Gary Swergold MD, PhD

15. National Conservatism: A Very Dangerous “New” Political Philosophy That Is Not New At All I am writing this essay after watching Ezra Kelin interview Yoram Hazony, a growing figure on the right and a key proponent of so-called National Conservatism (which henceforth I will call NatCon a…

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I wrote a Blog Post about the Ezra Klein interview with Yoram Hazony

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agreed.

I wrote a Blog Post about the Ezra Klein Interview and the whole NatSec nonesense.

read it here and all comments are welcome!

theneueargumentclinic.com/15-national-...

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So, according to this author, moral panic is a fine excuse for mass murder.

Now, where have I heard that argument before?

If you believe that our great justice system will hold anyone rich and powerful accountable then you might want to reconsider:

You can fool all of the people some of the time, and
Some of the people all of the time…

Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations A split appeals court panel is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.

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2 + 2 =5

Yeah, whatever man

Trump's Confederacy rises again The Lost Cause doesn't seem all that lost anymore.

New in PN: Trump's Confederacy rises again

"The straightforward explanation for Trump’s Confederacy fetish is that he’s a virulent racist who would’ve enslaved people himself. If you think that’s hyperbolic, just listen to the man."

So what he's slammed. That's it? THAT'S IT?

Yep. Because after all, This is 20trumpty5.

This guy changed the law to protect a child rapist. And a relative on top of that! What do you bet the child is a relative too.

And we're doing NOTHING.

Every day I’m inspired by the bravery of these courageous ICE agents.

Things that will happen when he's gone:

* we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame

* his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands

* dancing in the streets, worldwide

Jeffrey Epstein's, Ghislaine Maxwell's, and Donald Trump's victims are regarded as nothing more than an inconvenience by the Department of Justice.

NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response.

She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.

The U.S. government is run by Stephen Miller, Laura Loomer, and whatever rando Fox puts on TV when Trump is watching

What Happened to the Women of #MeToo? Tina Johnson accused Roy Moore of sexual assault. Then the world moved on, and left her behind.

This is just deeply depressing: women who spoke up during #MeToo often found their lives upended, as powerful men used defamation suits to target them, e.g. Roy Moore is still suing many of his accusers.

What Happened to the Women of #MeToo? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Texas Democrats? Full manhunt. Epstein list? Witness protection.

This is the court system that our great love profession has created.

By corrupt politicians, we have made a system that can’t hold a candle to the one in Brazil

Nothing will fix our healthcare, and nothing will truly make Americans more healthy, then national healthcare.

We are stuck in the middle ages while the rest of our economic peers have moved way beyond us

US Senators Wyden, Warren launch probe into UnitedHealth's nursing home practices U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to cut hospital transfers of sick residents.

Reports suggest UnitedHealth gave BONUSES to nursing homes for sending fewer people to the hospital, even if they were sick.

Senator Ron Wyden and I are pressing for answers. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

8 August 1908 | A Polish Jew, Yaakov Mozes Lipshitz, was born in Skierniewice. A violinist.

He was deported to #Auschwitz in August 1942. He did not survive.

Nobody Cares White Supremacists Are Calling the Shots Now Darren Beattie, a speechwriter for Trump early during his first term, posted the following in October 2024, a month before Trump would win re-election: “Competent white men must be in charge if you wa...

"Whether this or that apparatchik is personally racist is wholly irrelevant: the admin and its allies are actively and intentionally handing over political power to racists so they can enact racist policy. What is shocking is how transparent this all is, and how little anyone seems to care."

The 360-Degree Assault on Climate Action Is Impossibly Grim Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

"Climate change is the signature global challenge today... the most ill-suited people available, rich and coddled and insulated from the impacts they are already unleashing, stand on its figurative beachhead, urging the seas higher and higher."

YouTube video by The Bulwark EXCLUSIVE: Andry Hernández Romero Tells His Story

Watch Tim's interview last night with Andry, exclusively at The Bulwark: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ySs...

Maybe they will allow whipping when the workers don’t materialize

Americans don’t want to work those jobs. What part of that is not clear?

NYT: “Cuomo has positioned himself as the only candidate who can forcefully go toe-to-toe with Trump. But in a closed-door meeting with NYC’s biggest business leaders he suggested a more conciliatory strategy…” 🤔

Translation: he’s not up for the job www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/n...

Atlantic Puffin standing on edge of mountain on the grass looking at the camera

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Friday’s Bird: Atlantic Puffin

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As Democrats wrestle with the question of retaliatory gerrymandering they should remember that it is the Supreme Court has driven us to this moment. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

A young person from the early 20th century dressed in a formal outfit, holding a book and wearing a jacket, dark vest, bow tie, and a straw boater hat. He has a Jewish prayer shawl on his shoulders.

8 August 1924 | French Jewish boy, William Schwartzmann, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 23 September 1942. He did not survive.

It’s press on gold colored plastic.