Category: Culture Wars/Current Controversies

Why Is the Economy So Weird Right Now?

Why Is the Economy So Weird Right Now? Plus: Samuel Alito’s bad flags, simping for marijuana, and more… LIZ WOLFE What pundits say: “Joe Biden is, at the moment, losing his reelection campaign,” wrote The Atlantic‘s Annie Lowrey in a piece this week. “And he is doing so while presiding over […]

Drug-War Obtuseness in Mexico

THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024 Liberalism rejects aggressive war not on philanthropic grounds but from the standpoint of utility. It rejects aggressive war because it regards victory as harmful, and it wants no conquests because it sees them as an unsuitable means for reaching the ultimate goals for which […]

Why I Fear the Future

Konstantin Kisin May 23, 2024 ∙ Paid In New York, Francis and I were invited to attend a musical about the artist Tamara de Lempicka. Lempicka, the wife of a Polish noble, flees the Russian Revolution and ends up in Paris. With her husband struggling to adjust to […]

Carter Page Finds Trump Trial Eerily Familiar

May 22 2024 Biden Admin Hides Justification for Altering the Definition of ‘Recession’; Heritage Plans to Sue COMMENTARY By Tyler O’Neil The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project asked the Biden administration for internal communications on redefining “recession.” After suing, it got them, but so much has been redacted. More […]

Abortion is front and center this election

David Fincher’s Hitman as Everyman Urban Hannon David Fincher has a new film that once again updates Fight Club’s existential crisis for our time. In The Killer, we see a nameless main character high on pseudo-profundities and therapeutic life-hacks, all to cope with the anxiety of existence in a decadent age. […]

Bill Maher blasts Biden’s racism-stoking speech to black graduates at Morehouse College: ‘Not helpful’

Trending story May 21, 2024 Bill Maher blasts Biden’s racism-stoking speech to black graduates at Morehouse College: ‘Not helpful’ “Real Time” host Bill Maher blasted President Joe Biden’s racism-stoking speech to graduates of traditionally black school Morehouse College over the weekend as “not helpful” and inaccurate. Biden spent […]

Woke sports writer demands Harrison Butker lose his job to a woman — but he accidentally makes ironic admission

AM Edition May 22, 2024 TRENDING NOW Troubling details emerge in pastor’s wife’s mysterious suicide Christian tolerance allows Bill Maher to be greedy and inauthentic Demand for silver exceeds supply. Nothing could be more bullish. Click here for our free newsletter. Sponsored MORE STORIES THAT MATTER Harrison Butker’s […]

The War on Birth Control That Wasn’t

The War on Birth Control That Wasn’t Plus: Hooters discourse, Zelenskyy’s plea, Jacobin posting Ls, and more… LIZ WOLFE Trump’s (imagined) reversal: “Trump backtracks after suggesting he’s open to states restricting birth control access,” reads a Washington Post headline from yesterday. Just one issue: A closer read of the presidential contender’s statements does not […]

Georgia: NGOs vs. The People

Democracy is about transparency, except when it isn’t. Sometimes transparency means autocracy, at least to western states and media Niccolo Soldo May 21, 2024 ∙ Paid Share You are probably aware that the Republic of Georgia has been in the news for the past month or so because […]

Trump’s Deportation Army

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024 All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the rest in that they include among the ignorant themselves as well as the wisest. – F.A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty [1960] HORNBERGER’S BLOG […]

Italianità della Meloni

For the Review’s June 6 issue, nearly two years after Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s prime minister, Rachel Donadio traveled to Rome “to understand the new cultural priorities of the government” under “the first woman to govern Italy and the first far-right leader to govern in the heart of […]

Fireworks in Tehran

Fireworks in Tehran Plus: OpenAI vs. ScarJo, Putin vs. Xi, and more… LIZ WOLFE What happens next in Iran? Yesterday, I reported on the death of Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and President Ebrahim Raisi—seen as the likely successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is 85—in a helicopter crash near […]

Liberalism As a Way of Life

An interview with political theorist Alexandre Lefebvre, whose important new book offers a comprehensive, spiritual defense of liberalism against its enemies and opponents Damon Linker May 22, 2024 When the publisher of Alexandre Lefebvre’s important new book approached me about providing a promotional blurb, I was intrigued by […]

Iran’s President Dies

Iran’s President Dies Plus: Gridlock, baby bonuses, priests, and more… LIZ WOLFE Helicopter deaths: Two of Iran’s most influential leaders died in a helicopter crash yesterday, close to the country’s border with Azerbaijan. President Ebrahim Raisi—widely seen as second in command, and (until yesterday) the likely successor to the […]

Marco Rubio corners NBC anchor with perfect question after host defends Hillary Clinton, Democrats on election integrity

Trending story May 20, 2024 Marco Rubio corners NBC anchor with perfect question after host defends Hillary Clinton, Democrats on election integrity Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) called out NBC News on Sunday for its one-sided crusade against Republicans to “protect democracy.” On Sunday, Rubio appeared on “Meet the […]

El Niño Sounds Off #15

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   El Niño Speaks El Niño Sounds Off #15 0:00 4:54 El Niño Sounds Off #15 José Niño sounds off on the pardoning of Daniel Perry. May 20 READ IN APP Upgrade to paid Share José Niño sounds off on Texas […]

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder calls Harrison Butker ‘f***ing p***y’ over star kicker’s anti-woke graduation speech

PM Edition May 20, 2024 TRENDING NOW Marco Rubio corners NBC anchor with perfect question after host defends Hillary Clinton, Democrats on election integrity Blaze News original: Legal experts weigh in: Will staged, mishandled evidence in Trump classified docs case lead to dismissal? MORE STORIES THAT MATTER Warning: […]

Lunatic NATO Leader Declares That the Western Military Alliance Exists To Promote Degenerate LGBT Values

Jose Nino’s Digest Here is my most recent content for you Lunatic NATO Leader Declares That the Western Military Alliance Exists To Promote Degenerate LGBT Values The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is committed to spreading degenerate values abroad. With Russia seemingly making major gains against NATO-backed Ukrainian […]

The Problematic Nature of Wokeism: A Critical Analysis

By Raven Embercroft The term “wokeism” has become a contentious buzzword in contemporary discourse, often criticized for what opponents perceive as its excessive and overreaching tendencies. While the original intent of promoting social justice and equality is widely acknowledged, critics argue that the methods and ideologies associated with […]