Liz Cheney Compares Anti-War Voices To Nazi Appeasers
Some QAnon type needs to primary this bitch.
Keith Preston
Fox Host Defends Recreational Heroin Use
The War on Drugs is the most disastrous domestic policy the US has pursued in the past century.
Jimmy Dore and Max Blumenthal Expose Alexander Reid-Ross
I have long suspected that Alexander Reid-Ross has some kind of law enforcement and/or intelligence connection. This segment with Jimmy Dore and Max Blumenthal would seem to confirm it.
The History of Anarchism with Professor T. Keith Preston
My interview with Liberty Lockdown podcast. Listen here. “A lot of people believe anarchism is a utopic dream, one which has never existed and never could. Today I had on a college professor named Keith Preston who is truly an expert in the area of anarchist history. If […]
U.S. Conducts Air Strikes In Syria Against Iranian-Backed Militia Group
Bill Kristol, the neocons’ heir to the throne, has called for the neocons to align themselves with Bidenism. Geez, I wonder why. President Biden ordered air strikes against an Iranian-backed militia group in eastern Syria after the group fired rockets at U.S. troops. NBC News’ Kristen Welker reports.
Right Vs Left Libertarianism
A third voice is needed in this debate that addresses questions of scale. For the first five or so years that I was an anarchist, I had more or less the same views as Brenton and Non-Compete. Then I moved to a position more like David Friedman’s and […]
Former Amazon Employee: I Was Fired for Blowing Whistle on COVID Infections
–Chris Smalls, former Amazon employee who has become a leader of the e-commerce labor rights movement, joins David to discuss his activism, time working at Amazon, and much more
The Five Factions of Totalitarian Humanism
From what I can gather “wokesters” come in at least five basic categories: ruling class elements seeking to incorporate progressive movements from recent decades into their self-legitimating ideology; professional class ladder-climbers engaged in virtue-signaling; quasi-religious zealots bent on moral purity akin to the Mormons and their “words of […]
Left vs. Right vs. Nu-Metal vs. Traditional Metal
A comment on social media sums up US politics perfectly, both mainstream and marginal. “Watching people shift from arguing about the merits of pop-punk to which strain of Marxism they like the best without changing tone or argumentation method is a real headfuck.” Says another commenter: “I’ve compared […]
Portland Is No Longer an “Anarchist Jurisdiction,” Says President Joe Biden
Ironically, Donald Trump was the first US president to formally recognize an anarchist polity. By Matthew Singer, Williamette Week Portland, it’s finally safe to come out from your panic bunker: There is no more anarchy in PDX. Not officially, anyway. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order repealing several actions implemented by […]
Fox Host Fears Bible Characters Will Be Canceled
I don’t think this is entirely implausible.
A Story Of How Elites SOLD Us Out And Trump Did NOTHING About It
Saagar Enjeti explains why those who control semiconductor production run the present and the future.
Biden Appears SET To EXTEND Afghan War Despite Promises
Imagine that. President and founder of The Center for the Studies of Partisanship and Ideology, Richard Hanania, explains where we are in the process of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan.
Soledad O’Brien SHOCKS By Telling Truth About Maddow Conspiracy Theories
Team Rising discusses what’s wrong with journalism today and who is to blame.
Why Our Politics SUCK In Two Charts
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss new Echelon Insights polling on voter priorities.
FBI CAUGHT Spying On Members Of Congress After January 6th
Investigative reporter at The Intercept, Ken Klippenstein, discusses the constitutionality of the FBI investigation into the Capitol riots.
Liz Cheney And Kevin McCarthy’s EPICALLY Awkward Exchange Over Trump’s Future
Fracture, fracture, fracture… Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to Rep. Liz Cheney’s comments on Trump speaking at CPAC.
How Dems Weaponize Empathy, Identity To Kill Progress
This is good. Host of The Bad Faith podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, discusses how the Biden White House is using identity politics to support their agenda.
Are Cotton, Hawley, Romney SERIOUS About Raising Minimum Wage?
As I’ve said before, some Republicans will increasingly embrace Christian Democrat or national-populist rhetoric as class divisions continue to widen. Team Rising discusses Republican plans for raising the minimum wage.
Dem Ask To DEPLATFORM Fox News Is Gravest Threat To Press Freedom In Modern Memory
This is some important commentary. This is how Chinese or Saudi levels of censorship could make its way to the Western countries. Saagar Enjeti reacts to reports that Democratic members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce wrote to Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, Dish, Verizon, Cox and more […]
Biden’s Sleepy Start EXPOSED. NO Checks, NO Minimum Wage, NO Infrastructure
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss Biden’s failures in the first month of his presidency.
FBI Confirms Congressional Reps Are Now SUSPECTS In Capitol Riot, Democrats Pushing For War With GOP
Interesting if true.
Bigoted Muppets! Disney Declares its Own Franchise Offensive
The SJW version of when the Falwellites were claiming the Teletubbies were turning kids gay.
“Kids in Cages” Evolves into “Migrant Facility for Children” as MSM Covers for Biden
I’ve noticed this change of terminology as well.
The Empire Attacks BDS For The Same Reason Nixon Started The Drug War
By Caitlin Johnstone The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Arkansas’ anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution, because it plainly does. “The Arkansas Times has successfully challenged a law that prohibits the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel,” Mondoweiss reports. […]
This One Made Me Cry
By Peter R. Quinones This was my introduction at a fundraiser for Ross Ulbricht. Lyn, his mom, was sitting right in front of me as I delivered it. My good friend Vin Armani was there as well. I was just trying not to lose it. I did when […]
DEBATE! Walter Block vs. Ben Burgis on Libertarianism
This debate was a reminder of why I prefer elite theory and institutional/behavioral economics rather than Marxism or Austrianism.
Republicans Blame Non-Existent Green New Deal for Power Failures
It’s funny how left and right are respectively blaming capitalism and socialism for the Texas blackout.
The Neocons: Exit Stage Left?
By Matt Purple, The American Conservative Before the current realignment but after the one Karl Rove tried to engineer, there was yet another attempt to realign American politics. A small crew of antiwar Republicans wanted to push the neoconservatives out of the party and maybe even over to […]
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Our Boring Billionaires
By Micah Meadowcroft, The American Conservative When a Washington Post reporter came digitally knocking looking for comment at Tesla CEO and sometimes-world’s-richest-man Elon Musk’s door, he did the only right thing you can. He blew them off. There are exceptions, of course, and I hope you would consider […]
The 2020 Election and the State’s Crisis of Legitimacy
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right For millions of Americans, perhaps as many as one-third of the population, the results of the popular vote contest in the 2020 election of the President remain in doubt. Because the Electoral College, not the voters, elects the President, there is no […]
Angelo Quinto: Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
By Stella Chan and Leah Asmelash, CNN A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Quinto had been “suffering from anxiety, […]
Direct Democracy TARGETED By Conservatives After Left-Wing Victories
It’s funny how “both sides” are constantly trying to flagrantly rig the game in their favor.
That Time Limbaugh Admitted He’s A Fraud & Did It All For Money
I knew this guy was a total conman the first time I ever heard him over 30 years ago.
Texas And The Siren Song Of Low Taxes, Cheap Goods
This segment is a perfect illustration of the unfortunate nature of mainstream discourse concerning economics, where the arguments are framed as pitting plutocratic apologists vs statist regulators and bureaucrats, i.e. the nobles vs the monarchs. And, unfortunately, the few people who understand this usually double as “culture war” […]
Most Trump Supporters HAVE NEVER HEARD Of QAnon
Research shows that political junkies are less than 15-20% of the US population. They’re just the most vocal, and often concentrated in sectors with a larger than average platform. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss new Suffolk University polls showing the public view on QAnon.
Fauci, Media Are DAMAGING Case For COVID Vaccine. They Must Change Course
The US public: “If Fauci and the media are for the vaccine, there must be something wrong with it.” Saagar Enjeti explains why there is hope for COVID herd immunity by April and argues the case for getting vaccinated.
Slate Podcaster SUSPENDED For Defending NYT Reporter Who Used Racial Slur In Context
Today’s news in the McCarthyism/Satanic Panic of the 2020s. Team Rising discusses the suspension of Mike Pesca’s podcast, The Gist, over comments he made on Slack.
OBAMA launches podcast with Springsteen, celebrity politics is here to stay
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to reports that Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are doing podcast together.
SHOCK POLL: 29% of Americans Support Dividing the United States into Regional Countries
Assuming this polling data is accurate, this is the highest level of support for this idea to date. Keep in mind that during the past half-century public opinion has shifted wildly on a wide range of issues: civil rights, interracial marriage, military conscription, gender roles, gay rights, gay […]
Anarchism in Practice Is Often Radically Boring Democracy
By David Flood, Sapiens Anarchists have been an easy scapegoat for violent events in recent months. But anarchism, as a political philosophy, is fundamentally about collective deliberation and responsibility. Two hours into a weekly planning session, the 15 or so black-clothed, tattooed, and pierced activists were getting cranky. […]
Anti-globalization: The Global Fight for Local Autonomy
By Amory Starr and Jason Adams Abstract This paper examines one of the less-discussed modes of anti-globalization, relocalization, or local autonomy. It describes a range of autonomous movements, summarizes their political-economic ideas, and discusses some common social critiques raised in regard to local autonomy. Apologists for the costly […]
New Review of Carl Schmitt’s The Tyranny of Values and Other Texts
TELOS In the Spring issue of American Affairs, Blake Smith writes at length about Carl Schmitt’s “The Tyranny of Values,” the title essay of the collection The Tyranny of Values and Other Texts, published by Telos Press. Edited by Russell A. Berman and Samuel Garrett Zeitlin, translated by […]
Tucker Carlson and Naomi Wolf interview
Tucker and Naomi discuss the totalitarian state we are facing.
FBI says it’s identified over 500 suspects in Capitol riot investigation and made more than 200 arrests
The former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Department is set to testify before a Senate committee on Tuesday about the events that unfolded on January 6. It comes as the FBI said it has identified over 500 suspects in the federal investigation into the deadly riot, and […]
Greenwald: Is It Ok To Celebrate Rush Limbaugh’s Death?
Of course.
Malcolm X Killed With FBI & NYPD Involved – New Evidence
Not exactly surprising.
DEBATE! Socialism Vs. Libertarianism With Keith Knight
Libertarian YouTuber Keith Knight (https://twitter.com/an_capitalist) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ew…) hosts Ben Burgis for a discussion on the merits of democratic socialism versus the merits of libertarianism.
The Roots of Our Partisan Divide
By Christopher Caldwell, Mises Institute American society today is divided by party and by ideology in a way it has perhaps not been since the Civil War. I have just published a book that, among other things, suggests why this is. It is called The Age of Entitlement: […]
Buddhism and Anarchism: Exploring the Unlikely Compatibility of Two Distinct Traditions
By Nico Armin In the summer of 2018 I was at a movie night event with newly acquainted classmates from grad school. We were all still getting to know each other and one of them asked me something about my personal beliefs. I don’t remember the details but […]
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