The Public Professor Site Redesign
Five and a half years after launching, this site is receiving its first substantial update. Some of it is aesthetic, some of it involves updating content.
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Salon Says Trump is a Fascist. I Heartily Disagree.
A historian more qualified than me writes in Salon.com that Donald Trump really is a fascist. He makes a compelling case. He’s also wrong. Here’s why.
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I Wrote a Goddamned Coffee Table Book
A friend/editor had a series called _____ in 100 Moments.
Would I be interested in doing one, she asked.
Does it pay, I asked.
Yes, she said.
Yes, I said.
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No Solace For Children
Perhaps the most childish thing of all in our youth-obsessed culture is the prohibition on assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
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In Memoriam: Lemmy
I think the reason Lemmy resonated with so many people is because his shit was fierce, but also honest and intelligent. Nothing about him seemed phony.
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Guest Blogger Shayla Swift on Child Sexual Assault
Why do sexual perpetrators targeting children often strike plea deals that lessen their sentences? The answer is complex and ugly.
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The New Republican and Democratic Parties
It seems that a new incarnation of the Democratic-Republican duopoly is upon us, and instead region, race or class, the guiding factor is ideology.
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My Second Book: Welcome to the Oglala Nation
I’m happy to announce that my 2nd book, entitled Welcome to the Oglala Nation: A Documentary Reader in Oglala Lakota Political History, was recently published Nebraska Press.
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The Pope and Kim Davis Sittin’ in a Tree . . .
Can we finally admit that even though this pope’s to the left of the Tea Party, this pope is still several notches to the right of centrist Hillary Clinton?
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