RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/April 2016

April 2016
Iraqis reflect on how the US invasion and occupation changed their lives forever. A mockery of justice for the poor. The theme of Donald Trump's primary campaign was casual racism. Get ready for him to go all-in on casual misogyny. It might actually work, as well. The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement Why ex-felons should be allowed to vote. By Reason. A Cracked list to make your blood boil: 6 Horrifying Realities Of Dealing With Sandy Hook 'Truthers' How the CIA writes history. Michael Chabon: Israeli Occupation "The most grievous injustice I've ever seen in my life" John Oliver explains everything wrong with Puerto Rico's financial crisis. Canadian physicians criticize naturopaths in wake of toddler dying from meningitis. Poland's Abortion Wars. Why I Hated Being a Cop. "The Fluoride Stare", the conspiracist name for the looks sensible people typically give them. Why is the Obama Administration trying to keep 11,000 documents sealed? The tools of campus activists are being turned against them. The smug style in American liberalism. The real reason Dilma Rousseff’s enemies want her impeached. Why haven’t bankers been punished? How Hillary Clinton became a war hawk. Obama went from condemning the Saudis to arming them. Sanders and Kasich should ignore any pressure to quit. Dylan Matthews writes a Vox explainer tying together neoreaction, the alt-right, 4chan, Gamergate, Milo Yiannopoulos and Donald Trump. Naturopathic pediatrics is not safe (Former naturopath posts her syllabi for pediatrics courses to demonstrate that NDs cannot possibly provide safe medical care for children.) The Secret History Of The Photo At The Center Of The Black Confederate Myth Documents disclosed in Guardian lawsuit reveal for first time how Chicago police used punches, baton blows and Tasers at Homan Square, the off-the-books interrogation site. Why a conservative legal organization is desperately trying to kill the Indian Child Welfare Act. Sheriffs as outlaws (Or, in their own minds, as the ultimate arbiters of all law.) Barack Obama never said money wasn't a corrupting influence. Bill Clinton's crime bill destroyed lives. On April 12, a Kickstarter for Social Autopsy, a proposed searchable databases of alleged cyberbullies' online footprints, was launched. Randi Harper explains why it's a really terrible idea. This is how superdelegates rig the system. The Libyan “Mistake” and the Obama doctrine. Why the Goldman Sachs settlement is a $5 billion sham. Democrats wage a war on their own core arguement against Citizens United. Outrageous sentences for marijuana. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/04/08/history-is-clear-juries-were-supposed-to-be-able-to-overturn-laws/ History is clear: (American) Juries were supposed to be able to overturn laws. Potential jurors need to know -- they aren't allowed to tell you in court.] (Those interested in the history of should see the given WP link.) What is the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and why does Clinton criticize Sanders's support of it? Did Blacks really endorse the 1994 Crime Bill? The various pathologies of young women. Bill Clinton’s rant was a tutorial on all that’s wrong with the ‘New Democrats’. Why Soviet Russian refugees like Trump over Bernie. (The correct link this time!) Exclusive interview by Glenn Greenwald with former Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Does Trump have a point when he says the delegate system is corrupt? The old global consensus on the war on drugs is crumbling. A look at the US's Versailles. Agnotology: the study of ignorance and who spreads it. Just because Economics uses a lot of math, doesn't mean it's actually any more scientific than Astrology. "They don’t want to become like sociologists." Obama’s gift to Donald Trump: A policy of cracking down on journalists and their sources. The surveillance debate gets a needed dose of racial perspective. It's The Federalist again, but they're in a roll today. This list of products they want Donald Trump to launch is absolutely hilarious (if a bit biased in some places towards Trump's former leftish believes). Why the Death Star makes no sense. (Note: it's The Federalist.) [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/08/we-have-nothing-left-the-saga-of-yemen-s-rescued-jews.html "We have nothing." Yemen's Jews are leaving for Israel as the civil war gets worse.] David Brooks pens another head scratcher about making a "Lincoln Caucus" which will supposedly be more connected to the grass roots voter, instead of the Washington insiders like primary voters, so delegates can overrule primary voters and tell presidential nominees to get in line with the party or find someone new. Just wait for it, OK? (Skip to 3:25 if needed.) Jurors need to take the law into their own hands. AlterNet: Is Fox News feeling the fucking Bern ? What makes a candidate more or less "electable"? 6 Reasons Bananas Are On The Brink Of Extinction April Fools hoaxes can't surpass authentic alternative medicine ideas.(Oh, hey, a link to RW) Peter Hitchens apologises for being wrong about Thatcherism WARNING: Daily Mail blog link Orac chronicles how one anti-vaxx troll boasts about abusing the Facebook reporting system. Don't people like her have anything better to do with their time?