power speaks truth to itself...

Here's one of my more favorite NPR shows that I was recently on: truth, politics, and power.

my latest and do the right thing...

Here I revisit The Authoritarian Personality in light of Donald Trump's zaniness and, well, authoritarianism.  To read, you need a subscription to Dissent, so come on and do the right thing -- subscribe to this great magazine.

Here's the link: the trumpian personality.

my latest on the perpetual dumbing down...

are conservative intellectuals killing themselves?  My answer: when the thinking stops

trump in my backyard

Here's my most recent piece on Donald Trump and the state of higher education: The University in Trumpland

on the joy reid show, last weekend

Here's a link to a conversation I had with Joy Reid on MSNBC last weekend.  It comes about 57 minutes in: Mattson on Joy Reid Show

my latest on conservatism in Trump Times

Trump times conservatism

Reflections on Antifa

My most recent: the roots of anti-fascism