Articles by Alex Skopic
How the Lottery Became a Substitute for Actual Hope
Instead of taxing the wealthiest, states fund important services through encouraging gambling habits. And instead of meaningful expectations for a better life, many people just have lotto tickets.
Florida Man
Examining the life and career of Ron DeSantis, whose record of supervising torture and stifling free speech mean he should be kept far, far away from executive power.
Stalin Will Never Be Redeemable
Stalin was socialism’s worst enemy. History is easily forgotten, so nostalgia for the “Man of Steel” needs to be guarded against.
James Lindsay’s “Race Marxism” is Ignorant About Both Race and Marxism
Critical race theory and Marxism are thoroughly and predictably warped in this conservative bestseller.
Weird Vibes at the Ballot Box
How the writings of pioneering counterculture journalist Hunter S. Thompson exposed the grotesque circus of American politics—and can broaden our vision of the possible.
The Commodities Markets are Absurd, Unstable, and Dangerous
People all around the world live or die based on the whims of the commodities market. We need to discard the idea that markets are an acceptable way to distribute the world’s resources.
Military Recruiters Have No Place in Our Schools
Federal legislation enforces the militarization of schools, giving recruiters easy access to teenagers vulnerable to persuasion. An outlier among other nations for this method of recruitment, the U.S. should end this harmful practice.
Winston Churchill, Imperial Monstrosity
Tariq Ali’s new book focuses on Churchill’s numerous imperial crimes, inverting the storied narrative of the British leader.
The Vapid Deceit of Joe Scarborough’s Book About Truman
The ex-GOP goon’s tedious hagiography of the only man to drop atomic bombs on helpless civilians is full of omissions and euphemisms, and devoid of any conscience.
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