Dale Peck
@dalepeck.bsky.social
Writer, EIC of the Evergreen Review, teacher in the New School’s grad writing program, all-around hater of 45/47. I'm in it for the endolphin rush.
I had the great privilege of writing about George Whitmore’s beloved novel, Nebraska, for the good people over at the Baffler.
Trying to Sound Sincere | Dale Peck
In “Nebraska,” George Whitmore explores the nature of truth— and the ways people are forced to manipulate its presentation.
thebaffler.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I had the great privilege of writing about George Whitmore’s beloved novel, Nebraska, for the good people over at the Baffler.
I guess I'm supposed to do that thing where you remind people of something you wrote, but god, I hate bringing any attention to this hateful POS.
Miss Direction | Dale Peck
The danger of George Santos isn’t merely his lies or crimes but how liberals and conservatives alike capitulate to the performance.
thebaffler.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I guess I'm supposed to do that thing where you remind people of something you wrote, but god, I hate bringing any attention to this hateful POS.
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Seems like a good time to reshare @dalepeck.bsky.social on Andrew Sullivan
Bad Faith | Dale Peck
Andrew Sullivan first showed up on my radar in 1991, an innocuous blip that gave no indication of the full-frontal assault about to be launched on the American left. I was working for OutWeek at the…
thebaffler.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Seems like a good time to reshare @dalepeck.bsky.social on Andrew Sullivan
This is a nice capsule history of what is itself a capsule history of the way neoliberalism descended into what we used to call populism, but now recognize as white supremacy trying to cover its tracks.
David Runciman · Hokey Cowboy: Is Hayek to blame?
Hayek suspected that nothing about the vindication of neoliberalism was likely to be straightforward. Some magical...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is a nice capsule history of what is itself a capsule history of the way neoliberalism descended into what we used to call populism, but now recognize as white supremacy trying to cover its tracks.
As you might expect of a celeb-driven “investigation,” Tapper/Thompson’s Original Sin (and this piece in the Nation) pins the 2024 election loss on Biden’s brain rather than four decades of Democratic neoliberalism, which has consistently undermined lip-service gestures toward social justice.
The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up
The former president’s stubbornness and narcissism led to disastrous Trump victory.
www.thenation.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As you might expect of a celeb-driven “investigation,” Tapper/Thompson’s Original Sin (and this piece in the Nation) pins the 2024 election loss on Biden’s brain rather than four decades of Democratic neoliberalism, which has consistently undermined lip-service gestures toward social justice.
“For ideologues like Vought, who see Trump’s presidency as a vehicle to advance the unpopular goals they could never get through the actual democratic process, this has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Totally agree, tho I wonder what happens when Trump realizes he’s been played.
Totally agree, tho I wonder what happens when Trump realizes he’s been played.
Donald Trump’s first 100 days have shown what a vigorous use of executive power actually looks like. But aside from permanently hobbling the modern American state, it’s hard to see what he’s actually achieved with it.
A Hundred Days In, Donald Trump Is Flailing
Donald Trump’s first 100 days have shown what a vigorous use of executive power actually looks like. But aside from permanently hobbling the modern American state, it’s hard to see what he’s actually ...
jacobin.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“For ideologues like Vought, who see Trump’s presidency as a vehicle to advance the unpopular goals they could never get through the actual democratic process, this has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Totally agree, tho I wonder what happens when Trump realizes he’s been played.
Totally agree, tho I wonder what happens when Trump realizes he’s been played.
This article is the only thing I’ve read that gave me pleasure today.
Elon Musk’s Epic Cybertruck Fail
Elon Musk’s polygonal pickup is a polarizing sales flop that's missed the billionaire’s volume goal by a staggering 84%. And there’s no sign that things are improving.
www.forbes.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This article is the only thing I’ve read that gave me pleasure today.
I’d say we’ve hit a new low, but this administration has very long shovels.
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’d say we’ve hit a new low, but this administration has very long shovels.
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he’s right and he’s right to say it
April 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
he’s right and he’s right to say it
Joe was my doctor for a few years in the 90s. As a young HIV-negative slut, I think my predictable and curable ailments amused him, and offered a break from all the direness. Later I got to know him socially as well. He was kind, quiet, and courageous, and he saved more lives than we’ll ever know.
I was able to attend the memorial service of the late AIDS doctor Joseph Sonnabend, and wrote an essay about his legacy and how it can inform our current challenges in addressing public health. New from me at @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/urgent-lesso...
Urgent Lessons From a Heroic Early AIDS Doctor: On the Legacy of Joseph Sonnabend
It’s not at every memorial where mourners are not just handed a program of the service, but also given a pamphlet on how to have safe gay sex in a time of disease. Then again, Joseph Sonnabend (193…
lithub.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Joe was my doctor for a few years in the 90s. As a young HIV-negative slut, I think my predictable and curable ailments amused him, and offered a break from all the direness. Later I got to know him socially as well. He was kind, quiet, and courageous, and he saved more lives than we’ll ever know.
In case you needed something else to despair about.
Yes, Trump's order to gut the Civil Rights Act is as bad as you think
A new Trump executive order just dropped and it’s got all the standard Trumpian features: There’s the pompous title. There’s the predictable overreach. And then there’s the equally ...
www.dailykos.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In case you needed something else to despair about.
Our Book Swap is on!
April 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Our Book Swap is on!
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“The father cried blood. He said to his sons: ‘The lot is yours.’
Their father was dying. The Man searched the small wood cabin for paper or the finger of a quill for their father to write his sign.”
—“Gnomon and Umber” by Sean McKay. Art by Alexandre Hogue. evergreenreview.com/read/gnomon-...
Their father was dying. The Man searched the small wood cabin for paper or the finger of a quill for their father to write his sign.”
—“Gnomon and Umber” by Sean McKay. Art by Alexandre Hogue. evergreenreview.com/read/gnomon-...
Gnomon and Umber
Evergreen Review
evergreenreview.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“The father cried blood. He said to his sons: ‘The lot is yours.’
Their father was dying. The Man searched the small wood cabin for paper or the finger of a quill for their father to write his sign.”
—“Gnomon and Umber” by Sean McKay. Art by Alexandre Hogue. evergreenreview.com/read/gnomon-...
Their father was dying. The Man searched the small wood cabin for paper or the finger of a quill for their father to write his sign.”
—“Gnomon and Umber” by Sean McKay. Art by Alexandre Hogue. evergreenreview.com/read/gnomon-...
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Can't say this enough! 💥
April 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Can't say this enough! 💥
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JVP Rabbinical Council co-founder Rabbi Brant Rosen, in his latest piece for Truthout, reminds us that the Passover Hagaddah instructs Jews to examine the relevance of the Exodus story in every generation.
April 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
JVP Rabbinical Council co-founder Rabbi Brant Rosen, in his latest piece for Truthout, reminds us that the Passover Hagaddah instructs Jews to examine the relevance of the Exodus story in every generation.
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Where’s the outrage over ‘systematic’ sexual violence against Palestinians? - https://www.972mag.com/systematic-sexual-violence-against-palestinians/
Where’s the outrage over sexual violence against Palestinians?
Despite mounting evidence of gender-based crimes, Israeli and international women’s groups have largely ignored or denied the UN’s damning new report.
www.972mag.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Where’s the outrage over ‘systematic’ sexual violence against Palestinians? - https://www.972mag.com/systematic-sexual-violence-against-palestinians/
The Baffler and Belén Fernández are two of my favorite things.
The United States is up to its ears in human rights violations in a place Americans know nothing about. Belén Fernández writes on the bombs dropping in Yemen.
Deterrence Theory | Belén Fernández
The United States is up to its ears in human rights violations in a place Americans know nothing about.
thebaffler.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Baffler and Belén Fernández are two of my favorite things.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
The WSJ article was about Elon's nuttiness. This piece by Sarah Jones is a much more reasoned take on what's wrong with pronatalism, and why we need reproductive justice.
Pronatalism Isn’t a Solution, It’s a Problem
We don’t need more Elon Musk babies. We need reproductive justice.
nymag.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The WSJ article was about Elon's nuttiness. This piece by Sarah Jones is a much more reasoned take on what's wrong with pronatalism, and why we need reproductive justice.
I'm incredibly proud to share "Gnomon and Umber," the first published story by a former student, Sean McKay. Sean is immensely talented and has an utterly unique voice and POV. This story is, like, really long, but trust me, it's worth reading to the end.
Gnomon and Umber
Evergreen Review
evergreenreview.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm incredibly proud to share "Gnomon and Umber," the first published story by a former student, Sean McKay. Sean is immensely talented and has an utterly unique voice and POV. This story is, like, really long, but trust me, it's worth reading to the end.
I do my best not to read anything about Elon Musk, because every time I do I realize he is even more batshit crazy and evil than I thought.
The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
www.wsj.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I do my best not to read anything about Elon Musk, because every time I do I realize he is even more batshit crazy and evil than I thought.
I honestly didn’t think it would be this easy to destroy US democracy, or that it would happen in my lifetime.
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I honestly didn’t think it would be this easy to destroy US democracy, or that it would happen in my lifetime.
The party’s chairman, said … “In order to ensure we are as effective as possible at electing Democrats to office, it is the D.N.C.’s longstanding position that primary voters—not the national party—determine their Democratic candidates for the general election.”
Huh. Guess he missed 2025.
Huh. Guess he missed 2025.
David Hogg is right to want a Democratic Party that fights harder. But pretending this isn’t about ideology is a mistake. You can’t fight Trumpism while embracing the donors, war criminals, and neoliberal rot that created him.
April 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The party’s chairman, said … “In order to ensure we are as effective as possible at electing Democrats to office, it is the D.N.C.’s longstanding position that primary voters—not the national party—determine their Democratic candidates for the general election.”
Huh. Guess he missed 2025.
Huh. Guess he missed 2025.
Absolutely no one should be rounded up and deported without due process, but perhaps the magats can realize the particular grotesqueness of this case . . .
Family fears for safety of Venezuelan makeup artist deported to Salvadoran megaprison
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador based on the government's contention that his tattoos linked him to a Venezuelan gang. Friends and family say the tattoos are merely a symbol of his ...
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Absolutely no one should be rounded up and deported without due process, but perhaps the magats can realize the particular grotesqueness of this case . . .