Racism is about Power, not Blood and Pee

So stop announcing that bodily fluids are the same color like we stupid

An alien, an immigrant.

I woke up a bit angry today — as an immigrant myself, this situation feels harrowing. I know of no more distressing situation than not knowing if you can go home — because I’ve experienced it countless times.

E Pluribus Unum — A myth?

E pluribus unum - From the many, one. It's an idea which we give lip service to in our primary education and a motto we have printed onto our currency, and yet, it's not really a principle we seem to practice very frequently unless we are forced. The idea of taking in a variety of…

Let’s talk about how public shaming allowed Donald Trump to win by attrition.

Donald Trump, the power-hungry psychopath he is, was a master at public shaming. His supporters are like a cult who are extremely skilled at public shaming. Honestly, the most hardcore Hillary and…

I have an example where this has become a major problem. For private reasons I keep an eye on what is happening in Hungary. The local Trump-like prime minister (V. Orbán, the only European leader who noisily approved Trump’s election…) has been on power for 7 years now. One thing he has done is to systematically destroy free media using…

Refugee order shuns lessons of the Holocaust

Yesterday, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, my Twitter feed was filled…

Everybody Wants Propaganda

I know I start a lot of my pieces with definitions, but I can’t help it. I’m a researcher, and one of the things…