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From the Desk Of
There's an undeniable fusion of controlled infective opposition and civic demobilization at the heart of every polemic. Preferences have been hijacked and covertly conflated into divisive biases. We, one and all, are being Managed.
From the Desk Of
Thomas Pynchon captured the entirety of political reality in around twenty syllables decades ago. It rings more true than the autonomy most of us believe we still have.
From the Desk Of
A MAGA congresswoman in Florida is running ads against mass deportations. The Texas governor's candidate scrubbed Trump from his website. An Arizona congresswoman endorsed by Trump is turning away again. At face value, MEXIT has begun.