Thoughts, opinions, and ideas of Martin Nutty, a Dublin-born and New York resident podcaster. Covering matters political, economic and social with a smattering of literature thrown in.
I call then Garchs - types who have unconscionable wealth, wiling to subvert democracy to accumulate more. The word oligarch is used by academics, but that doesn't sound sinister enough to me for those whose only purpose is to accumulate immense wealth and power at the expense of the other 99.9%
1 Aug 2023
13: Why Journalists Should Leave Twitter
The fact that Twitter is a mess is not news or a surprise. The transition to a new "X" logo and the elimination of the blue bird is just another exercise in Elon Musk's narcissism. Join me as talk about the pros and cons for migrating towards a decentralized social media and avoid the ever increasing madness that is now X
10 May 2023
TUF 01: The Untilled Field: In The Clay
The Untilled Field (1903) is a volume of short stories by George Moore. Chapter one, In The Clay, features the story of a Dublin sculptor whose work has been destroyed. Who is to blame and what has caused this unprovoked destruction?About The Author - from the Dictionary of Irish BiographyGeorge Augustus Moore (1852 - 1933), novelist, critic, memoirist, and cultural activist, was born 24 February 1852 at Moore Hall, Ballyglass, in Co. Mayo, a ‘big house’ in the Anglo-Irish style, built by his...
16 Dec 2022
12: Big Media - Knuckle Under Or Revolt?
Yesterday, Twitter suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists. In Twitter’s understaffed and diminished state, no immediate reason was given for the actions. Apparently, Twitter’s decision relates to the journalists reporting on the suspension of a Twitter account named ElonJet, which tracked the movements of Elon Musk’s private plane. It seems Mr. Musk believes that tracking the movement of his jet put both him and members of his family at risk and, in his view, constitu...
17 Nov 2022
11: Time To Twexit
Five reasons behind why I'm leaving Twitter and why I think you should too
20 Sept 2022
10: Cruelty Is Not Cool
Thoughts on Governor Ron De Santis of Florida, how he shipped migrants to Martha's Vineyard, and the long-troubled, painful relationship America has had with many arriving migrants to its shoreNPR: On the Martha's Vineyard Migrant Story
1 Sept 2022
9: The Problem With Primaries
Primary elections frequently result in highly partisan general election candidates. I think Alaska has figured out a better way to produce candidates that better represent voters. Alaska may be The Last Frontier state, but it's leading the way in creating a healthier American democracy
25 Aug 2022
8: Ranked Choice Voting
How can somebody with only 26% of the vote win an election? That happened this week in the New York Democratic Primary for the 10th Congressional District.Is that good for democracy? I don't think so and I think Ranked Choice Voting provides a better way to produce a result more closely aligned with the will of the people.Ranked Choice Voting LinksHow it works from BallotpediaWhere Ranked Choice Voting is used in the United States
15 Jul 2022
7: The Republican Coalition - Financiers and Foot Soldiers
All American political parties are made up of coalitions, or voting blocks, that are cobbled together to support either the Republican or Democratic Party. Looking at the Republican party I see it as broken down into two major groups which in turn can be subdivided. Understanding this particular coalition is to understand some of the peculiarities that make up the GOP
5 Jul 2022
6: The Senate Filibuster - Jul 5, 2022
Why the Senate Filibuster needs to be eliminated. Why it's invoked more frequently by the Republican Party - the party of Non Governance. Understanding the 3 legs of Non Governance ruleSome Links:Josh Marshall June 6th OpEd in the New York TimesBrookings Institute article on the filibuster contains a chart mapping the invocation of cloture votes to end Senate filibusters over the last 100 years
23 Jun 2022
5: A Brief History of the Republican Party
How did the Republican Party become what it is today? Here's a quick sketch of its long, strange and troubling journey
16 Jun 2022
4: Dead Cattle, Stranded Assets and Guts
Lets talk about the real crisis faced by American and Western Democracy
9 Jun 2022
3: The House January 6th Insurrection Hearings
On Thursday evening June 9th, the US House of Representatives will hold the first of six hearings on last years January 6th insurrection. There have been accusations of partisanship, the usual political Kabuki and questions of whether these hearings have been hijacked for the upcoming Mid Term elections in November. Here are my thoughts on why I think these hearings are a pivotal moment for American democracy and why I think you should pay close attention.
3 Jun 2022
2: Radical Centrism and Two-Thirds Politics - 2 Jun 2022
I wanted to talk about how Americans need to reorient toward radical centrism and practice two-thirds politics meaning the need to step away from the tired national dialogue stoked by fear mongers towards a place of engagement where a significant majority of Americans agreeIn this episode, I refer to a couple of polls. Here's the linksPew Research - Item 7 University of Texas - Gun Background Checks
25 May 2022
1: America and Guns - 25 May 2022
Some thoughts on yesterday's violence in Uvalde and Texas and why America struggles in regulating the distribution of guns
18 May 2022
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