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Right-wing catastrophism is now an intellectual movement too

2 years 1 month ago
Damon Linker today in the New York Times: A coalition of intellectual catastrophists on the American right is ... giving the next generation of Republican officeholders, senior advisers, judges and appointees explicit permission and encouragement to believe that the country is on the verge of collapse. Some catastrophists take it a step further and suggest ...continue reading "Right-wing catastrophism is now an intellectual movement too"
Kevin Drum

Gabe Gore awarded MSU’s Government Excellence Award

2 years 1 month ago
In honor of Gabe Gore’s support of Missouri State University and exceptional contributions through public service, the university will award him the 2023 Government Excellence Award. The Government Excellence Award is bestowed to government officials who exemplify leadership, support the…
St. Louis American staff

This Week In Techdirt History: October 29th – November 4th

2 years 1 month ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, we wrote about a session of our election simulation game, Machine Learning President, that we played in Chicago. The EFF sued cops in California for refusing to hand over stingray documents, a Florida appeals court said handing over passwords is protected by the fifth amendment, and Senator Wyden […]
Leigh Beadon