Preliminary thoughts on Presidents, binary thinking, and the political economy of chattel slavery in the Cannibal Nation. Part I: Jackson, Van Buren, Tyler, and Polk The 2019–2020 Democratic Party competition collapsed in contrived performances, revealing a poorly veiled attempt at maintaining the social, economic, and polictical status quo of the…

Preliminary thoughts on immigrating and assimilating into the Cannibal Nation. In 2014, The New York Times published an article, More Hispanics Declaring Themselves White. Nate Cohn reported that: “An estimated net 1.2 million Americans of the 35 million Americans identified in 2000 as of ‘Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin,’ as…

Preliminary thoughts on inclusive identities, sexual orientation and violence in the Cannibal Nation. During the month of June, many Americans will celebrate Pride. While it is great that gay people from various groups are able to participate in marriage, and other social norms that they once were not able to…

Preliminary thoughts on language and power in the Cannibal Nation. In 1971, Sun Ra gave a lecture in Berkeley, California. He spoke about language and how words are spells. He was a master of what became known as “spiritual” free form jazz. …

Preliminary thoughts on religion and power in the Cannibal Nation. European rituals of domination have historically relied heavily on altered versions of history and reality. Such deliberately confused perceptions have long been transmitted to us through religion and their accompanying symbols and rituals. American holidays are cultural productions; celebration and…

The 2019–2020 Democratic Party competition collapsed in typical political theatrics. Contrived performances of platitudes and minstrelsy, revealing a poorly veiled attempt at maintaining the social, economic and polictical status quo in the United States. The alleged ‘Left-wing’ party’s true colors were more exposed than ever. …

During his Inaugural speech, President Joe Biden referenced Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation. This ritual invocation of the Lincoln narrative and his “freeing of the slaves” is commonly used by the Democratic Party and other (not so) covert racists. This was part of a carefully scripted monologue filled with…

New York City, the slavery capital of the North. Jim Crow thrives in our city through sanctioned police violence, hyper-surveillance, and other forms of abuse of Black communities — particularly the Black male population. …

Trump is not the worst President the U.S. has ever had. To say that is not a show of support for him by any means; it is merely a historical fact. The Founding Fathers were slavers. Ten of the forty-five Presidents owned enslaved people as property, in their own homes…