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Identity v. Oligarchy: (Re)reading Rorty in 2026

May 11, 2026

Peter Sahlins

Identity v. Oligarchy: (Re)reading Rorty in 2026

We can learn a lot from history in the philosopher and social critic Richard Rorty's 2002 PPP pamphlet, Against Bosses, Against Oligarchies.

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Trump and Anti-Catholicism in America

Apr 26, 2026

Jim Chandler

Trump and Anti-Catholicism in America

Vincent Norman Peale, the author of The Power of Positive Thinking who officiated Trump's first wedding, is a link in a long chain of American prejudice against Catholics.

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Is Trump Losing His Touch?

Apr 24, 2026

Jim Chandler

Is Trump Losing His Touch?

Epstein, Iran, and Trump's losing war against satire

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Week of the Book

Apr 20, 2026

Peter Sahlins

Week of the Book

Recent reporting, in time for World Book Day, suggests the book is back -- but who's reading what?

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Paris is burning

Apr 18, 2026

Peter Sahlins, The Editors

Paris is burning

We should all be concerned by the firing of a prominent editor

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What the Machine Doesn't Know It Doesn't Know

Apr 16, 2026

The Editors

What the Machine Doesn't Know It Doesn't Know

Paul Kockelman's Last Words; Large Language Models and the AI Apocalypse (2024) explains the "jagged intelligence" of LLMs

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Being Here

Apr 14, 2026

The Editors

Being Here

James Ferguson's Presence and Social Obligation (2021) is a must-read response to Trump.

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Selective Memory and the Trump Administration

Apr 13, 2026

Jim Chandler

Selective Memory and the Trump Administration

The author of The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning on new lawsuits against Harvard

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Last Words: Large Language Models and the AI Apocalypse

Mar 27, 2026

The Editors

Last Words: Large Language Models and the AI Apocalypse

Dive deeper into Paul Kockelman's latest PPP pamphlet.

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The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

Mar 24, 2026

The Editors

The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning

Dive deeper into James Chandler's new pamphlet from Prickly Paradigm Press

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