SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023 A central tenet of the liberal tradition is the idea that government power must be bounded by law. — Timothy Lynch, The Puzzle of Police Accountability (2023) HORNBERGER’S BLOG May 12, 2023 Involuntary Servitude in Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. One of the interesting […]
June 16, 1948, was the beginning of the twelve-year conflict that would come to be called “the Malayan Emergency” by British colonial troops and “the Anti-British National Liberation War” by the predominantly ethnically Chinese Communist fighters seeking to overthrow them. Five thousand civilians died, and as much as […]
View in browser Subscribe May 13, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Before we begin: It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow in the US and Canada. If you’re in need of a last-minute gift, our reviews team has some picks for you. For today’s edition, we’re taking a look at the “crisis” inside […]
FEATURED Henry Kissinger, War Criminal—Still at Large at 100 We now know a great deal about the crimes he committed while in office, from helping Nixon derail the Paris Peace Talks and prolong the Vietnam War to green-lighting the invasion of Cambodia and Pinochet’s coup in Chile. But […]
May 13, 2023 A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALYSON SHONTELL This week, Fortune published its annual Modern Board 25 list, recognizing some of the most innovative and diverse boards of directors among S&P 500 companies. The most effective and impactful boards share a few traits: They’re […]
A FOIA request reveals a horrifying new government program, and Walter and Matt introduce a new feature discussing favorite stories, beginning with a classic by Jorge Luis Borges Matt Taibbi Walter Kirn May 13, 2023 The Tower of Babel Walter and I in this episode of America This […]
Independent journalist was put on a military-funded blacklist for her tweets Reporting on cities, energy, and the environment Americans tend to think of Canadians, when we think of them at all, as mild-mannered, agreeable, and nicer versions of ourselves. But over the last several years we have seen […]
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years for The New York Times. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He also was […]
By Keith Preston May 13, 2023 Balaji Srinivasan’s book The Network State was published, ironically, on July 4, 2022, and is available for free online at https://thenetworkstate.com/ Srinivasan is an entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Counsyl, the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coinbase, and former general partner […]
Jose Alberto Nino May 12, 2023 Share Remember when conservative commentators were trying to convince every mainstream media panel that would have them that Gen Z was supposed to be the most “conservative” generation among us? Well, it doesn’t look like that’s panning out so well. According to […]
Super-cali-fact-a-licious! Matt Taibbi May 12, 2023 Nina Jankowicz, who was to have run the now “paused” project of the Department of Homeland Security called the Disinformation Governance Board, is suing Fox News. Since I do not want to be sued by Nina Jankowicz, this article will be built […]
The Fox News apostate chats about media history. By Andrew Sullivan Chris is a political analyst and author. He worked at Fox News for more than a decade until they fired him in the wake of the 2020 election, when he was part of the election team that accurately called […]
100 Questions! – Questions For Corbett #100 The Corbett Report May 12, 2023 SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/qfc100/ Questions For Corbett is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Join James for this 100th Episode Extravaganza where he takes on the task of answering 100 questions from the ever-growing question bag […]
1 Supreme Court uses a transgender woman’s pronouns in a landmark decision Amidst the backdrop of a passionate cultural debate over transgender rights, the Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling that uses a transgender woman’s pronouns and chosen name. A ruling written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson refers to […]
By Keith Preston May 12, 2023 Available from Amazon Kevin A. Carson is an independent scholar of the far Left who published his seventh book in October of 2022, and is also a prolific essayist. Carson’s primary outlet is the Center for a Stateless Society’s website. The Center […]
By Keith Preston May 12, 2023 Available from Amazon Neema Parvini’s The Populist Delusion appeared in April of 2022. I know very little about Parvini except that he is a British scholar of Persian ancestry, a specialist in Shakespeare, and often appears in social media under the moniker […]
Read our current issue. May 12, 2023 The center-right has spent the past two weeks concocting craven takes on Jordan Neely’s murder, claiming the real issue is the elite’s indifference to the “disorder” that working class people face on public transit. This week, Chris Lehmann unpacks how pundits […]
Baseball Player Shot During Game A baseball player was shot during a game in Texas. Read More… Violence Breaks Out in Chico – One Teen Dead, Five Injured A party in California turned deadly early Saturday morning when a shooting broke out, claiming the life of a 17-year-old […]
CNN has done us a favor in a way: Trump remains the central issue of our time. Andrew Sullivan May 12, 2023 Reporters watch the CNN town hall with Trump in New Hampshire on May 10. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) The reason so many are freaking out […]
Brigid Kennedy Will AI destroy the music industry? Harold Maass Where does Kyrsten Sinema belong? Brigid Kennedy The mess and merit of CNN’s disastrous town hall Advertisement by Enbridge Lowering emissions today for clean energy systems tomorrow. Learn how. Theara Coleman 2 Michigan school districts ban backpacks after […]
By Kris Zyclo I am the product of a broken home/lower income, working class family. No one went to college except for me. However, I’m a high school dropout who got a GED and went back to school a little later in life. Several of my childhood friends […]
One of the trickier media reporting assignments out there right now is trying to figure out what is going on with Fox News and its fired former star, Tucker Carlson. As New York’s Shawn McCreesh found when trying to make some sense of it this week, the knives […]
Robby Soave, Jessica Burbank, and Amber Athey discuss the backlash CNN has received after its Trump town hall earlier this week. #KaitlanCollins #ChrisLicht
by Peter Zeihan on May 12, 2023 Turkey’s presidential elections are upon us. President Erdogan has run the country for nearly 20 years, but his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, hopes to shake things up. This could very well be a turning point for Turkish politics. Once upon a time, […]
Lee Slusher: Post-WWII Order Collapsing, World Moving Toward Multipolarity, Elites Seek Control Security Expert Lee Slusher discusses the state of Pax Americana and how the post-WWII status quo is failing. The West’s foray into Ukraine is a fool’s errand and it’s likely we’ve reached peak NATO and EU. […]
This week we discuss the Elizabeth Holmes profile in the New York Times that showcases her new persona “Liz”, the Biden Tik Tok kids panic on the Tim Dillon show when they admit they’ll lose followers if they criticize the Democrats, Netflix’s upcoming show “Cleopatra” is sparking drama […]
1 Groom reveals the strange, sweet reason his bride’s engagement ring has a tiny ‘rock’ in it When Justin Fox gave his bride, Raven, her engagement ring, she noticed it had an odd feature. Sitting under a glittering array of diamonds, just under the head of the ring, was […]
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Top News Stories LDP moves toward giving LGBTQ bill OK after concessions to conservatives The LDP’s current proposal — a watered-down version of an initial cross-party bill — will now be presented to Komeito, the junior partner of the […]
PLUS: Shelon CEO :: The Meth Pipes Are Back :: Anarchy Tragedy Michael Shellenberger Beige Luciano-AdamsAlex Gutentag Leighton Woodhouse May 12, 2023 Journo Dysphoria For nearly 75 years after 1945, reporters were one thing and politicians another. Journalists were imagined to be objective in their reporting on politicians, […]
May 12 2023 Happy Friday from Washington, where even President Biden predicts “chaos” on the southern border as illegal immigrants surge forward with the lifting of Title 42 just hours ago. The Daily Signal is on the border for what our Jarrett Stepman writes could prove to be Biden’s […]
Violence Breaks Out in California Party – One Teen Dead, Five Injured A party in California turned deadly early Saturday morning when a shooting broke out, claiming the life of a 17-year-old girl and injuring five others. Read More… Two-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Himself – Dad to Blame Police […]
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023 The State can protect and promote the interests of its sick, or potentially sick, citizens in one of two ways only: either by coercing physicians, and other medical and paramedical personnel, to serve patients — as State-owned slaves in the last analysis, or be […]
Caitlin Johnstone May 12, 2023 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): I write about some dark, dark things in this space, and it’s common to receive expressions of despair in response to the subjects I focus on. This is perfectly understandable. Not only […]
May 12, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Shona Ghosh, UK deputy executive editor, here. Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO for Twitter. He didn’t identify his candidate, but media industry insiders and Twitter staffers are all abuzz with speculation — as are jokesters, who are saying it could […]
TAC Editor’s Weekly The latest in Main Street conservative news View this email in your browser Dear Reader, The death of Jordan Neely after an incident on a New York City subway car has returned some of the country’s attention to homelessness, and the role that mental illness […]
Kim breaks down news about the Trump Town hall meeting and media coverage of the Comer probe into Biden bribery scandal.
Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes. Stephen Semler May 11 2023, 6:00 a.m. SINCE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN came into office in 2021, he has described a “battle between democracies and autocracies” in which the U.S. and […]
Trans advocates say that the safe haven designation is needed to combat the state’s attacks on LGBTQ people. By Zane McNeill , TRUTHOUT Published May 10, 2023 A marcher carries a Transgender Pride flag during a march in Kansas City, Missouri. (The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty […]
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to MSNBC’s take on Donald Trump’s townhall last night. #KaitlanCollins #2024 Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump 306-232 in the Electoral College and had a 4-point margin in the popular vote.
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss Donald Trump’s townhall on CNN last night. #KaitlanCollins #2024 Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump 306-232 in the Electoral College and had a 4-point margin in the popular vote.
MOST READ How the Murder of a CIA Officer Was Used to Silence the Agency’s Greatest Critic James Risen, Thomas Risen A new account sheds light on the Ford administration’s war against Sen. Frank Church and his landmark effort to rein in a lawless intelligence community. READ MORE […]
Ukraine War Updates Part 3: What’s Next for Russia by Peter Zeihan on May 11, 2023 When a country views a conflict as existential, putting a timeline on it is nearly impossible. So no matter how well (or bad) this Ukrainian counter-offensive plays out, we are only at […]
View it in your browser. Top News Stories Counting the cost of Japan’s COVID-19 fight The ¥76.5 trillion spent for pandemic measures in the past three years amounts to about ¥637,000 per person. As G7 finance summit kicks off, warnings of ‘catastrophe’ in the U.S. Talks were to […]
May 11 2023 Good morning from Washington, where President Biden’s push to use the government to register voters gets good reviews from interest groups on the Left. Fred Lucas reports. Florida is implementing major education reforms that protect both teachers and students from union abuses, Tony Kinnett writes. […]
Sponsored by University of California Press Rachel Bedard A Culture of Repression and Neglect The inaction of Jordan Neely’s fellow passengers underscores the mistrust pervading our public spaces. We see a city operating with the fearful logic of a jail. Fintan O’Toole Golden Coats, Sacred Spoons Most of the coronation […]
Caitlin Johnstone May 11, 2023 [A breakfast table in America. TOM and JANE are eating breakfast and drinking coffee. JANE is reading the news on her tablet while TOM works on a crossword puzzle.] JANE: [Sips coffee, sighs] Another mass shooting. TOM: [Not looking up] Mmm, yeah. Des […]
May 11, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Matt Turner, editor in chief of business, here. I’m in San Francisco this week, and dropped by Google’s annual developer conference on Wednesday. My takeaway: AI is going to touch our lives in more ways real soon. More on that below. Also […]
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023 It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good; freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and freedom to suffer the penalties of bad judgment. – Ludwig von […]
Why We Fight The Censorship Industrial Complex If you love your freedom, you must fight for it Michael Shellenberger May 11, 2023 ∙ Paid Racket News’ new graphic shines a light on the totalitarian censorship industrial complex I went on The Hill’s “Rising” YouTube TV show yesterday (above) […]
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