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).
What’s Behind Anti-Indian Backlash in America?
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“Americans don’t know much about India,” says the international relations
scholar Amitav Acharya. He tells Ross Douthat on “Interesting Times” that
Indian ...
Colin McGinn’s “My Honest Views”
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I think David Lewis was off his rocker, I think Donald Davidson was far too
impressed by elementary logic and decision theory, I think Willard Quine
was ...
Evolutionary Approaches to Religion
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[New Entry by Jason Marsh on February 18, 2026.] Within the broader
conversation about religion and science, no topic has sparked more interest
than the Da...
The FCC Still Thinks You Have Rabbit Ears
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Federal video regulation still treats broadcast, cable, and streaming as
separate worlds. Consumers do not. The gap between how the law classifies
video ...
Jesse Jackson: My Reverend, My Brother
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For 50 years, we fought side-by-side and sometimes fought face-to-face.
He's the only man, other than my dad, I've ever kissed. A year ago, when I
kissed h...
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...
Test Article
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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 ...
Google Image Search Starts Playing YouTube Videos
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Google Image Search's mobile interface tests a new feature that starts
playing snippets from a YouTube video at the top of the search results
page. It's no...
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...
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version)
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On Turning Poverty into an American Crime By Barbara Ehrenreich I completed
the manuscript for Nickel and Dimed in a time of seemingly boundless
prosperity...
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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