on Politics

They long to end democracy.

There are three organizations in the United State that have all, in recent years, signaled and even said outright that Democracy’s day is done in the United States - and each is poised to replace it.

These groups include the Grand Old Party - US Republicans, who have declared for almost two decades now their desire to...

The Trail of Tears is a tragic chapter in American history - as is the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the many that preceded it. The legacy of the European invasion of North America is, at this point, exhaustively documented; the abuses and injustices unleashed by white men on the indigenous inhabitants are, at this point, well known.

What is less...

Freedom is a word with too many meetings, justifying too many wrongs. This collection of essays surveys various aspects of freedom, from its ancient origins to the misuse and abuse of the concept, from the challenges it presents to the possibilities it holds. Humankind does not yet live free; but we could.

This collection of political essays, culled from other, more general collections, puts in one place a great many years of reflection, processing, and rants. The author has invested considerable time and effort in all three pursuits, and the results presented herein are as representative as any.

But this is also a generational portrait. The point...

The first volume of this series presented the concept of the indigenous critique – the observations of Native Americans, emerging in their early encounters with European explorers and colonists. These observations, recorded and pondered deeply by their Western counterparts and thinkers in Europe, challenged a broad array of assumptions and...

This omnibus volume combines the two previous entries in The Indigenous Critique series, which explore the concept of the indigenous critique – the observations of Native Americans, emerging in their early encounters with European explorers and colonists. These observations, recorded and pondered deeply by their Western counterparts and thinkers...