Tag Archives: Ian Welch
I’m Graham Platner too
Watching liberal Democrats attack Graham Platner is infuriating but not surprising. The donkey party has abandoned working class Americans for the professional/managerial/class (PMC’s) and to cover up their betrayal they have embraced an identity politics (id-pol) version of liberalism. So … Continue reading
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Trump more and more resembles the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, from Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse starts something that he can’t control. During negotiations, Trump and Netanyahu cast the spell of death and destruction with their cowardly assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali … Continue reading
Sullen Acquiescence
If neoliberal capitalism isn’t working for average Americans, how are they responding? The neoliberal Great Transformation has massively changed the workplace, and as workers are increasingly squeezed by anxiety over personal economic prospects, they are responding with sullen acquiescence in … Continue reading
The Invisible Government
I welcome the political awakening I see among friends and co-workers, caused in great part by the rise of Donald Trump as the leading Republican candidate, and Bernie Sanders as a challenger to the Democratic establishment candidate, Hillary Clinton. … Continue reading