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Is Trump our first female president?
My essay is inspired by Toni Morrison’s claim that Bill Clinton was the first black President[i] and Adrienne Rich’s essay Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying (1975).[ii] I came to her work to understand Donald’s Trump lying. We often … Continue reading
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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, White House, United States Department of State, Fox News Channel, Rick Wilson
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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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Incest and tyranny, Trump fits a pattern
Incest is an abuse of power. The incest, though, is more than physical abuse as it can include emotional or psychological elements. From ancient times, incest was shunned for its effect on the family and more widely on society. For … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, corruption, justice, philosophy, privacy, public opinion
Tagged Aristotle, Athens, election 2016, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, Trump, tyranny
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A commentary on Zizek: either stop talking or stop thinking
In the immediate aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, Slavoj Zizek wrote a column for the Guardian.[1] Hs purported goal was to help us, the West, think about or even think through the shootings. One imagines that he … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, corruption, philosophy, privacy, public opinion
Tagged benjamin, Charlie Hebdo, fundamentalism, Islam, islamo-fascist, zizek
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Who believes that no one ever looks the other way when abuse occurs?
We are told that various public figures, such as Edward Heath, could not have committed any of the crimes as they were surrounded with security. The police or security forces were present so such behaviour could not occur. If the … Continue reading
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Jenny Jones, the MPS, and the search for better records management
On 8 January, the Guardian reported a claim by a police whistle blower that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) had shredded documents illegally.[1] The documents were reports on Jenny Jones who is a Green life peer which were held by … Continue reading
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