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Author Archives: Joe Peck

Iowa Blues: Honoring the Life and Fight of Robin Stone

Robin always talked about the future as the perfect remedy to the present, ever hopeful that things would get better, if only you worked for it.

Posted byJoe PeckMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021Posted inEditors' Picks, NationalLeave a comment on Iowa Blues: Honoring the Life and Fight of Robin Stone

Sexy Socialism

Khaki pants and an ill-fitting blazer are a give away sign that you consider yourself “pro-life” and disagree with sex before marriage—pretending of course that the latter is even a choice.

Posted byJoe PeckJuly 4, 2020July 4, 2020Posted inNational, OpinionLeave a comment on Sexy Socialism

Nicely-Suited, Self-Effacing Demagogues

Biden and Starmer may have found a new winning formula: a dignified presence to comfort critics of their radical ideas.

Posted byJoe PeckJune 20, 2020June 20, 2020Posted inOpinion, WorldLeave a comment on Nicely-Suited, Self-Effacing Demagogues

1984, Goodbye to All That

The affair demonstrated the worst symptom of our social media age: that nothing matters anymore.

Posted byJoe PeckJune 6, 2020June 6, 2020Posted inNational, OpinionLeave a comment on 1984, Goodbye to All That

PECK: The Prime Minister Came Down With Coronavirus

Boris Johnson, in the eyes of the public, is the man who beat the disease. In reality, he is the man who made it worse.

Posted byJoe PeckApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020Posted inOpinion, WorldLeave a comment on PECK: The Prime Minister Came Down With Coronavirus

PECK: Reading “Lolita” in New York

How sad it is that, given Humbert Humbert’s arrest at the end of the novel, “Lolita” portrays a more utopic vision for justice than present day America.

Posted byJoe PeckApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020Posted inOpinion, The Politic BlogLeave a comment on PECK: Reading “Lolita” in New York

PECK: On the Left Wing Purity Test

In an ideal world, the next leader of the Labour party would be qualified and charismatic. In this imperfect leadership election, choose one.

Posted byJoe PeckMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020Posted inOpinionLeave a comment on PECK: On the Left Wing Purity Test

PECK: Warren Throws Down the Gauntlet

The failure of moderate candidates in the 2020 primary was made possible by their complete inability to recognize America’s new political reality.

Posted byJoe PeckFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020Posted inOpinionTags: Democratic primary, Presidential debate, progressivismLeave a comment on PECK: Warren Throws Down the Gauntlet

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