Iowa Blues: Honoring the Life and Fight of Robin Stone
Robin always talked about the future as the perfect remedy to the present, ever hopeful that things would get better, if only you worked for it.
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Sexy Socialism
Khaki pants and an ill-fitting blazer are a give away sign that you consider yourself “pro-life” and disagree with sex before marriage—pretending of course that the latter is even a choice.
Nicely-Suited, Self-Effacing Demagogues
Biden and Starmer may have found a new winning formula: a dignified presence to comfort critics of their radical ideas.
1984, Goodbye to All That
The affair demonstrated the worst symptom of our social media age: that nothing matters anymore.
PECK: The Prime Minister Came Down With Coronavirus
Boris Johnson, in the eyes of the public, is the man who beat the disease. In reality, he is the man who made it worse.
PECK: Reading “Lolita” in New York
How sad it is that, given Humbert Humbert’s arrest at the end of the novel, “Lolita” portrays a more utopic vision for justice than present day America.
PECK: On the Left Wing Purity Test
In an ideal world, the next leader of the Labour party would be qualified and charismatic. In this imperfect leadership election, choose one.
PECK: Warren Throws Down the Gauntlet
The failure of moderate candidates in the 2020 primary was made possible by their complete inability to recognize America’s new political reality.
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