Tag Archives: Political Violence

Robert C. Cottrell :
POLITICAL VIOLENCE | The politics of assassination: An initial thought

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Thorne Dreyer

Throughout the early postwar era and emphatically during the 1960s, the politics of assassination came into play. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2021 I’m writing this on the morning of December 4, 2021, the … Continue reading →

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MIKE GIGLIO :
POLITICAL OPINION | Blowback: The forever wars are
coming home

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Thorne Dreyer

I see a desire for violence as catharsis in many protesters on the Left and Right today. By Mike Giglio | The Rag Blog | Sept. 16, 2021 This article was first published by The Intercept on September 9, 2021, … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : A Good [Angry White] Man With a Gun

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The L Magazine. Pissed-off patriot: ‘A good man with a gun’ These angry white men are doing their best to bring back an idealized past that never really existed By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Words Have Consequences

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Words have consequences:Political rhetoric and the attemptedassassination of Gabrielle Giffords By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / January 17, 2011 Gabrielle Giffords had just won her reelection in a race so tight it took three days to count the … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : The Right and the Shooting in Tucson

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Jesse Kelly’s website (now removed). The article about Kelly’s appearance in Sierra Vista originally appeared in the Sierra Vista Herald.Getting on target:The Right and the shooting in Tucson By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 12, … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Chickens Come Home to Roost in Arizona

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Malcolm X at Harlem rally, December 31, 1969. Photo from New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.On chickens coming home to roost:Armageddon in Arizona By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 Shortly after JFK was shot and … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : Gabrielle Giffords and The Blood of Eden

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jackson Pollock’s The Deep. Oil and enamel on Canvas (1953).The Blood of Eden:Our escalating political violenceBy Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2011 I caught sight of my reflectionI caught it in the windowI saw the … Continue reading →

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