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“How much power does Trump have?”

Posted on February 9, 2021 by ashok / 0 Comment

A few friends have asked: “How much power does Trump have now?” It’s a good question, bearing fruit even through an informal, pundit-like disc...

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James Baldwin, “A Letter to My Nephew”

Posted on February 8, 2020 by ashok / 0 Comment

James Baldwin’s “A Letter to My Nephew” is a masterclass in authorship. You’re saying duh and getting ready to roast me. Tell us about t...

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Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail”

Posted on February 5, 2020 by ashok / 0 Comment

for Gordon Schochet A certain kind of person likes to label things “great” or “important” and not bother to explain why. I worry I am be...

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Kehinde Wiley, “President Barack Obama”

Posted on September 1, 2019 by ashok / 1 Comment

Other ages will not understand our cruel cynicism, exercised in the name of power. They won’t equate the painting below and Shepard Fairey’s “...

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On Whiteness

Posted on August 10, 2019 by ashok / 0 Comment

There is at least one person I know who teaches who believes racism doesn’t exist and white supremacy isn’t an issue. I cannot pretend that I can co...

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Student of Political Philosophy. Writes too much, badly needs an editor. Everything on this blog will eventually be revised or eliminated. The hope of this blog is to present you varied, thoughtful works, ones not typically engaged online. Contact me.

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