Politricks

Might as well put Xi Jinping in charge of the country. This is more than about politics. Even though I disagreed enormously with Reagan and the first George Bush, I did believe they had the best interests of the US at heart.

I do not believe that about Trump and his cronies. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Whatever Happened to the Power Elite? The trio of interests atop business, military, and government depicted in C. Wright Millsโ€™s postwar critique is no longer united in setting the national agenda.

Stephen Millerโ€™s War on Cancer Cures.

Only 9/11 and COVID Have Been Worse for U.S. Tourism Than Trump.

The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia.

Our Universities are the Crown Jewels of Civilization. And the barbarians are coming for them. Indeed. MAGA doofs hate the idea that anyone might be smarter than they are.

Buffettโ€™s life workโ€”the elevation of shareholder capitalism as the worldโ€™s dominant economic modelโ€”is ultimately a failure, for humanity.

‘Friends of steel’: Xi and Putin pledge to stand together against US.