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Journalists wrestling Trump for the truth: Fake News and a Post-Truth society?
Jay Rosen in his article (“The Trump White House has turned into a kind of playground for the press.”) has hit upon two important truths about the Trump presidency, the press and the problem of “fake news”.[1] First, Trump like … Continue reading
Posted in corruption, justice
Tagged Donald Trump, fake news, Gorgias, Media, Plato, President of the United States, sophist, Twitter
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Trump, supremacism and political extremism
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.”– Abraham Lincoln Donald Trump has made America … Continue reading
Posted in education, justice, philosophy, republicanism, statesmanship, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump, equality, justice, President of the United States
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Of course, the Queen wants Brexit.
If we read Aristotle, his effort to insist that the function of political science is to describe accurately the regime we are talking about or living in, it becomes clear that the most dangerous thing we can do sometimes is … Continue reading
Posted in Government, public opinion, statesmanship
Tagged European Union, French Revolution, United Kingdom
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To salvage his presidency Trump must defeat himself to escape the wilderness of mirrors
Rick Wilson has written something that every member of the Trump White House, including Trump, needs to read.[1] They need to read this if they want to salvage Trump’s presidency. Unlike Mr Wilson, I believe that the Trump presidency can … Continue reading
Posted in Government, philosophy, privacy, statesmanship
Tagged Donald Trump, Fox News Channel, Rick Wilson, United States Department of State, White House
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Why Scarlett Johansson does not understand Ivanka Trump’s public silence
In a recent interview, Scarlett Johansson criticized Ivanka Trump. She said that Ivanka’s failure to challenge her father’s public betrayed her claims to be an advocate for women.[1] In response, Ivanka explained that her influence was hidden from the public. … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, privacy, public opinion
Tagged Chelsea Clinton, Donald Trump, ivanka trump, prudence, Scarlett Johansson, tacitus
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Milo, nihilism, and conservatism’s decayed soul (revised)
Recently, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) withdrew their offer to Milo Yiannapolous to speak at their event. They withdrew their offer after a video was found that showed him explaining how sex between an older man and a 13yr … Continue reading
Posted in corruption, Government, justice, philosophy
Tagged Conservatism, CPAC, Donald Trump, Milo Yiannopoulos, nihilism, United States
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“A horse was in sole occupation of a meadow. A stag having come and done much damage to the pasture, the horse, wishing to avenge himself on the stag, asked a man whether he could help him to punish the … Continue reading
February 12, 2017
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