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One Reason The Last Decade Has Been So Uniquely Stupid

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Thomas Mets

Jonathan Haidt had a piece on the Alantic on social media’s effects on culture called “Why the Past Ten Years of American Life Have Been So Uniquely Stupid.” It got a lot of attention, although one portion of it is … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich VS Henry Kissinger

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Thomas Mets

I had a discussion with my brother a few weeks ago, on the question of whether Newt Gingrich was “pop-culturally irrelevant.” I argued that, as far as younger voters are concerned, he can be compared to Henry Kissinger. Both are … Continue reading →

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The Newt Gingrich Generation Divide

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Thomas Mets

In an interview with Don Imus, Meghan McCain dismissed Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich as passe, and “not pop-culturally relevant to my generation.” She has a point. There is  a legitimate generational divide regarding how the former Speaker of the House is … Continue reading →

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