My previous post alerted my readers to many essays pointing to the possible forthcoming political crises that may result in a one-party fascist rule. Here now are my own feelings about the destruction of the country. Continue reading Feelings about the Future of America
Category Archives: Politics – General
George Packer “We Are Living in a Failed State”
Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull
If you read one short article about the state of contemporary America it should be George Packer’s “We Are Living in a Failed State: The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken” in The Atlantic. The essay captures our attention in its very first paragraphs.
When the virus came here, it found a country with serious underlying conditions, and it exploited them ruthlessly. Continue reading George Packer “We Are Living in a Failed State”
Review of David Wood’s “Transcending Politics: A Technoprogressive Roadmap to a Comprehensively Better Future”
I had the pleasure of pre-publication access to David Wood’s recent book Transcending Politics: A Technoprogressive Roadmap to a Comprehensively Better Future. Wood is chair of London Futurists and on the Humanity+ board of directors. Here is my blurb on the book’s back cover: Continue reading Review of David Wood’s “Transcending Politics: A Technoprogressive Roadmap to a Comprehensively Better Future”
What Is Socialism in 2020?
© Darrell Arnold Ph.D.– (Reprinted with Permission)
https://darrellarnold.com/2019/08/06/what-is-socialism-in-2020/
We can see the mudslinging already. Trump’s attacks on Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar and other members of the “squad” as left extremists is just setting the tone for the 2020 election season. Continue reading What Is Socialism in 2020?
Ilhan Omar: “It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism”
Ilhan Omar, a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, recently penned a thoughtful and moving op-ed in the New York Times, “It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism.” Continue reading Ilhan Omar: “It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism”