#100hardtruths

Some #100hardtruths on the Law

A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about legislation, (il)legality, public institutions, and the power of the Law.

"Donald Trump ends his 100 days with the lowest approval rating of any U.S. President in the history of Gallup’s poll, begun in 1953. The reality is that Americans are paying attention. They do not believe Trump’s lies, and are resisting. Republicans are listening: Trump has been unable to move a single piece of legislation requiring Congressional action even though his party controls the White House and both chambers of Congress. The only policies he’s succeeded in implementing are those he does himself. These have been disastrous, and the American public, the courts, the media, and policy makers have all responded." (Antonia Juhasz, #95)

Contents of this path:

  1. #19: our bill of rights isn’t up for debate
  2. #10: YouTube is a performatively self-aware political-economy
  3. #20: stress related to immigration status is one result
  4. #24: the 1st Amendment includes the right to receive information
  5. #35, science is real
  6. #38, the NEA matters, fight for the least-seen to speak truth to power
  7. #39, reward responsible disobedience
  8. #45, oil at any cost
  9. #48, seek enlightenment from historical context, contemporaneous public statements, and specific sequence of events
  10. #51, arming youth with digital skills needed for a more sustainable, safe and equitable world
  11. #61, connect voting rights, disability and the market place of services
  12. #63, the health of nations demands knowledge applied to decision-making
  13. #64, efforts to parse truths, reveal contradictions, or negotiate with this mode of power are disguise what it is: a new fascism
  14. #73, it’s about xenophobia, racism, and sexism
  15. #78, foreign policy should be rooted in evidence and results, not ideology and the politics of punishment
  16. #91, we need the NEA and NEH to know how to imagine ourselves as a nation
  17. #95, people actually DO get it