1829, "government by the worst element of a society," coined on analogy of aristocracy from Gk. kakistos "worst," superl. of kakos "bad" (which is perhaps related to the general IE word for "defecate") + -kratia "rule of," from kratos "strength, power, rule" (see -cracy).
Best non-fiction of 2024
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In the order I read them, more or less, noting that some very late 2023
titles start off the list. Usually there is my review behind the link,
though oc...
China’s Hacking Reached Deep Into U.S. Telecoms
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The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said hackers listened to
phone calls and read texts by exploiting aging equipment and seams in the
networ...
Even Dr. Oz Can’t Break Medicare
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Some 15 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare Part D, which covers
outpatient prescription drug costs for older adults and other qualifying
individ...
Philanthropy
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[New Entry by Theodore M. Lechterman, Emma Saunders-Hastings, and Rob Reich
on November 12, 2024.] Philanthropy involves the voluntary contribution of
mone...
Here’s What We Do NowA Personal Note
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Being right never felt so horrid. Before the election, I wrote, “How Trump
Won.” And on Election night I waited for the returns to make a fool of me.
Inste...
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The Census Bureau has released nationwide figures for poverty, income, and
health insurance coverage in 2023 from its Current Population Survey.
Additional...
Has the Time Arrived for a Job Guarantee in Europe?
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In comparison to the policy responses in the aftermath of the 2008-9 global
financial crisis, the reactions of EU policymakers to the combined shocks
of th...
Bring Back YouTube Dislikes
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YouTube has recently hidden the number of dislikes for YouTube videos. In a
blog post from November, YouTube announced that this was done to "help
better...
Test Article
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libero pulvinar pretium sagittis. Nulla at sem sollicitudin, blandit neque
nec,...
The Future of this Blog
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Update: this site has now returned to its free version at
https://louisproyect.wordpress.com … i do not know how much longer
https://louisproyect.org will ...
AI's not AI
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There has been a lot of commentary recently on issues relating to an
experimental chat bot that Microsoft has (or had) launched named (after,
perhaps, a ri...
ipl2 Closure
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We regret to inform you that the ipl2 is ceasing operations on June 30,
2015. The Ask an ipl2 Librarian service will close on June 24, 2015 to
allow us tim...
Whys and Hows of Suggested Tiles
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As Darren discussed on Monday’s project call [wiki.mozilla.org], Suggested
Tiles has been on track to go live to a larger audience next week for wider
beta...
A final farewell
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Thank you for stopping by.
Today, we powered down Google Reader. We understand you may not agree with
this decision, but we hope you'll come to love thes...
The Emperor's Garden
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The Emperor instructed the gardener to set up the new court's garden. "I
want you to plant five trees growing the Crataan fruit," the Emperor said,
"Becaus...
Obama the Sphinx
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President Obama officially launched his push for peace in the Middle East
yesterday, sending his new envoy George Mitchell to the region and
declaring his ...
Moved to Salon
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This blog has moved to Salon. It is now located here (non-subscribers can
view the blog for free by clicking through the ad for a Day Pass). The blog
can a...
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