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Official Post from Gaslit Nation: As we always say on Gaslit Nation, from election hacking to information warfare, Ukraine is a laboratory for Russian aggression. Ukraine is an important framework for us in the West to understand the challenges of...
Want to Save Europe? Learn From Poland
Three lessons from our fight against illiberalism.
Jason Stanley
Want to Save Europe? Learn From Poland
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Why nativism, not populism, should be declared word of the year | Cas Mudde
The Cambridge Dictionary has got its definition and its application wrong. It conflates the term with the nativism of the radical right, says the academic Cas Mudde
Jason Stanley
This 2017 article by @CasMudde is dead on; the political issue of the moment is not populism, it's the far right. Talk of "populism" obscures the issues.
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A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More
Those are among 10 conditions that Kris Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, has given the White House if he is to become the administration’s “immigration czar.”
Jason Stanley
A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More - The New York Times
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In Austria, a Tawdry Tale of the Far-Right’s Dalliance With Russia
A secretly videotaped meeting between Austria’s right-wing vice chancellor and a purported Russian agent threw Austria’s government into chaos.
Jason Stanley
Kurz must go. A failure of judgment so extreme, letting FPÖ into the government, cannot be set aside.
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Rahm Emanuel becomes contributing editor for The Atlantic
The former Chicago mayor has contributed 12 articles for the publication since October 2018.
Jie Gao Philosophy
Edinburgh based third-year PhD student in Philosophy working on epistemology. The PhD thesis defends a version of anti-sceptical insensitive invariantism against pragmatic encroachment.
Credal pragmatism
According to doxastic pragmatism, certain perceived practical factors, such as high stakes and urgency, have systematic effects on normal subjects’ outright beliefs. Upholders of doxastic pragmatism...
Jason Stanley
I defend credal pragmatism in the final chapter of my 2005 Knowledge and Practical Interests. I have been surprised in the intervening 15 years or so that no one has taken it up. I'm eager to read this paper.
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Homeless boy wins New York State chess championship: 'I want to be the youngest grandmaster'
An 8-year-old homeless Nigerian refugee has won the New York State chess championship for his age bracket. He learned the game about a year ago.
The New German Anti-Semitism
For the nation’s estimated 200,000 Jews, new forms of old hatreds are stoking fear.
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Jason Stanley
Incredible article about antisemitism in my family's home city, featuring interviews with friends and acquaintances
30h
Author event: "How Fascism Works" with Jason Stanley -ThoughtGallery.org
Jason Stanley
Harlem friends: would love to see you at Revolution Books on May 30 at 7 pm to discuss fascism
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Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren Delves Deeper Into Her LGBTQ Agenda
"I would fight tooth and nail to get laws passed like the Equality Act," the Senator tells NewNowNext.
The biggest takeaway from Donald Trump's financial disclosure
...and no one is talking about it.
If Politics Is All About Pushing Hot Buttons, Is There Anything That Can Cool Us Down?
Not the fight over abortion. Not the fight over impeachment. Maybe Biden? Nah.
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Jason Stanley
NY Times columnist who made his career by comparing those who believe there is global warming to Stalinists gives advice on "cooling things down" in political debate
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The Economy Is Strong. So Why Do So Many Americans Still Feel at Risk?
The sunny job numbers and steady growth hide the fact that most people think the economy works only for people in power.
Jason Stanley
Opinion | The Economy Is Strong. So Why Do So Many Americans Still Feel at Risk? - The New York Times
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Episode 58 Rob Perez of DV8 Kitchen
Josh interviews Rob Perez of DV8 Kitchen in Lexington Kentucky. DV8 Kitchen is a business almost entirely staffed by recovering …
Why Fascists Storm Bookstores
A spate of attacks from DC to Berkeley show how far the right will go to shut down free expression.
Chase CEO Giving Commencement Speech Pledges To Double Whole Class’s Student Loan Debt
The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America's finest news source.
Jason Stanley
Chase CEO Giving Commencement Speech Pledges To Double Whole Class’s Student Loan Debt theonion.com/chase-ceo-givi… via @theonion
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The Choice in India: ‘Our Trump’ or a Messier Democracy
The results of India’s Parliamentary election will reveal not just a decision on Narendra Modi, but a deeper decision on what kind of government Indians want.