Month: April 2023

The Crackdown Cometh

Leaks for me, not for thee Matt Taibbi Apr 13, 2023 On a flight, reading about the FBI’s arrest of Jack Texiera, already dubbed the “Pentagon Leaker.” A quick review reveals multiple media portraits already out depicting him as a dangerous incel who shared his wares on Discord, […]

4/13/23: Media Hunts Down Pentagon Leaker, Ro Khanna Tells Feinstein To Resign, US Boots On Ground In Ukraine, Tim Scott Speechless On Trump, Fox News Rebuked In Defamation Trial, Elon Fights With BBC, NPR Leaves Twitter, Biden’s Insane Electric Car Rules, Cancer Drug Shortage, Exposing Disinformation Industrial Complex

Krystal and Saagar discuss Ro Khanna telling Dianne Feinstein to resign, the Media hunting down the Pentagon leaker for the FBI, the Pentagon planning widespread spying on Chat Rooms after the leak, US Boots on ground confirmed in Ukraine, Russia’s terrifying new draft law, Tim Scott speechless when […]

Meet the Censored: Me?

The Elon Musk portion of the Twitter Files story meets its M. Night Shyamalan ending. On the WTF week to end all WTF weeks Matt Taibbi Apr 12, 2023 Nearly five months ago I was presented with a rare opportunity, to look through internal correspondence at Twitter. A […]

Narratives of Belonging

David Pan Beginning with Rousseau, a tradition of political thought has assumed that the people can demonstrate its will directly, without representation. By contrast, a Hobbesian approach to political identity has insisted that a people cannot coalesce into a political unity without a representative who would represent the […]

The problem America cannot fix

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Isabel Fattal Senior editor A 2022 Supreme Court ruling changed the boundaries of America’s fight over guns. The latest mass-shooting tragedies raise the question: Where does gun reform go next? First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic: Clarence Thomas’s billionaire friend is […]

Marx Was Not Woke

By Paul Gottfried Wokeism arises out of the failure of liberalism, not out of the theory of Marxism. Yoram Hazony provides what is perhaps the best exposition of how the woke left represents an “updated” form of traditional Marxism. His argument, which is ably presented in his book […]

Dire Straits: Energy in Europe

by Peter Zeihan on April 13, 2023 Horrible views today up on the Isthmus Peak Trail in New Zealand. Europe’s energy situation looked pretty dire last year as concerns began to mount over the impending winter season. Thankfully they dodged a bullet this year, but how many more […]

Israel’s Deferred Democracy

Sponsored by Lionel Gelber Prize Joshua Leifer Whose Constitution, Whose Democracy? Many opponents of Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul have called for Israel to finally draft a constitution, but any serious attempt will mean choosing between a democratic state and one that privileges Jewish citizens above all others. Alizeh Kohari Flipping […]

Moving scams are on the rise

April 13, 2023 Hello, Insiders! This is Joe Ciolli, a deputy executive editor in Insider’s business division. We got the newest batch of inflation data yesterday, which showed a sharp decline. It offered an encouraging sign that the Fed’s rate hikes are working.   But it wasn’t all […]

Legal abortions dropped by 32,000 after Roe was overturned

Theara Coleman Legal abortions dropped by 32,000 after Roe was overturned Harold Maass Why Republicans are worried about Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Theara Coleman The debate over Clarence Thomas’ luxury vacations David Faris Succession‘s shocking twist Joel Mathis Will Biden’s big EV push work? Brendan Morrow Ariana Grande addresses concerns about her weight Theara Coleman America’s […]

4/12/23: Trump Interviewed By Tucker, Nikki Haley Slams Trump, Tim Scott Joins Race, Elon Leaks Texts With Taibbi, Inflation, Government Censorship Tools for Social Media, Biden’s Title IX Rule, Rashida Tlaib Defends Assange, Marianne Williamson TikTok 2024

Ryan and Emily discuss the new interview between Trump and Tucker Carlson where they cover topics like his indictment, his meetings with Putin, hints that the US blew up the Nordstream pipeline, America’s real enemy being within, and more, Nikki Haley slams Trump, Tim Scott joins the race, […]

Landlords face a reckoning

April 12, 2023 Hello, Insiders! This is Lisa Ryan, an executive editor at Insider. Elon Musk has been known to sleep where he works — including the Tesla factory floor. His latest sleep-from-work spot? Musk told the BBC that he has been sleeping on a couch in the […]