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Just Get it Running to Get Past Trump

Car-revival culture has a mantra: don't get it right, just get it running. It may also be the smartest way to think about rebuilding democracy after Trump.
Eric Hensal 26 May 2026
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Everyone a Sovereign: Fear and Self-Loathing on No Kings Day

Curmudgeon's take on No Kings Day: the protests are therapeutic. The real problem — a 45-year orchestrated attack on American political self-worth — is where we need to look.
Eric Hensal 26 Mar 2026
Ten Test Cases for Thinking About Social Change

Ten Test Cases for Thinking About Social Change

How history shapes social problems—and how it can help us understand them
Eric Hensal 26 Dec 2025
A Local Lesson in Failed Democracy

A Local Lesson in Failed Democracy

Montgomery County MD council pulls a MAGA in a heartland of No Kings resistance.
Eric Hensal 23 Oct 2025
You Deserve a Real Trump Protest Today

You Deserve a Real Trump Protest Today

Why ‘No Kings’ Isn’t enough to fight fascism
Eric Hensal 14 Oct 2025
Be Brave, Don't Cave to Trump

Be Brave, Don't Cave to Trump

We will win against fascism, but it will be harder than you think.
Eric Hensal 18 Apr 2025
Dear Media, please ignore Trump

Dear Media, please ignore Trump

at least until the 3rd unsolicited mention
Eric Hensal 13 Jan 2025

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