Steven Michels
@stevenmichels.bsky.social
Working on political theory/philosophy, economy, and democratic culture. Never in my life have I whistled in an elevator.
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“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” —H. L. Mencken
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Friendly Reminder:
The First Amendment also protects rights to peaceful assembly and petition for redress of grievances
The First Amendment also protects rights to peaceful assembly and petition for redress of grievances
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Friendly Reminder:
The First Amendment also protects rights to peaceful assembly and petition for redress of grievances
The First Amendment also protects rights to peaceful assembly and petition for redress of grievances
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” —H. L. Mencken
February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” —H. L. Mencken
Reposted by Steven Michels
Poignant trivia quiz. Who was the first American winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Sinclair Lewis, in 1930, who went on to write It Can't Happen Here (1935), a novel about the rise of America's first dictator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%...
Sinclair Lewis, in 1930, who went on to write It Can't Happen Here (1935), a novel about the rise of America's first dictator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%...
It Can't Happen Here - Wikipedia
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February 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Poignant trivia quiz. Who was the first American winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Sinclair Lewis, in 1930, who went on to write It Can't Happen Here (1935), a novel about the rise of America's first dictator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%...
Sinclair Lewis, in 1930, who went on to write It Can't Happen Here (1935), a novel about the rise of America's first dictator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%...