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Open remote profile ↗"Civilizationism is not simply populism under slight rhetorical tweaking, but has implications for America’s foreign relations, future conflicts, self-conceptualization, and state identity." https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-schoool-shooter-civilization/
Liberal CurrentsThe School Shooter Civilization"Civilizationist" thinking, once confined to the radical fringe and the manifestos of mass killers, has moved to the center of American foreign policy.
"You don’t want to think of your neighbors as fascists who would have the state kill you if they could. Yet all the data in the world suggests at least some of them are. Some will believe in overt white supremacy, just as some will believe in QAnon." https://www.liberalcurrents.com/fascists-really-believe-it/
Liberal CurrentsFascists Really Believe ItMillions could die because of ideas intellectually and morally equivalent to the ‘lizard people’ conspiracy theory.
"The Reflecting Pool renovation was a sole-source 'no bid' contract. This came as a surprise to the procurement community because it didn’t seem like it qualified… Had it gone through a bidding process, experts would have pointed out that the method the awarded vendor was using wouldn’t work." https://www.liberalcurrents.com/in-defense-of-red-tape/
Liberal CurrentsIn Defense of Red TapeProcurement in government is difficult, but rules and regulations make it better.
"The Federal Acquisitions Regulation will always sit between a rock and a hard place. If you’re fast and loose with the rules, you invite corruption, cheating, and unfair competition. If you put up too much administrative friction, you make the agencies less effective." https://www.liberalcurrents.com/in-defense-of-red-tape/
Liberal CurrentsIn Defense of Red TapeProcurement in government is difficult, but rules and regulations make it better.