Politics

Reflections on James C. Scott’s critique of inequality and political power, the importance of art, and Trump’s renaming of bodies of water.

Quotations from James C. Scott and Mikhail Bakunin on inequality, freedom, democracy, and socialism.

A satirical counterpart to John Perry Barlow’s principles of adult behaviour, written to reflect the author’s criticism of Donald Trump.

A Violentmonkey script for hiding comments from a recurring Disqus troll on Political Wire who repeatedly creates new accounts.

Reflections on Charlie Kirk’s killing, rejecting political violence while maintaining a critical view of his public rhetoric.

A Violentmonkey userscript for hiding a specific user’s inflammatory comments on YouTube.

Why Meta’s political direction and changes to fact-checking led me to leave Facebook again.

A satirical proposal to restrict Ted Cruz’s public commentary after national tragedies, alongside criticism of his party’s politics.

Trump’s removal from social platforms prompts reflection on the power private networks exercise over public communication.

Questioning advice to read across political divides when doing so treats unreliable reporting as equivalent to factual journalism.