Ted Cruz
politician · 1 mention across 1 reading
In this course
Cruz appears only in passing reference within the course materials, cited as a contemporary political figure whose rhetorical strategies might exemplify mimetic scapegoating mechanisms that Girard theorizes. The single excerpt provided is incomplete and doesn't clearly establish his substantive role in the seminar's arguments about cybernetics, AI, or art—his presence seems incidental rather than foundational to understanding how technology intersects with social control and sacrificial logic.
Background
Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. Since 2025, Cruz has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee.
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