May 2012

IDENTITY POLITICS IS FOR SUCKERS!!! When I first embarked on this multi-installment series, I had high hopes that it would represent a successful milestone and turning point for this blog.  I would offer a more detailed account of my journey from genuine Barack Obama fan to bitterly disappointed detractor, stunned and reeling after three years of betrayal (I’m sorry, I… Read More »Black Face (or, “Identity Politics Is For Suckers”) — Part 5:

[That’s right: one final digression before I conclude my series on identity politics…] “National Security Agency whistleblower William Binney… believes domestic surveillance has become more expansive under President Obama than President George W. Bush. He estimates the NSA has assembled 20 trillion ‘transactions’ — phone calls, emails and other forms of data — from Americans. This likely includes copies of… Read More »Taking a moment to distinguish between that which IS and that which is NOT fascism…

THE OBAMA ERA — A WIN-WIN FOR THE RIGHT Before I continue with this, the penultimate installation of this long slog of a series, I would like to commend the President for his recent endorsement of marriage rights for all Americans: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT OBAMA, FOR TAKING THIS BARRIER-BREAKING STAND IN DEFENSE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. After your recent decision to… Read More »Black Face (or, “Identity Politics Is For Suckers”) — Part 4: A Win-Win for the Right