Category Archives: Conservative Resistance

Further Evidence

Posted on Wednesday 14 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Another busy day; no time for a big think piece. Short pieces then. Every day there’s more evidence of my running themes. * ICE are the terrorists. The Telegraph, 14 Jan 2026: Moment ICE agents drag ‘disabled woman’ from car … Continue reading →

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Our Era of 21st Century Villains

Posted on Sunday 11 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Just the headline will do here. Washington Post, Letters to the Editor, 11 Jan 2026: MAGA justice: Shoot first, don’t even ask questions later \ NY Times, 10 Jan 2026: F.B.I.’s Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s … Continue reading →

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Does Human Morality Progress, or Not?

Posted on Saturday 10 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Apropos of nothing else in this post, but anyone following social media will understand. \\\ The big story of the week, which I’m not quite letting go. This could be a growing story that actually has consequences. Unlike so many … Continue reading →

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The Paradox of MAGA

Posted on Friday 9 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

My fascination with this ICE killing in Minnesota is, again, that it’s a perfect example of the paradox of MAGA, if not of conservatives in general. They claim to be Christians, and to revere the Constitution and the US Founders, … Continue reading →

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Where We Are, 4 Jan 2026

Posted on Sunday 4 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Several headlines about America’s attack on Venezuela; Trump’s peculiar animosity against the Kennedys; And two ideas about patriotism. – – – The State of the Union. Just some headlines. American seems never to overcome its historical sins. The Guardian, Tiago … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Cleansing and Collective Effervescence

Posted on Thursday 1 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

The Department of Homeland Security imagines a future in which 1/3 of the American population is deported; The idea of “collective effervescence”; Brief posts about the dirty 1970s; Trump and aspirin; Florida giving God citations passes; and items from JMG. … Continue reading →

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Where We Are, Here at the End of 2025

Posted on Wednesday 31 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

How Trump has made the government smaller, but not more efficient or dependable; Example of shutting down NASA’s library; Example of cuts to science research; How Trump prefers “vibes” to data; New Yorker’s Susan B. Glasser wonders how people let … Continue reading →

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Government Suppression, and Dr. Noc

Posted on Monday 22 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

CBS, now controlled by a Trump acolyte, pulled a story from last night’s 60 Minutes at the last moment; Dr. Noc on Facebook, a new reliable source; Short items about Trump’s favorite excuse, Republicans again taking credit for funding due … Continue reading →

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An Antebellum Constitution, Christianity, and Christmas

Posted on Sunday 21 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Adam Serwer on how conservatives want an Antebellum Constitution; David French on why Christianity is a dangerous faith; Nicholas Kristof and Bart Ehrman on what Jesus would think of Christmas 2025. – – – Undoing progress and dragging us back … Continue reading →

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Frogs, Religion, the Ballroom, Bigotry, and Dictators

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s relative isolationism: big frog in a small pond. The obvious reasons people are walking away from organized religion; Short takes on the White House ballroom, surging bigotry on the right, and Trump’s alignment with history’s worst dictators. – – … Continue reading →

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