Dumbest book of the year? Well technically last year, but Daniel Bessner picked Obama's "A Promised Land" - which essentially "demonstrates the degree to which Obama really identified his own individual success with the success of his country". Thanks Obama. Full EP: https://bit.ly/3GtCIuU
On our recent EP, Lyta Gold's pick for dumbest book is "a work of art..a perfect work of an unreliable narrator, who does not understand anything that is going on in his life." It's Cuomo's "American Crisis." Find more stocking-stuffers at https://bit.ly/3GtCIuU
It "overtook The Fountainhead this year for the auspicious prize of the single worst political book I have ever read.” Matt McManus — reviewer of many conservative books, and himself author of “Post-Modern Conservatism — says Mark Levin’s “American Marxism” is the worst book of 2021. Actually, it’s not even quite a book; this NYT bestseller is actually a “post book.” Find out why:
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Darts and Letters' very own David Moscrop comes to the other side of the curtain to share his choice for dumbest book of the year. "The Two Michaels" - a spotty, incomplete assessment of the geopolitics of the Michaels and Meng affair
EP: https://bit.ly/3ygP86B
Luke Savage of Jacobin & Michael and Us is a reluctant gourmand of liberal pablum. He serves us up a book about trust (from one of the least trustworthy politicians around), and we eat it up. 🐀
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“How can we make this extremely normal medical procedure something traumatic...” Becca Andrews chronicles the myriad of anti-choice regulations designed to get in people's way.
Our last episode - The Road from Roe https://bit.ly/3ED0hB6
Blue states: you aren't safe if Roe is overturned. Your access to abortion WILL be threatened when clinics are slammed & abortion bans could easily come to your state
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The endgame for anti-choice activists: fetal personhood. What is that? Laurie says it’s being denied healthcare, and being forced to carry a child—even when it might kill you.
Listen to our full EP on Roe v.Wade & the fight for reproductive justice https://bit.ly/3ED0hB6
What is direct aid for reproductive justice? It’s not PMC activism. It means just going and getting sh*t done. When someone needs care, Laurie doesn't have time to waste in meetings.
Check out our full EP on the state of Roe v. Wade https://bit.ly/3ED0hB6
As the military increasingly targets young women for recruitment, so does the military cultural apparatus begin gearing its propaganda toward women. Captain Marvel, which was basically an ad for the #USAF, is a recent example.
Full EP: https://bit.ly/3qJWqye
We should take the use of video games as a political tool as seriously as the US Military and security state does. #gaming Full EP: “Wargames” out now: https://bit.ly/3qJWqye