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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Realignment Blues
Fenster writes: At the risk of tossing out an oxymoron, here is an excellent article from Vox: What Donald Trump gets about the electorate, by Lee Drutman. The very title seems out of place in Vox in that it gives … Continue reading
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Notes on “Edge of Darkness”
Fenster writes: I just got around to seeing Edge of Darkness, a 2010 film starring Mel Gibson as a cop out to avenge the murder of his daughter. It had been on my list for some time since it is … Continue reading
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VDH on our Deplorable Elites
Fenster writes: Victor Davis Hanson pens a characteristically sane and sober column on elite disparagement of the masses. He starts with Mike Bloomberg, who when at Oxford several years ago dismissed farming, ancient and modern. He lectured that agriculture was … Continue reading
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Tagged deplorables, elites, inequality, Julius Krein, Michael Lind, Mickey Kaus, vdh, victor davis hanson
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Juxtaposin’: Distractions
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Tagged Anna Karina, Film, Jean-Luc Godard, John Huston, Juxtaposin', movies, my life to live, The Asphalt Jungle
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In Vain Did the Opponents Urge That This Was Irregular
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In Pennsylvania the proceedings connected with the ratification were precipitous and narrowly escaped being irregular. Before it was known that Congress would even transmit the Constitution to the states for their consideration, George Clymer, who had … Continue reading
Couldn’t Do It Today
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The “Comfort” of Conspiracy Theories
Blowhard, Esq. writes: A common objection to conspiracy theories is that the worldview that conspiracy theories reflects is more psychologically comforting than the actual reality. The objection goes something like this, “You think that X event was the result of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
Tagged Bernie Sanders, conspiracy theories, DNC, James Corbett, Matt Taibbi, Seth Roberts, Zero Hedge
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Super Bowl Ad Watch: Olay’s “Make Space for Women”
Fenster writes: It is noteworthy but not surprising that Olay, a skin care product for women, would choose to advertise during the Super Bowl. As noted in an earlier post in this series women are not only the main purchasers … Continue reading
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Juxtaposin’: Parting Shots
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Super Bowl Ad Watch: Porsche’s “The Heist”
Fenster writes: Porsche’s contribution to the Super Bowl ad sweepstakes is a well-engineered contraption called The Heist. The one minute short version aired during the game. Better for us to look at the extended version, which can be seen here. … Continue reading
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