Rad Geek People's Daily 2010-12-13

Monday Lazy Linking (posted 13 December 2010, 3pm)

Here's a pretty old post from the blog archives of Geekery Today; it was written about 14 years ago, in 2010, on the World Wide Web.

Said It – Little Women, Big Men: Sexism and the Language of Size – Volume 4, Number 2. www.saidit.org (2010-12-12). … there is one area of language that feminists have ignored entirely: the metaphorical “language of size.” Language of size refers here to the vast collection of commonly used metaphors that associate — regardless of subject matter — whatever is positive with “big,” and whatever is negative with “small.” For… (Linked Sunday 2010-12-12.)
Wilsonian Progressivism is far too close to Fascism. Marja Erwin (2010-12-10). I don’t get why anyone who identify as liberals or as leftist would identify with Wilsonian Progressivism. Let’s look at his legacy:1. Intervention in the First World War.2. The Espionage and Sedition Acts.3. Militant support for segregation.4. The First Red Scare.I think Naomi Wolf’s new column shows how these are… (Linked Sunday 2010-12-12.)
Harry Truman: Advancing the Revolution. Mises Institute Daily Articles (Full-text version) (2010-11-16). Truman’s predecessor had vastly expanded federal power, especially the power of the president, in what amounted to a revolution in American government. Under Truman, that revolution was consolidated and advanced beyond what even Franklin Roosevelt had ever dared hope for. (Linked Sunday 2010-12-12.)