Understanding Socialists
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The State, in using its carceral system to support its continued carceral endeavors in order to serve the interests of the incarcerators, has created a terrible feedback loop. Since the Clinton administration, America’s carceral system has been driven by...Tax The Hell Out Of It
As the momentum for pot legalization continues to grow (Senator Charles Schumer of NY recently came out in favor, and Trump has been making good noises despite his Attorney General’s hard-ass-ed-nes), it’s worth taking a trip down memory lane – or at...Syria, Chemical Weapons, and the UN
A suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Denials by the usual suspects, howls by the usual suspects, and our President promising an armed response. Is any of this remotely surprising? More germanely, is the promised response likely to accomplish anything...This Week's Poll
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