By Gérard Bökenkamp TELOS From the very start of the pandemic, corona and climate change have always been mentioned in the same breath. Indeed, the parallels are unmistakable. In both cases it is a matter of invisible threats from natural phenomena. In both cases, the discussion is shaped […]
By David Heleniak In deciding whether to enter a domestic violence restraining order, many judges think about their careers in addition to the merits of the cases before them. While the damage to parent–child relationships and to children’s mental health caused by the overzealous entering of restraining orders […]
By Matthew Sitman, The Signal The election and inauguration of the second-ever Catholic president of the United States were notably unoccupied with his Catholicism. In a diverse Democratic primary field—up against candidates who were women, non-white, Jewish, or openly gay—Joe Biden’s Catholic identity was essentially a non-issue. Yet […]
By Daniel Cox, The Signal Some of the most polarized political battles in America over the past year have been about what goes on at schools—whether mask mandates, vaccination requirements, or how teachers should approach the question of racism in U.S. history. A recent report from the American […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, Emily Jashinsky, and Robby Soave discuss to the latest controversy surrounding Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
Emily Jashinsky breaks down how the modern, fragmented mass media ecosystem actually encourages divisions and stokes the culture war.
There are probably more than four. And all four of these pretty much suck. By Damon Linker, The Link The two parties are as ideologically polarized as they’ve been within living memory — and they’re also very evenly matched. Yes, Democrats win somewhat more votes on a national […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to the suspension of a Netflix employee over their protest of Dave Chappelle’s new special.
Kim Iversen details past rhetorical challenges to the legitimacy of U.S. elections.
Robby Soave details two new victims of cancel culture on U.S. college campuses, and why their stories are a warning of what may come to be.
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds voters hold positive views of capitalism, democracy and sour on socialism.
Kim Iversen and Robby Soave debate the fallout from the Columbus Day/ Indigenous People’s Day culture war.
Kim Iversen and Robby Soave react to the latest reporting that has Hunter Biden in hot water.
Team Rising discusses viral video from outside Trump’s weekend rally in Iowa.
Robby Soave makes the case that legacy media outlets commit just as many fact errors as other platforms more regularly accused of spreading “misinformation.”
Kim Iversen explains how vaccine mandates are affecting different industries across the country.
By Brendan Morrow The Week Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she believes the United States is still facing a constitutional crisis sparked by former President Donald Trump. During an appearance on The View on Monday, Clinton was asked how close she thinks the U.S. came to […]
By Samuel Goldman, The Week Democrats are approaching panic. Frustrated by congressional wrangling and sagging presidential approval, the party is looking to reverse a trend that points toward heavy losses in 2022 and perhaps 2024, when former President Donald Trump seems likely to mount another bid for the […]
Krystal and Saagar take a closer look at the ways CNN protects Chris Cuomo following the network’s silence about the new allegation of sexual misconduct against him
This article is a year old, and it’s from the New York Times so it’s hardly unbiased. But it’s always a good idea to compare the rhetoric of politicians with what they have actually done. By Farah Stockman New York Times This list of President Trump’s accomplishments has […]
Michael Lind really is one of the very best contemporary political scientists. He nails everything down perfectly in this: -how the US is developing a Latin American-like class system, -how Trump and Sanders resemble Latin American populism -how Trump is essentially a Nelson Rockefeller Republican at heart, who […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley There are few things that strike terror in the dark hearts of god fearing, beef eating, Republicans like the scourge of the Squad. Transgender bathrooms, the female orgasm, pissing off the Israel Lobby. All pale in comparison to […]
I generally criticize the Left more than the Right for a variety of reasons. First, the Left, at least the cultural left, is an ascendant force, while traditional conservatism is on the defensive. Second, what passes for the “left” in the Western world today largely represents the Brahmin […]
By Will Knight, Wired A study analyzing patterns in online comments found that liberals and conservatives use different words to express similar ideas. Liberals and conservatives often seem to speak different languages. A new study using artificial intelligence says that is now literally true. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon […]
While I disagree with some of this commentary, I suspect Candace is right about the eventual federalization of law enforcement, if the regime lasts long enough. ‘Candace’ host slams George Soros’ $500K campaign to keep Austin’s police force defunded on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’
She’s in a solidly Democratic district. It’s possible she could be primaried by a corporate Democrat but she’s not going to be replaced by a Republican and certainly not a Trumpist. Her presence in Congress is actually helpful to the Republicans because she is a lightning rod they […]
By David S. Wills, Quillette Almost from its inception, the Beat Generation seemed to be doomed to failure. In and around Columbia University, a ragtag group of bohemians coalesced based upon an odd array of mutual interests. Two of them were homosexuals, one bisexual, and all were interested […]
Former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard urges Americans to stand up for freedoms by holding their lawmakers accountable.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down the ethics scandal plaguing several of New York City’s anti-homelessness organizations and shelters.
Banned Hipster Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. — H. L. Mencken It’s a fantasy for right-wing white males. It’s a specifically male thing, because males like violence, and violence seems simple. The […]
By Matt Taibbi “The jab” is just the latest story to be reported as mantra Yesterday, I ran a story that had nothing to do with vaccines, about the seeming delay of the development of a drug called molnupiravir (see the above segment with the gracious hosts of […]
By Ivan Pentchoukov Epoch Times A federal judge in Austin, Texas, granted a temporary injunction on Oct. 6 against the Texas anti-abortion law that drew national attention after it recently survived judicial scrutiny by the Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, opined that “a person’s […]
By Zachary Stieber Epoch Times A hospital in Colorado rejected a woman for a kidney transplant after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, officials have confirmed. Leilani Lutali received a letter on Sept. 28 informing her that the transplant team at the University of Colorado Hospital decided […]
By Samuel Goldman, The Week What do you call it when enraged citizens surround a public official walking to his hotel? Or follow her into the bathroom brandishing video cameras? Or chant slogans outside his house? Or disrupt official proceedings and heckle speakers? Your answer may have a lot to do […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by socialist mayoral candidate in Buffalo India Walton to understand how she won the Democratic primary and what lessons her campaign should teach the woke left
Krystal and Saagar break down newly released studies showing that the Havana Syndrome is caused by crickets, despite the MSNBC and Deep State claims of Russian microwaves being the culprit
Co-host of Useful Idiots podcast, Matt Taibbi, details Merck’s new ‘miracle’ COVID-19 treatment, and why its rollout was delayed.
Emily Jashinsky explains how the culture war and extreme wokeness have affected doctors’ “life and death” decisions.
In this slightly different episode of Us As We Are, we have an anonymous sit down interview with two of Ashland’s progressive activists, known to themselves as the “Anti-Conspiritualists.” In this interview, we discuss the growing Anti-Mask sentiment in the Ashland area, made up of an archetype of […]
By Matt Taibbi Former HHS officials say they tried to accelerate funding for what became Merck’s new “miracle” drug last year, but were blocked. How culture-war stupidity may have cost “tens of thousands” of lives. It seemed like a rare instance of good news in big doses last […]
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals almost 60 percent of Democratic voters believe employers have a right to fire their workers for something offensive they did or said off the clock. This survey was conducted online within the United States from September 30 – […]
Robby Soave details why the FBI’s investigations of critical race theory protests reveal a stark double standard in free speech protections.
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Catholic Church expert John L. Allen Jr. discuss shocking findings that French priests and other clergy have sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950.
By Joel Kotkin, Newsweek It’s hardly debatable anymore that the Left is out of control, increasingly influenced and even governed by a radical authoritarian culture that brooks no dissent and over-corrects on all fronts it sets its sights on. You would think this would present a perfect opportunity […]
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals almost half of all voters believe COVID-19 the biggest issue of today, Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss. This survey was conducted online within the United States from September 30 – October 1 among 948 registered voters by […]
Kim Iversen draws parallels between workplace sexual harassment and vaccine mandates.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the latest round of vaccine mandates in the public and private sector.
Ryan Grim explains why yesterday’s Facebook outage only bolstered arguments that the company should be broken up.
Robby Soave makes the case that Facebook is on its last legs.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss President Biden’s response to viral videos showing protestors harassing Senator Kyrsten Sinema.
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