Category: Culture Wars/Current Controversies

Why China Loves Conservatives

by Eric Hendriks-Kim January 2023 Conservatives in the West see in the People’s Republic of China a daunting nemesis: an oppressive tech dystopia ruled by a Leninist party that negates conservatism’s attachment to civil society, Christianity, and individual liberties. You might expect the intellectual mainstream in mainland China […]

Left-wing actor: I was dead wrong

By Tom Woods Well, here’s a rare thing: a left-wing Hollywood actor admits he was wrong about Covid and the government response. Actor Tim Robbins just told Russell Brand that at first he masked and social distanced and resented people who didn’t, and expected that people who didn’t comply […]

Emancipation’s Limitations

New York Review of Books Sponsored by Classical Pursuits Sean Wilentz The Emancipators’ Vision Was abolition intended as a perpetuation of slavery by other means? Natalia Ginzburg and Alba de Céspedes On Women: An Exchange “That article of mine spoke of women in general, and said things we all know: […]

How Gen Z Could Transform American Politics

By Monica Potts and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux DEC. 14, 2022, AT 10:41 AM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGES Welcome to Invisible Divides, a series exploring the profound differences in worldview between Democrats and Republicans. These beliefs about education, religion, gender and race align with partisanship — but run much […]

Who are ‘My People’?

Peter R. Quiñones 36 min ago Many who are motivated by one political issue make it a habit to ally with people who agree with them on said issue, but ignore those people’s belief systems beyond that sphere. The anti-Empire, anti-war journalist Caitlin Johnstone is a perfect example. […]

Bun Butter Congress On Sofa Cum Bed?

Linh Dinh 20 hr ago [Bengaluru, 12/10/22] Englandbound his entire life, Shakespeare mentions “China” just once, but only as “China dishes.” “India” or “Indian,” though, appears in ten plays. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, there’s a wordless “Indian boy” who’s adored by Titania, to the exasperation of her […]