Much of what our society frames as tolerance in political discourse is infantilizing nonsense. It is not actually respectful to treat people like children, to sit silently as they deny or obfuscate the consequences of their actions, to allow ill-formed or selfish intentions to weigh heavier than results. Adults ought to own what they believeContinue reading “Where We’re Going, Where We’ve Been”
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The Choice, As If It Matters
Maine’s presidential primary is about a month away. If she’s still in the race by then, which seems reasonably likely, I’m going to be voting for Elizabeth Warren. The first thing that needs to be said is that in this disastrous political moment, the conventional process of selecting a candidate is barely relevant. This postContinue reading “The Choice, As If It Matters”
Late Democracy 