WE HAVE OUR EYE ON THE TRUTH
There is a growing consensus that the Biden administration is off to a slow start. To date, the new president has relied on executive orders to push through his agenda. This is not unusual, but what does set this commander-in-chief apart is the emphasis on what could be called “weaponized empathy.” …
According to a new Gallop poll, over 60 percent of those surveyed are dissatisfied with the two major political parties in the US. The country is divided politically, but the parties themselves are divided within. Add to this the fact that most voters don’t belong to either party. Is it finally time to move on from this duopoly? …
The post-Trump era has begun, or has it? What role will the former president play within the Republican Party? By all accounts, Trump intends to remain relevant. If this is the case, what is the future of the populist wing of the party? And importantly, if indeed the GOP is now the party of the working class, will the party leadership embrace this new direction. …
As the Covid vaccine is being rolled out, it is absolutely necessary to take stock of the economic devastation left in the pandemic’s wake. What is the fate of the working middle class? Will inequality continue to increase? How much government intervention can we expect? And finally, does the phrase ‘new normal’ mean anything? …
How to define the word “reality”? Something like this: The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them. To say the least, this is a philosophical definition. Let’s throw in politics now. Is there one political reality? Can and should one be enforced? Would this, in the end, produce a Ministry of Truth? …
Internet censorship is happening at an accelerated pace. Conservatives and progressives are being demonetized and deplatformed. More times than not, this censorship is never really explained. We are left to assume when the phrase ‘community standards’ is invoked, we somehow are threatening power. But that is what dissent is all about. …
