Lyceum Debate #7: In defense of Empires
Todd Lewis (facetiously) defends the proposition that empires are justifiable and Keith Preston will oppose the proposition.
The Last Communist City
What class relations really look like under Stalinism. By Michael J. Totten City-Journal Neill Blomkamp’s 2013 science-fiction film Elysium, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, takes place in Los Angeles, circa 2154. The wealthy have moved into an orbiting luxury satellite—the Elysium of the title—while the wretched majority of […]
Letter of Liberty
Anand Venigalla interviews Keith Preston. Listen here.
Announcing the formation of the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan & Iran
This union is a free and voluntary agreement, and each individual or group will continue to operate independently in addition to being in the union
Tucker Carlson Takes Down Bolton
The Charles Manson of Foreign Policy
Scumbag Bolton plots mass murder in Iran.
Antifascism and the Left’s Fear of Power
This speech might have just as well been delivered by a member of the Bloods and titled, “Anti-Cripism and the Bloods’ Fear of Power.” Although it’s probably more appropriate to compare this stuff to “Ghostbusters” than to street gangs. Increasingly, I am leaning toward the view that the […]
The Empire Strikes Back?
It is fascinating to observe the kind of paranoia that is now being disseminated by the Western elites in the face of the rising though very modest challenges that are now being presented by the BRICS-Shia-Global South alliance in international relations, and by left/right populist tendencies within Western […]
Exclusive: Leaks show how Boston ‘free speech’ group acts as a front for far-right organizing
The Left has Refuse Fascism. The Right has Resist Marxism. Fair enough. By Luke Barnes Think Progress Resist Marxism markets itself as a harmless conservative and libertarian group. But they have plenty of connections to the far-right. Over the past few months, the so-called “alt-right” has found itself […]
Iranians respond to the regime: ‘Leave Syria alone!
Caveat: Al-Jazeera is owned by the state of Qatar, which is one of the Gulf States backing the jihadi war in Syria, along with Saudi Arabia. By Ali Fathollah-Nejad Al Jazeera This is the second part of the article. Click here to read the first part focusing on the Islamic […]
Italy Illustrates the Way to Liberal Democracy’s Demise
Some hysterical hand-wringing from the ruling class press over Italy. Maybe some of these Antifa guys can start writing for the Financial Times. By Wolfgang Muchau Financial Times Comparing today’s populists and nationalists to the Nazis and fascists of 80 or 90 years ago is pointless. But I […]
Italy Sets Course for Left-Right Populist Surge
Back in the early 2000s, I was writing about how a resurgent Russia might eventually being to lead an alliance of resistance to the Western axis, and how the emergence of populism from both the left and right might challenge the neoliberal Western ruling classes. It seems to […]
Stop Throwing Around the ‘Socialist’ Label
By Paul Gottfried The American Conservative Several years ago I wrote an essay for TAC on what fascism is not. In that broadside I spared neither right nor left for their misappropriations of the F-word. It may now be time to raise similar questions about the overuse of the […]
Neoconservatism: Where Trotsky Meets Stalin and Hitler
One of the best articles on the neocons I have seen to date. By Srdja Trifkovic Chronicles Eleven years ago I wrote a column for the print edition of Chronicles under this title. Tom Piatak’s grim reminder of the continued destructive presence of this cabal in what passes […]
Cultural Marxism and the Frankfurt School
Paul Gottfried is interviewed by Tom Woods. Listen here. For those who are unfamiliar with Paul Gottfried’s work, he is well worth checking out. Probably the best right-wing critic of the Left out there. You don’t have to be a right-winger to get something out of his work. […]
Antifa or Antiwar: Leftist Exclusionism Against the Quest for Peace
By Diana Johnstone Unz.Com CounterPunch has astonished many of its old fans by its current fundraising ad portraying the site as a prime target of Russia hostility. Under the slogan, “We have all the right enemies”, CP portrays itself as a brave little crew being blown off the […]
Truth!
By Vince Rinehart What legitimizes a ruler or ruling class hasn’t changed a whole lot over time. In antiquity the emperor was supposed to be God on earth. And he was supported by true believers and those that he could bribe into following him in a mutually beneficial […]
Keith Preston: Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Press TV. Listen here. US President Donald Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize because his foreign policy is creating tensions in the Middle East, an American journalist says. According to a new poll a majority of Americans believe Trump does not deserve receiving the Nobel Peace […]
Keith Preston on the State of U.S. Education
This is a recent television interview I did on the condition of American education. Watch here. It’s been 35 years since President Ronald Reagan lamented that the US education system was plagued by “low standards, lack of purpose and ineffective use of resources.” Reagan weighed into the debate as […]
The Elites and Inequality: The Rise and Fall of the Managerial Class
By Neeva Parvini Quillette In analysing the political upheavals across Europe and America in the past several years, it has become customary to talk about ‘the elites’ and about ‘inequality’. This article will explore both concepts in political and socio-economic analysis, and posits that certain elites in the […]
What’s the Point of this Pan-Anarchist Revolution Thing, Anyway?
A reader on Facebook offers the following comments, and asks the following questions. I’m not so sure how realistic sustained statelessness is without severe technological regression and economic collapse, but the obvious answer is that the vast majority of people would rather bask in the lazy comforts of […]
Spiked Magazine Panel – “Is the Left Eating Itself?”
Is “the Left” eating itself? Watch the Unsafe Space Tour panel discussion at New York Law School, featuring Professors Bret Weinstein, Laura Kipnis, Angus Johnston, and author Brendan O’Neill. Moderated by Tom Slater (of Spiked Magazine).
Where is the Anarchist Vanguard Standing for “Anarchy First”?
It has been interesting to see how many predictions I made years ago have come into being. I predicted that the Eastern powers and “rogue states” would eventually rise to form an axis of resistance to the hegemony of the American empire. I predicted that populist-nationalist movements would […]
What Shall Libertarians Think of the French Revolution?
By Anand Venigalla Medium.Com The Revolution of 1789, while flawed and imperfect, was ultimately great. The French Revolution, if anything, was the most momentous event of the 18th century, even grander than the American Revolution. Its design, the causes, the results, and the ideology are so hard to […]
Dear Leftists: Going on Tucker Carlson Is Not Going to Stop Imperialism
There is quite a bit I disagree with in this article, but it is good to see someone from the Left arguing that anti-imperialism should be a priority issue. By Noah Berlatsky Pacific Standard Tucker Carlson interviews Glenn Greenwald about U.S. strikes in Syria on April 10th, 2018. […]
Dave Rubin Handles Protesters at University of New Hampshire
Dave goes back and forth with protesters during his entire speech to students at the University of New Hampshire. Due to security threats the University moved the venue from a 300 seat room to a 7500 seat hockey rink – without informing all of the attendees. This event […]
Larry Elder Interviews Candace Owens About Being Praised by Kanye West
Larry Elder – Is Kanye West Starting to Sound Like Thomas Sowell???
It would be interesting if the rise of black conservatism eventually has the effect of saving the Republican Party from oblivion.
Capitalism is Collectivist
By Samuel Miller-McDonald One of the central tenets of late-20th century consumer capitalism is the sanctity of the individual. Margaret Thatcher declared that “There’s no such thing as society, there are individual men and women.” Ayn Rand’s philosophy glamorized anti-social übermenschen who stand against everyone else. Friedrich von […]
Bret Weinstein, How the Magic Trick is Done
A leftist university professor describes his battles with the totalitarian humanists. In this speech at the Students For Liberty conference in Vancouver, B.C. Bret Weinstein discusses the inner workings of the regressive left.
The Donald’s Done—The Deep State’s Wins Its War On America First
By David Stockman The Donald’s action to ash-can the Iranian nuclear deal marks the War Party’s complete and baleful triumph. There is now absolutely nothing left of America First. Trump’s reckless, unwarranted and utterly irrational action will pull Washington ever deeper into an incendiary middle eastern vortex of political and religious […]
Why You Should Celebrate Loudly And Unapologetically When John McCain Dies
By Caitlin Johnstone Arizona Senator and murderous psychopath John McCain is rumored to be at death’s door, and already the world is being admonished by high-profile empire loyalists not to voice any criticism of his blood-saturated, obnoxiously long career. “Anti-McCain twitter seems to have reached new heights (or […]
The Day of Freedom Was Not a Far Right Rally
By Andrew Doyle Spiked Online f you want to know why the left keeps losing, look no further than the fallout from last Sunday’s ‘Day for Freedom’ march in London. The event was publicised as a protest against the ongoing erosion of free speech in the UK, most […]
Cultural Marxism v. Post-modernism: Paul Gottfried disagrees with Jordan Peterson
For modern conservatives, a question looms large: Has cultural Marxism or post-modernism done more damage to society? Canada’s Jordan Peterson claims the latter, while Paul Gottfried — one of America’s most most serious paleo-conservative intellectuals, says the opposite. On this week’s episode of ‘The San Francisco Review of […]
The Truth Behind The ‘Day for Freedom’ EXCLUSIVE Interviews
The ‘day for freedom’ saw thousands demonstrate on Whitehall in London in favour of freedom of speech. Led by Tommy Robinson, it was supported by UKIP, For Britian, Count Dankula and Sargon of Akkad.
Day for Freedom: An Insider’s View
A first person account of Sunday’s rally in London. Millennial Transmissions On May 6th, what was purported to be the biggest free speech event the UK has ever seen (a “free speech Woodstock”) took place outside of Whitehall. Far left activists and the mainstream media have labelled the […]
Build the Anarcho-Coalition!
This statement originally appeared on Facebook. I am re-posting it here along with my original comments in response. Here is my response:
Is the YPG Killing Civilians and Refugees?
Russia: ‘outrageous’ use of force against protesters
During the Cold War, some anarchists developed a tendency known as “Neither East nor West” for the purpose of opposing both superpowers and their satellites. As the Eastern axis continues to rise in opposition to the Western axis, such tendencies will be necessary once again. Amnesty International UK […]
How Assad tortures and kills Syria’s pacifist young leftists
A global anti-state front would necessarily have to oppose the Atlanticist-Zionist-Wahhabi empire (the dominant faction of the international class) while simultaneously opposing all states everywhere. Obviously, this would have to be a very careful balancing act. By Josepha Ivanka Wessels Open Democracy Why is it that the brightest […]
North and South Korea Making Peace?
Tom Woods interviews Michael Malice, one of the West’s most insightful commentators on North Korea. Listen here. I’d like for the upcoming Trump-Kim summit to be a “Nixon Goes to China” moment, and for Kim Jong-Un to become the DPRK’s Deng Xiaoping. But I’m not holding my breath. […]
The Truth About War Powers, the Military-Industrial Complex, and Militarism in American Culture
Tom Woods interviews leading antiwar commentator Scott Horton. Listen here. This is what our so-called “antifascists” should be attacking, rather than forming a neoconservative-liberal international-human rights imperialist-antifascist axis in service of the Anglo-American-Zionist-Wahhabi empire. ———————————— In something of a potpourri episode, Scott Horton and I discuss the real […]
The Totalitarian Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Tom Wood and Gerard Casey discussion the philosopher on whose ideas most modern political theory is based. The “social contract” is modernity’s version of the god-emperor and the divine right of kinds. Debunking social contract theory is fundamental to the advancement of the anarchist position. Listen here. The […]
DEBATE: Is There Anything to “Russiagate”?
Tom Woods hosts a debate on “Russiagate.” Listen here. My take on Russiagate is that I couldn’t possibly care less if Russia “interferes” in domestic US politics or not. Israel and Saudi Arabia interfere in US politics to an infinitely greater degree than Russia, and it’s not even […]
#DayForFreedom
A pro-free speech rally is planned for London today. This is an issue that should transcend ordinary political differences.
EXCLUSIVE: RT speaks to Milo Yiannopoulos ahead of Day For Freedom rally
RT UK speaks to author, commentator and self-proclaimed ‘provocateur’ Milo Yiannopoulos ahead of Sunday’s #DayForFreedom rally in London, where many are expected to protest in defence of free speech. Other controverisal figures, such as: Tommy Robinson, Lauren Southern, Gavin McInnes, Count Dankula & more, will be speaking at […]
Romney praises Trump’s first year in office: It’s similar to things ‘I’d have done’
Another former Never Trumper admits Trump turned out to be just another moderate Republican/neocon stooge, as all presidents ultimately do if they want to remain alive, out of jail, and employable when they leave office. By John Bowden MSN.Com Former GOP presidential nominee and current Senate candidate Mitt […]
The Last Slave
An very interesting undiscovered work by Zora Neale Hurston has now come to light. Vulture.Com In 1931, Zora Neale Hurston sought to publish the story of Cudjo Lewis, the final slave-ship survivor. Instead it languished in a vault. Until now. Their Eyes Were Watching God is required reading […]
Nobody ‘stealing’ your jobs, you spend too much on wars, Alibaba founder tells US
Corporate welfare and imperialism are killing the US working class, says a Chinese billionaire. Russia Today Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2017 © Ruben Sprich / Reuters Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack […]
The Real Villain Behind Our New Gilded Age
The new robber barons are upon us. 2018 is so 19th century. By Eric Posner and Glen Weyl New York Times The comedian Chris Rock once said, “If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets.” Populist revolts throughout the world […]
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