnaissance. It is indeed a wonderful sensation to see such an individual, who, concentrated here at a single point, astride a horse, reaches out over the…
Continue readingToday marks the one year anniversary of the death of Umberto Eco. I acknowledge with a certain sense of selfishness that Professor Eco passed at a most inconvenient time for those of us who continue to live. Given the circumstances…
Continue readingDan Adamini is a former chair of the Marquette County Republicans–a region of America populated by trees, whitetail deer, and a smattering of conservative Christian Caucasians.
Continue readingHaving failed to stop Mr. Trump from becoming President, we now find ourselves at the crossroads.
Continue readingIn December of 2016, billionaire President Elect Donald Trump named billionaire activist shareholder Carl Icahn as special adviser on regulatory policy. ‘Activist shareholder’ is a euphemism for financial parasite.
Continue readingHong Kong Vigil on the 20th Anniversary of the Tienanmen Square Democracy Protests (2009). Elections cannot change anything, because, then, every time there’s an election everything will change.” –German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble
Continue readingSo much for the United Federation of Planets. I don’t know if you’ve noticed yet, but neo-nationalists are ruining our utopian dream of an eventual “United Federation of Planets” a la the Star Trek franchise.
Continue readingIn November of 2016 Reverend James Orsen Bakker is inexplicably no longer in prison. He’s back to doing the Lord’s work on television. Or rather, he’s back to doing the Lord’s work on YouTube.
Continue readingIf you haven’t done so already, now might be a good time for you to protect the privacy of your digital life. There have been quite a few how to articles on digital privacy published online since Donald J. Trump…
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