Trump as Kafka’s Merchant

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In rereading Kafka’s The Trial I am struck by a similarity between Herr Block and President Trump. Block is a merchant who has been enduring his own version of the legal system* for nearly five years. His character exists as a contradiction of itself. One minute he is on hands and knees in complete obeisance […]

A Look at Media Bias in Coverage of Elizabeth Warren’s Defense of Paying for Medicare for All

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For an explanation of why I have done this writeup, please see the Week 1 write up at the following link: www.stevenspecht.com/2019/10/a-look-at-media-bias-in-coverage-of-the-cnn-lgbtq-candidate-town-hall/ This week, Media Bias Chart considered how six news sources covered Senator Warren’s defense of how she plans to fund her Medicare for All plan. On Friday, November 1, 2019, Warren released a […]