Apparently, these are the folks behind “national conservatism.” While much of the Silicon Valley oligarchy has aligned itself with Wall Street and the traditional northeastern establishment, it appears at least some among them are trying to work the right-wing angle as well. Peter Thiel was a Trump backer, […]
What do you get when neocons try to pose as throne and altar reactionaries? You get “national conservatism.” By Michael Warren Davis, The American Conservatism The false “small government” of classical liberalism is a state with less authority but more power. Destruction of Leviathan, 1866 engraving by Gustave […]
By John M. Vella, The American Conservative Antifascism: The Course of a Crusade, by Paul Gottfried (Northern Illinois University Press: 2021), 216 pages. In this sequel to his 2016 book Fascism: Career of a Concept, Paul Gottfried turns his attention to antifascist critics and movements from the years […]
This is rather extraordinary. The neocons are attempting to co-opt anti-imperialism by bending it toward American unilateralism, and weaponizing anti-imperialism in a rhetorical battle against China. Any tendency that embraces Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley is nowhere near being “anti-imperialist.” This is the neocon playbook being […]
In the Times’ first feature-length documentary Alastair Good traveled to north Idaho to investigate whether a movement to build a home for conservative Christians and unhappy Trump voters is being exploited by extremists planning for secession.
A jury has awarded more than $26 million in damages after finding the White nationalists who organized and participated in a violent 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, liable on a state conspiracy claim and other claims.
Anthony Huber was the second person killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on Aug. 25, 2020. We walked toward the courthouse and spoke at length about the trial, and life since the shooting.
Grosskreutz, the sole survivor shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and his attorney, Kimberly Motley, discuss their reaction to Rittenhouse’s testimony and his own experience on the stand.
The comedian and political satirist Ahmed Albasheer is the most popular media figure in Iraq—half of the country regularly tunes into his show. An outspoken critic of government corruption, Albasheer has also lamented the failure of the 2003 U.S. invasion and the toppling of Saddam Hussein to bring […]
Patrick Bet-David sits down with professor Asatar Bair, a self-described communist. In this interview they talk about Communism vs Capitalism, how he grew up and his political views. Let Dr. Bair know your thoughts on the interview here: https://bit.ly/3mtBxoy
Today’s guest is Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University. Prof. Loury has had a distinguished career—he was the youngest-ever tenured Black economics professor at Harvard and is known for coining the term “social capital.” Prof. Loury is generally associated with political conservatism, but his books The […]
John McWhorter is called both a conservative and a liberal, depending on who people ask. He now argues that the current anti-racism ideology is a new religion of the left. In his new book, “Woke Racism,” McWhorter lashes out at what he calls the “third-wave anti-racism,” which positions […]
CJ Hopkins, Consent Factory Pathologized Totalitarianism 101 So, GloboCap has crossed the Rubicon. The final phase of its transformation of society into a pathologized-totalitarian dystopia, where mandatory genetic-therapy injections and digital compliance papers are commonplace, is now officially underway. On November 19, 2021, the government of New Normal […]
By Thomas L. Knapp, Garrison Center On November 19, a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on various charges related to the shootings of three people (two fatally) during an August night of “unrest” (that is, a protest turned riot) in Kenosha. I expected to see, and did see, […]
BY Toby Green and Thomas Fazi Unherd Throughout the various phases of the global pandemic, people’s preferences in terms of epidemiological strategies have tended to overlap closely with their political orientation. Ever since Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro expressed doubts as to the wisdom of a lockdown strategy […]
By Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic After two years of pandemic waves, we’re finally learning whether the disease has a predictable schedule. The first part of what may be the first epidemiologic text ever written begins like so: “Whoever wishes to investigate medicine properly, should proceed thus: in the […]
By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Brunswick, Georgia (CNN)The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery sought Tuesday to simplify the events that led to the 25-year-old’s death, taking the podium the day after defense teams spent closing arguments trying […]
By Neil MacFarquhar New York Times CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jurors on Tuesday found the main organizers of the deadly far-right rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 liable under state law for injuries to counterprotesters, awarding more than $25 million in damages. But the jury deadlocked on two federal […]
By Tim Pearce Mark Richards, who successfully defended Kyle Rittenhouse against murder charges last week, slammed MSNBC and CNN on Sunday for botching “basic facts” of Rittenhouse’s case. Richards appeared on NewsNation’s “Banfield” on Sunday with host Ashleigh Banfield to talk about the trial after Rittenhouse was cleared […]
By Conrad Black, American Greatness The Rittenhouse case avoided the curse of the American justice system; it certainly did not exonerate or vindicate it. It is undoubtedly true that the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Friday was a victory over dishonest and overreaching prosecutors, over […]
By Dartunorro Clark and Haley Talbot, Rolling Stone The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Monday to high-profile allies of former President Donald Trump, including Roger Stone and Alex Jones. The committee is looking at Stone, a longtime adviser to Trump, […]
By Peter Wade Rolling Stone Just a day after the House committee investigating Jan. 6 subpoenaed Trump ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the committee has subpoenaed the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, both right-wing extremist groups with members who were present during the insurrection. The […]
By Vicky Ward Rolling Stone When she walked into court on Monday morning for the penultimate pre-trial conference before she faces what will amount to the fight of her life, Ghislaine Maxwell looked just like she did 10 years ago. In fact, she looked better. Thick black glossy […]
Noam Chomsky has mastered the ability of speaking in lowercase.
By Joel Kotkin Here’s a dirty secret: Great nations rest on a great common culture. I say it’s a secret because it’s become almost taboo to discuss this historic fact; progressives across the globe have turned decisively against national legacies, and it’s progressives who by and large dictate […]
By Joel Kotkin “I just took [my son] to our local Walgreens to buy him a toy. While there, a man shoved past me so firmly that he sent me into the shelving. Then he proceeded to fill a brown paper bag with Halloween candy and waltzed out […]
By Damon Linker, The Week Joe Biden’s steep slide in the polls since mid-summer is bad for the Democratic Party and, if it contributes to Donald Trump winning a second term in 2024, it could be terrible for the country. But it’s been very good for political punditry. […]
By David Faris The Week America’s political violence problem took a dramatic turn for the worse on Friday when Kyle Rittenhouse — who shot three people during riots following police reform protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020, killing two — was acquitted of all charges in what had become the latest in […]
By Brigid Kennedy The Week Yet another COVID-19 surge has arrived. Instead of a stretch of predicted decline, cases have risen about 30 percent this month, The New York Times‘ David Leonhardt reports. And while it’s essentially futile to try and predict what’s behind these frustrating numbers (a […]
By Reeves Wiedeman Intelligencer It’s been a long 48 hours for your boy,” Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, said in an address to his 2.7 million Twitter followers late on a Friday night earlier this month. Portnoy was filming a response to an article published by […]
By Matt Taibbi and Ford Fischer Everybody in America you don’t like, gathered in one place The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse began as a screaming headline toward the end of a summer of historic unrest, and concluded as all public spectacles in America seem to these days, in […]
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll shows President Biden’s approval ratings have slightly improved. This survey was conducted online within the United States from Nov 16 -Nov 17 – Nov 18 among 2787 registered voters by HarrisX. The sampling margin of error of this poll […]
Krystal and Saagar go through the findings of a report by the NY State Assembly about Andrew Cuomo’s coverup of coronavirus deaths, sexual harassment, and misuse of resources for profit
Rep. Ro Khanna explains what he believes is Democrats’ central messaging problem.
Saagar does what the media elites refuse to do and provides an update on the Ghislaine Maxwell trial that could implicate many prominent members of society.
Kim Iversen predicts that lockdowns and mandates will increase in the U.S. this coming winter.
Krystal gives viewers a healthy guide on what they should choose to avoid talking about during Thanksgiving when politics inevitably comes up and family members have differences
Journalist Matt Taibbi details what the media should learn from their coverage of Kyle Rittenhouse.
Krystal and Saagar cover the $100 million donation made by Jeff Bezos to the presidential library of Barack Obama which is being funded by private donations instead of taxpayer dollars
Team Rising breaks down the controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by podcast host Briahna Joy Gray to hear about her strategies for discussing race in America with those who hold different views from her own
Ryan Grim questions why modern Republicans are willing to dismantle bipartisan election commissions.
Krystal and Saagar go through all the details of the Waukesha attack and the suspect involved whose extensive criminal history and violent behavior has come to light
Robby Soave makes the case for privatizing the TSA.
Krystal and Saagar look at the views and histories of two neocon pundits now beloved by liberals who decided to resign from Fox News in the wake of a Tucker Carlson documentary about Jan 6th
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the parade incident in Waukesha, Wisconsin that killed five people.
Krystal and Saagar cover the decision by the Biden administration to tap the strategic petroleum reserve and renominate fed chair Jerome Powell to combat inflation
By Peter Wehner, The Atlantic The election of the elders of an evangelical church is usually an uncontroversial, even unifying event. But this summer, at an influential megachurch in Northern Virginia, something went badly wrong. A trio of elders didn’t receive 75 percent of the vote, the threshold […]
By Michael Lind, Tablet How a trash-talking neoliberal economist harmed America by vilifying strategic trade and industrial policy. Strategic trade and national industrial policy are back. Growing U.S. military and economic competition with China, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, have revealed the dependence of the United States on […]
This week, Briahna Joy Gray digs deeper into some broader themes that emerged from the Kyle Rittenhouse discourse. How productive is the “white supremacist” descriptor attached to not just Kyle, but to any number of actors associated with conservative politics? Even if it’s accurate, does a maximalist view […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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