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Deconstructing the “Antiracism” of Tim Wise
By
Jack Kerwick
Tim Wise is a white “antiracist” and crusader for “social justice.” Recently, in an interview that he gave to Salon, Wise brought his “expertise” on race to bear upon the Trump phenomenon. Donald Trump, he claims, exploited the “market for white resentment [.]” Trump’s supporters, Wise assures us, are “crazy, bigoted, misogynistic” and “racist.” Moreover,…
Why Trump?
By
Jack Kerwick
It’s true that on some of the most pressing of issues—immigration, trade, and foreign policy—Donald Trump’s “America First” positions are more align with traditional conservatism than are those of any other candidate. That is, they clash with the neoconservatism, the faux “conservatism,” that the GOP Establishment and its media apologists have promoted for decades as…
Inside the Psyche of the NeverTrumper
By
Jack Kerwick
What exactly is a “NeverTrumper?” Not everyone who opposes Donald Trump’s candidacy is a NeverTrumper. A NeverTrumper, first of all, must be a Republican. Secondly, he or she must oppose Trump. For example, “libertarians” like Ron Paul refuse to endorse Trump, but this is only because they refuse to endorse any candidate who they believe…
Pollsters and the Fiction of “the Will of the Voter”
By
Jack Kerwick
‘Tis the season for pollsters. As pollsters ad nauseum bombard us between now and November with a dizzying array of ever-fluctuating numbers, voters would be well-served to bear in mind that for all of their idealistic Democracy talk of “the will of the voter,” they know that the latter exists only as an object to…
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