Elisabeth R. Anker
Professor: Political Theory & American Culture
Author: UGLY FREEDOMS (Duke) & Orgies of Feeling: Melodrama and the Promise of Freedom (Duke)
Next Books: “Every Man a Sovereign” and “Going Low”
Libby to my pals
Web: tinyurl.com/Elisabeth-Anker
- THEY CUT ALL THE REPORTERS COVERING RACE IN AMERICA
- THE ENTIRE TEAM OF REPORTERS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST.
- "In reactionary centrism... only the left and liberals really have agency. As a result, it takes a while to wake up to the reality that, for instance, Stephen Miller’s ethnic cleansing project is self-generated, and not only a response to “legitimate grievances” about border security."
- 'Behind liberals' ostentatious displays [after-2016] of “we failed to listen” was also a profound narcissism: if only we acted (or at least talked) differently, all would be well. Only liberals, or so the assumption goes again, have agency; performing contrition reinforced that flattering image.'
- Billionaire with his own penis rocket defunds a storied and iconic newspaper
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- this breaks my heart 💔. Bezos is amazoning The Post into the grave. we DCers NEED it. it's a great source for local news, for domestic and international politics, for culture, for holding power to account. A billionaire with his own penis rocket is gutting a storied paper for nothing.
- My kick ass plan: transfer ICE's funding to public libraries around the country. THAT would make America awesome
- Gotta be honest, this is one of the biggest mysteries of Epstein to me. Not just how this gross pedo rando acquired so much capital from nothing, but so much *political power* that he was doing things like negotiating international affairs at the highest levels with India, the US, and Israel??
- just like Melania buying up all the tickets for Melania
- Alito's claims to "originalism" are the ugliest of ugly freedoms. He just makes shit up, ignores actual history, cherry picks patriarchs to cite, opines from hatred, and calls it the law. Freedom!
- can't wait to read To Catch A Fascist at this awful moment in American politics:
- One of the best interviews I've had about my book, with @mattshuham.bsky.social, just published at @huffpost.com, my old stomping grounds (where the @huffpostunion.bsky.social deserves a fair contract!) www.huffpost.com/entry/to-cat...
