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America, America

A recent New York Times opinion piece by Christopher Buskirk contains, to be sure, a fair amount of BS. But not all of Buskirk’s column is nonsense, and the parts that aren’t deserve to be taken seriously by progressives concerned about the coming mid-terms—and beyond.

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Written by Frederick Bartol On June 10, 2018 In The Way We Live Now Tagged politics, Trump, 2018 election, Republicans, Democrats, patriotism

Busted Politics

A Midwestern Trump voter (and self-described “deplorable”) has stepped forward to share his own low opinion both of the recent protests and of identity politics. If it’s at all representative, we’re all in serious trouble.

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Written by Frederick Bartol On February 14, 2017 In The Way We Live Now Tagged Trump, 2016 election, progressivism, resentment

Groundhog Day and the winter of our discontent

This morning both prognosticating groundhogs—“Phil” in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and “Jimmy” here in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin—predicted that it’s going to be a long winter. But then many of us knew that already.

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Written by Frederick Bartol On February 2, 2017 In The Way We Live Now Tagged Trump, 2016 election, liberalism

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