New Orleans There are clear lessons in the first ten days of Trump II. Most people who run for the top office in the United States at least pretend it’s because they want to achieve some aspirational goal. Power comes with the victory, but most don’t run simply because they want to exercise …
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Anticipatory Obedience
New Orleans This is a phrase and a concept unknown to me: “anticipatory obedience.” The whole notion in an American context seems foreign to how the country sees itself and its institutions. How does one square that with the vaunted national self-regard for individualism and independence? I don’t think you can. The phrase …
Instagram Trump Bias
New Orleans I don’t have the bandwidth to keep up with Instagram, despite its popularity. I’ve had my chances. I will never forget standing in a small pocket park across from the campaign offices of the now defunct Ecuadorian party, Ruptura 25, as the main Quito candidate tried to share with me her …