Monthly Archives: November 2011

Michele Bachmann and Communism, Part II

I’m still fascinated by Michele Bachmann commandeering a communist slogan in her stump speech. The thing is, the slogan made sense when the communists used it, but it makes no sense coming out of Bachmann’s mouth. No surprise there. The … Continue reading

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Closing the Circle

Extreme right wing-ism is fascism, and extreme left wing-ism is communism, right?  Or so the common wisdom goes.  I think of it as more of a circle, and if you go far enough in one direction, you end up looping … Continue reading

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