The Politics of Race
Republicans wasted no time moving to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat after her passing. Mitch McConnell has the votes lined up, and there is really not much Democrats can do to stop the confirmation. But it is important to recognize that Republicans are doing something that is opposed by a majority of voters.…
It certainly feels like conspiracy theories have become pervasive in American political life. Conspiracy theories have always been around, but in today’s contemporary politics they have moved to the forefront of our collective consciousness. Donald Trump has long trafficked in conspiracy theories (such as the racist birther conspiracy) but now even full on QAnon believers…
One of the concepts I’ve really harped on over the last few years is that of the narrative. Narratives are powerful, they are stories about how we view the world. Narratives are shorthand, they allow us to come to conclusions without having to read that extra article or listen to that expert journalist. We rely…