Reflections on Cultural Revanchism, Past, Present and all too Likely, Future

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Geopolitical Consequences of Global Warming in the Context of Current Domestic Politics

The Chaotic Contrarian (SM)[1]
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Observations on the article: “Russian tanker sails through Arctic without icebreaker for first time”, The Guardian, Thursday 24 August 2017 16.51 BST, by Patrick Barkham

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Real Issues and Real Solutions (Or perhaps for us, the realization that there are none)

Observations on “No alternative to austerity? That lie has now been nailed”
Article in The Guardian, Thursday 24 August 2017 06.00 BST, by Owen Jones

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Observations on the article “Reclaim the Discourse on White Privilege” by Richard Moser published in Counterpunch on August 23, 2017

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Identity Politics, Purposeful Polarization and Problem Resolution

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A Worried Historian’s Warning

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Good Old Afghanistan, What’s Old Is New Again

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On Hypocrisy and Honor and Robert E. Lee

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On Old Wounds that Refuse to Heal: Some Possible Reasons Why and Suggested Cures

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A Bit of Historical Perspective Concerning the Purported Civil War in Light of its Continuing Impact on the Present

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