Anticipatory Obedience

Trump

            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 …

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Instagram Trump Bias

Social Media Trump

            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 …

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