By James McElroy Washington Examiner Why did our governing classes treat last summer’s antifa rioters with so much more indulgence than they did the rioters of Jan. 6? Paul Gottfried’s latest book, Antifascism, offers an explanation that goes beyond mere political enmity. Anti-fascism, Gottfried argues, is the ideological […]
By Connor Grubaugh, Tablet When it entered office, the Biden-Harris administration promised to “lower the temperature” of America’s divisive conflicts over race, identity, and recognition. While Biden’s campaign appealed to moderates, however, his policies and appointments so far show him embracing a progressive “anti-racist” agenda fundamentally at odds […]
By Robert Mackey The Intercept Kyle Rittenhouse’s far-right defenders say he is not a murderer but a hero. The prosecutor says the protesters who tried to disarm him were the real heroes. The twelve jurors who will decide Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate began their deliberations on Tuesday in Kenosha, […]
By Matt Taibbi After the WMD mess, Judith Miller got the blame, while a long list of just-as-guilty media villains failed upward. Now, a nervous press is looking for Russiagate’s fall guys. “There is an old saying in journalism: You’re only as good as your sources,” wrote Washington […]
By Ryan Lucas, National Public Radio Jacob Chansley, the self-styled “QAnon shaman” who became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol after storming the building in a fur headdress with horns, has been sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison […]
In a society fractured into warring tribes, “innocence” or “guilt” simply means, “Are you one of us or one of them?” By David French, The Atlantic If a jury acquits him, it will not be a miscarriage of justice—but an acquittal does not make a foolish man a […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the tweet that has NPR in hot water.
In a tribalistic society, people vote with their tribe, not with issues or policies. “Our guy is our guy” no matter what his policies are or what he actually does. By Jon Henley, The Guardian People are divided more deeply by identity than by issues, according to a […]
By Joel Mathis, The Week Americans don’t want to overturn Roe v. Wade. A new Washington Post/ABC News poll indicates that 60 percent of U.S. adults want to see the abortion-rights precedent upheld, and a slightly higher number — 65 percent — believe that Texas’ new anti-abortion law […]
By Damon Linker, The Week An unresolved contradiction still plagues the controversial history as it releases in book form. What does it mean to tell a country’s story? In August 2019, The New York Times Magazine proposed one answer to this question for the United States. A package of essays […]
By Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post ARGYLE, Tex. — The vision had come as she was driving home from the Kroger, and it was so sudden and fully formed that Aubrey Schlackman began to tell people that “it was like God placed it in my head.” This was last […]
Derek Robertson, Contributing Editor to Politico Magazine, joins The Realigment to discuss what Glenn Youngkin’s Virginia gubernatorial upset means for the future of American politics, how new culture wars over race and education differ from 1990s-2000s fights of gay marriage and abortion, and how President Biden and Democrats […]
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski provide an overview of Beto O’Rourke’s plans to run for Governor of Texas and why his campaign is likely to fall flat if he runs on gun control
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski cover a new study that explains why Democrats are losing normal voters of all races despite what the twitter bubble might have you believing
By Caroline Reinwald, WSIN KENOSHA, Wis. —Protesters from both sides of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial argued outside the courthouse Tuesday, as the jury deliberated inside. The judge, the attorneys and Rittenhouse returned to the courtroom at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The jury said it wanted to break for […]
By Ryan Grim, The Intercept Democrats fear they are losing white swing voters over racial politics. Three studies suggest that the party’s elite culture may be the real problem. LAST MONDAY, a Democratic firm hosted focus groups with women in Virginia who voted in 2017 for Democratic Gov. Ralph […]
By Lauren Frayer, National Public Radio NASHIK, India — India’s Supreme Court is calling for a lockdown in the capital, New Delhi. It’s because of a health emergency, but it’s not about COVID-19. It’s about air pollution. At a hearing Monday, justices ordered authorities to halt all nonessential […]
By Brendan Morrow, The Week Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been found liable for damages over his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. The far-right Infowars host, who was sued by families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, was found liable by default after he refused to turn over documents despite […]
Associate professor of history at Princeton University and contributing editor at Jacobin, Matt Karp, details what Democrats will have to do to win back working class voters.
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It seems like stupid season comes earlier and earlier every two years. Why, I could swear that only ten months ago was the most important national election of my young life and we’re already gearing up for another […]
Tom Woods Show Paula Wright joins us to discuss feminism in its various forms, and what if anything it commits people to other than equal access to opportunities for women READ MORE
The National Guard is activated in Kenosha, Wisconsin and the governor has authorized 500 troops to support local law enforcement in preparation for a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial.»
‘Big Saturday Show’ panel weighs in on what to expect from Monday’s closing arguments
By Alfred McCoy, The Nation A succession of societies in the grip of a traumatic loss of global power have suffered coups, successful or not—and that includes the United States. As an eyewitness, I can recall the events of January 6 in Washington as if they were yesterday. […]
So how do we move from “progressive populism” to “anarcho-populism”?
So basically if you talk about the things that actually affect people’s lives you get more support? Wow shocking
What if the president hadn’t been Kennedy?
By Thales, Declination Watching the election in Virginia, and to a lesser extent in New Jersey, was fascinating. In 2020, the Establishment pulled every stop, every dirty trick, perhaps even outright fraud but certainly, at a bare minimum, a relentlessly biased media campaign. And, naturally, it worked. Yet […]
Founder of The Daily Poster, David Sirota, details how a recent New York Times opinion piece exposes legacy media’s corporate bias.
Kim Iversen breaks down what a Supreme Court consideration of vaccine mandates might look like.
Krystal and Saagar break down the role critical race theory will play in the 2022 midterm elections compared to other issues such as the economy that voters are more worried about
Krystal and Saagar respond to the tough questions asked to Rep. Adam Schiff on The View after Steele Dossier indictments put his Russiagate lies back in the news
Krystal and Saagar are joined by writer Dustin Guastella to discuss the notable findings in a survey of working-class voters he co-authored alongside Jacobin Mag
Apparently, the memorial for Angelo Codevilla is going to be a public event. I had some important disagreements with Codevilla. Like most conservative critics of the US ruling class, his critique was largely limited to the left-wing of the ruling class (as opposed to figures like Chomsky and […]
As America reckons with systemic racism, schools are responding by expanding diversity and inclusion efforts. But as the efforts have become fused with a decades-old legal concept known as critical race theory, some parents and conservative activists are fighting back. A new episode of CBSN Originals’ Reverb series […]
Portrayals of Second Amendment activists as mostly White males openly carrying assault weapons is changing. A new episode of CBSN Originals’ Reverb series investigates how gun owners are growing more diverse as increasing numbers of Black, Latino, and other underrepresented Americans arm up out of fear for their […]
A new episode of CBSN Originals’ Reverb series reveals that as Christian nationalism attracts followers, traditional pastors fear for their faith and the country. Evangelical Christians are a powerful political force, but an extreme faction has divided the community. In the half-hour documentary, An (Un)Civil War: The Evangelical […]
In the new book ‘Woke Racism,’ author and professor John McWhorter argues that the idea of ‘wokeness’ and antiracism has become a new religion for liberals. McWhorter joins Morning Joe to discuss.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss Joe Rogan’s reaction to the Aaron Rodgers vaccination controversy.
Team Rising reacts to a viral confrontation between Morgan Ortagus and Rep. Adam Schiff on The View.
I tend to disagree with Ryan’s analysis of this. I’d say the culture war is first and foremost a quasi-religious conflict over existential values. Class conflict and race conflict are both real, but they appear to be subordinated to the wider existential conflict. Ryan Grim argues that if […]
Robby Soave breaks down the anime meme that has Rep. Nancy Pelosi calling for an investigation into Rep. Paul Gosar.
This is another project that appears to be a coalition of liberals, centrists, and center-right types against the “far left.” What is being described here, along with the University of Austin project being described in the previous post, is largely what the future of “conservatism” will look like, […]
This article inadvertently explains why freaks like Greene, Goser, Boebert, Gaetz, etc. are useful idiots who function as a wrench in the neocon machine. By Joel Mathis, The Week Believe it or not, the GOP could still lose next year’s midterm elections. That might seem an obvious point […]
The article inadvertently explains why Trump is a useful barrier to the return of the Bush/Cheney/neocon regime of the early 2000s. By Damon Linker, The Week Donald Trump is many things, but he is first and foremost a moron. This doesn’t mean he isn’t other things as well […]
This is the most broken clock thing I’ve seen in a while.
On today’s What America’s Thinking, Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss cancel culture and whether it is a winning electoral strategy.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the new University of Austin, and debate whether it will succeed.
Ryan Grim breaks down the results of a focus group that give insight into why Terry McAuliffe lost Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
Krystal and Saagar react to the launch of a new university by Bari Weiss and other intellectuals considered to be part of the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ concerned about academic freedom
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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