Charlie Kirk, myth making, and violence
Political violence, memory, and the danger of historical revisionism.
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Rejecting Lincoln's America
We live in Lincoln’s America as much as anyone else’s. Which makes it supremely ironic that Lincoln’s partisan political descendants, the modern Republican Party, wants to destroy it.
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ICE opens detention center at Louisiana's notorious Angola Prison: and a dark history returns
Critics are questioning the decision to hold immigrants at the maximum-security facility known as Angola, which has a troubled and racist history.
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The General's Redoubt weighs in again
In an article his blog, The Patron Saint of Superheroes, Professor Chris Gavalar breaks down the latest missive from that lot.
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Senator declares America a "white homeland" in shocking national conference speech
A Senator just unapologetically declared that America isn’t an idea—and isn’t for everyone. Just certain types, Guess.
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Trump's dangerous plan to illegally deploy Texas troops in Illinois
Trump’s plan could tear apart the Union if it goes forward. Either way, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis. Special off-cycle edition.
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Not Unmindful weekly digest #6
It's been a busy week despite my limited schedule. New feature: starting the digest with the most recent story.
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Ohio State bans land acknowledgments in latest bout anti-DEI dipshittery
The new policy is one of several in response to a state law that aims to drop any mention of diversity, equity, and inclusion at public universities.
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Another university president falls: Northwestern's Schill resigns under Trump administration pressure
The university’s president, Michael Schill, said he would step down following months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million from the university’s research funds.
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When bad AI meets history
The troubling rise of sanitized American narratives Founders Museum' from White House and PragerU blurs history, AI-generated fiction. Plus a joke written by AI that could have been the whole post.
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