The Real Tyranny of England

The Judicial Class and Self-Defense Ghost of Arthur Powell Dec 19, 2025 Not for cutting apples in the park UK misery porn is hot currency right now. It is seemingly everywhere online. American’s are fascinated by it of course because it is for many the ancestral homeland. Although […]

Transhumanism, or Transcendence?

Troy Southgate Dec 19, 2025 CONTRARY to what the architects of modernity would have us believe, people only become truly human when they aspire to transcendent ideals. The Ancient Greeks certainly thought so. This being the case, it tears the illusory veil from the conceited ugly sister that […]

Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; U.S. airstrike on another boat in Pacific kills four

Drop Site Daily: December 18, 2025 Drop Site News Dec 18, 2025 Egypt, Qatar, and UAE are reportedly among countries joining President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace.” The UN says 55,000 families lost property or shelter in Gaza’s recent rainstorms. Mediators to hold talks on phase two […]

Chalamet a-Go-Go

Sponsored by Penguin Press Today in The New York Review of Books: Nawal Arjini serves Timothée Chalamet’s ping-pong bildungsroman; Paisley Currah deplores the anti-trans agenda; Jonathan Lethem fights One Battle After Another; Zephyr Teachout buys into a multilevel marketing scheme; and, from the archives, Roderick MacFarquhar on the history […]

Cannavictory

Cannavictory Plus: Polymarket bets on when killers will be apprehended, how locking up phones saves high school, and more… LIZ WOLFE Thank you, President Trump! He’s actually following through on the thing he teased last week: Rescheduling pot from Schedule I—the most restrictive category drugs can fall into, […]

Behind our January 2026 Cover

Through December 31, a generous donor will match all donations to The Nation up to $75,000. Support The Nation’s progressive, independent journalism with a contribution today. DECEMBER 19, 2025 Behind our January 2026 Cover Our January 2026 Issue: The Fierce and Joyous Face of the LA Resistance → While The Nation […]

Hottest Country

Hottest Country Plus: Karoline Leavitt’s injection sites, Dan Bongino leaves FBI, Tesla trapped, and more… LIZ WOLFE Trump’s totally pointless 18-minute speech: “One year ago, our country was dead. We were absolutely dead,” said President Donald Trump in a kind of rambling and weird address to the nation […]

Europe’s fate uncertain?

Divisions in Brussels and Kyiv over peace. Civil war and militarized gangsters. Humiliated veterans and nude kompromat. Events in Ukraine Dec 18, 2025 ∙ Paid It’s almost 1:00 PM in Brussels. The next few hours will be decisive for the future of Europe and the world. Typing out […]

The Russian Breakdown

Released on Patreon on Dec 11, 2025 Need a gift this holiday season? Purchase a membership to Peter Zeihan’s Patreon page for someone who needs it… GIFT A MEMBERSHIP HERE Should the war in Ukraine result in a Russian loss, what will the future hold for Russia? Well, […]

A Kurdish Victory

New in Telos Insights A Kurdish Victory: How American Intervention in 2003 Liberated and Empowered Kurdistan by Peshraw Mohammed Introduction: A Kurdish Odyssey from Betrayal to Triumph My story is rooted in the heart of Kurdistan, a land of resilience and yearning, torn apart by the whims of […]

12/18/25: Trump Blames Biden For Economy, Epstein Files, Healthcare Premiums, Piers V Candace & MORE

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump blames Biden for economy, Thomas Massie blasts Trump Venezuela lies, Congress flees ahead of Epstein files, healthcare premiums spike, Trump admits Israel corruption, Saagar cries over Trump’s White House changes, Piers Morgan vs Candace Owens. Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (3:23)Trump Blames EVERYTHING On Biden In […]

No Future for “Israel”

The cancer has metastasized Kevin Barrett Dec 17, 2025 Qods News Agency interviews Kevin Barrett How long will the West Bank tolerate the crimes of the Zionist regime? Will the repeated attacks of the Zionist regime not lead to the beginning of a widespread uprising of the Palestinian […]

Can’t Buy Our Love

Can’t Buy Our Love Plus: Childcare affordability, Venezuela blockade, Israel’s plans, and more… LIZ WOLFE Rebate checks for all? President Donald Trump is mysteriously addressing the nation tonight. One bit of speculation: that he will use the opportunity to announce that he’s sending all Americans generous rebate checks […]

Ownership of the Means of Thinking

December 17, 2025 Welcome to The Lighthouse, the weekly email newsletter of the Independent Institute covering politics, economics, current events, and everything in between. Dear Readers, In this week’s roundup, our writers examine the many pressures reshaping American life—from artificial intelligence and regulation to civil rights and public […]