
Discourse On Homophobia
Homophobia must be recognized for what it is: a kind of dysfunction that manifests as a self-righteous posturing. One is […]
Homophobia must be recognized for what it is: a kind of dysfunction that manifests as a self-righteous posturing. One is […]
That the quality of public discourse in the U.S. is abysmal is no news. Yet it is worthwhile to pose […]
Here in America, we are ensconced in a bacchanal of media-candy. A prodigious dose of viral memes (tailored to the […]
OVERVIEW: Surprisingly little scholarship has been done on the social phenomenon pejoratively dubbed “the right wing”. This is odd if […]
It would be very easy to write a Tea Party speech. The bombastic perorations and rhetorical flourishes have tremendous appeal […]
In an earlier essay, “Understanding The Right Wing”, I outlined the case that in order to vote for right-wing politicians, […]
How do democratic movements go too far, and thus take an abrupt, drastic turn rightwards—thereby catapulting themselves into tyranny? What […]
A GUIDED TOUR The bizarre-o-world in which unreconstructed right-wingers dwell is no more clearly illustrated than by the surreal […]
AN ODD CASE OF IDOLATRY: The U.S. Constitution is no idol—so it is unwise to treat it as such. It […]
(Reflections On the Tea Party Phenomenon) It’s one thing to bite the hand that feeds you. It’s quite another thing […]