Given that a left/right/center populist/libertarian/anarchist/decentralist political realignment is obviously not going to be happening any time soon, the best we can probably hope for at present is for an ongoing push-pull between the “Left” (Brahmins and their useful idiots) and “Right” (merchants and their useful idiots) as pan-secessionist […]
Let’s not forget that Cenk called Dore a liar for saying Cenk had advocated for bombing Syria. Naturally TYT had deleted all traces off their network, in preparation of him running for congress. But since the internet exists, Dore could post a 5 minute debate where Dore argued […]
An interesting example of left/right crossover tendencies from the pre-WW2 era. Hans Zehrer is somewhat of an obscure figure today, at least in comparison with like-minded members of the German national-revolutionary movement such as Ernst Niekisch and Karl Otto Paetel, both of whom have managed to acquire a […]
“Fears and suspicions” about how far former President Trump would have gone to remain in power are still very much alive, says former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. New revelations that Pentagon leaders were concerned Trump might try to use the armed forces to support his efforts to […]
A voicemail caller is not happy about our criticism of the Castro regime in Cuba, and defends the regime while blaming the United States.
My own political history is somewhat similar to Rothbard’s. Rothbard was always an anarcho-capitalist/libertarian, but over time his strategic alliances changed dramatically. He was a Dixiecrat in the late 40s. A Stevensonian Democrat in the 50s. A New Leftist in the 60s. A centrist LP libertarian in the […]
Don’t worry, David. Israel is still going to get its money and weapons. By David Frum The Atlantic The GOP’s version of freedom puts greater priority on right-wing cultural folkways than on rights of property and ownership. About the author: David Frum is a staff writer at The […]
A reader sent me this ARR tweet from a few years ago. My position on these questions has always been clear. When the USA eventually breaks apart like the USSR, new countries will emerge reflecting a range of political and cultural values. The majority of the new countries […]
By Damon Linker, The Week The conservative intelligentsia keeps returning to authoritarianism. Back in June of last year, I wrote a column about how the intellectual right was talking itself into tearing down American democracy. The occasion was a debate between David French, a social-conservative defender of the […]
By Damon Linker, The Week The name “conservatism” conveys its political aim quite clearly: It aims to conserve. But what happens when conservatives come to despise pretty much everything about the world around them? That question comes to mind in reading a statement by the editors of American […]
By Damon Linker, The Week This week’s must-read essay comes from author Laura Field at The Bulwark. “What the Hell Happened to the Claremont Institute?” is a tour de force of critical intellectual journalism, carefully laying out the history of the influential conservative institute and how it has […]
By Wesley Yang The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of America announced last year that it would set diversity quotas for any film eligible to win a best picture award. In order to enforce these targets, there will be regular surprise inspections into the racial origins […]
By Andrew Sullivan “What happened to you?” It’s a question I get a lot on Twitter. “When did you become so far right?” “Why have you become a white supremacist, transphobic, misogynistic eugenicist?” Or, of course: “See! I told you who he really was! Just take the hood […]
By Philip Nieto, Spectator World Glenn Greenwald wants right-wing populists to understand that the CIA is not their friend. On Sunday thousands of Cubans swarmed the streets of Havana amid ongoing blackouts, food shortages and rising prices. Increasing COVID infections have strained the island’s healthcare system and put […]
By Jonathan Cook There’s been a new public fracturing of the intellectual left, typified by an essay last week from Nathan J Robinson, editor of the small, independent, socialist magazine Current Affairs, accusing Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi of bolstering the right’s arguments. He is the more reasonable […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Donald Trump’s attack of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
By Peter R. Quinones This won’t take me long to spell out. I have said on my podcast recently, and on Twitter, that libertarianism has always had an ‘“atheist problem.” I would list the top three libertarians as Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard and Ayn Rand (yes, I […]
Keith Preston and Todd Lewis will ask Brenton Lengel about his thoughts on the Breadtube drama.
I have trouble keeping up with all of these “who hates who and why” feuds that go on with the left-wing movement (and, for that matter, the right-wing and libertarians as well). By Louis Proyect Recently I discovered that Matt Taibbi had interviewed CJ Hopkins on May 13, […]
Fidelismo always struck me as being more “left-national-socialist” than Marxist-Leninist, although Che was closer to an actual M-L, even leaning toward Maoism at the end of his life. Among the leadership of the Cuban revolution, it seemed like Fidel was the left-nationalist-socialist/fascist, Che the M-L-M, and Raul the […]
Tom Woods Show “Antifa is an idea, not an organization,” we’re told. Well, that “idea” sure seems to burn down a lot of buildings, doesn’t it? Jack Posobiec joins me to discuss the violent movement that the media makes excuses for or ignores. LISTEN HERE
“I keep seeing people say things like “This feud is destroying the left!” Alright, first of all, no it isn’t, that’s stupid. Secondly, even if it was, no “left” that tolerates the use of disgusting McCarthyite smear tactics to marginalize important anti-imperialist journalists would be worth saving.” – […]
You know something’s wrong with Vaush when a fascist is able to have a more rational, respectful and peaceful conversation with Caleb who hold polar opposite views.
By Albino Squirrel, The Syndicalist Papers In a previous article I wrote called The Capitol Situation, I predicted that the American Right would start becoming more anti- free-market capitalism and start to take more regulated takes on capitalism or hopeful eventually a more radical anti-capitalist take due to […]
Once again, I hold to the view that socialism vs. capitalism is a false dichotomy. When it comes to things like police brutality, it’s more a matter of rulers vs. ruled.
Todd Lewis does a fantastic interview with Caleb Maupin. Todd Lewis will be interviewing Caleb Maupin on his recent book on Breadtube and the broader rise of the Synthetic Left.
By Antonio Lecuna, TELOS The situation in Venezuela is spinning out of control. The economy is shriveling at double-digit rates, corruption is generalized, and the nightmare of hyperinflation has returned with a vengeance. What happened? The difficulties suffered during the Chavismo era were predictable consequences of the policy […]
Glenn Greenwald’s take just put all the “It’s drama” lefties to shame.
Legendary Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald joins The Vanguard for an exclusive live interview!
By Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report Whatever the strengths and limitations of Critical Race Theory, the debate over its usefulness to establishment circles is indicative of the American Empire’s rapid decline “The months-long protests and rebellions against racist policing forced the establishment to take a position on the […]
This fellow pretty much holds to the same narrative as Bill Lind. This is Episode 2 in this series on Critical Race Theory. In this episode, Professor Randy Trahan will walk through the history of ideas as it relates to Critical Theory in general and Critical Race Theory […]
One debate I always wanted to see was Sowell vs. Chomsky, arguably the right’s leading intellectual vs. the left’s leading intellectual. But they are both in their 90s now and way past their primes, so it is very unlikely it will happen. By John Hawkins Thomas Sowell is […]
The return of “throne and altar” in opposition to the 19th century plutocratic liberalisms that has long defined modern American “conservatism.” It’s interesting how this kind of stuff is making a return on the right at the same time Marxism, Leninism, social democracy, socialism, etc. are making a […]
By Alexander Stern Hedgehog Review What the Frankfurt School has to say about bureaucratic progressivism. “Cultural Marxism” is often invoked by some on the right to explain the rise of “woke” politics in universities, newsrooms, and corporations. According to this well-rehearsed line of criticism, the fixation on race […]
This is more or less recycled Coughlinism, i.e. anti-capitalism from the far-right. The political symptoms of the neoliberal policy framework, digital revolution, globalization, and cultural hegemony of the professional-managerial class have started to become increasingly apparent over the past five years or so with the popularity of figures […]
Kyle’s side of the conflict. This shit is hilarious.
All of this in-fighting between the social democrats is getting intense. Get ready for 4th of July fireworks! Jimmy Dore lets loose on Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks (TYT), Howie Hawkins and more. This is one you aren’t gonna […]
It looks like the “capitalist roaders” have certainly gained the upper hand over the Maoists. Radio Free Asia Authorities in the eastern province of Shandong are detaining Maoist activists ahead of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) centenary celebrations on July 1, Taiwanese media reported. Police in Shandong’s Jining […]
By Paul Gottfried, Chronicles American institutions have been allegedly occupied by Marxists who are waging a war against the “American Revolution,” according to conservative commentator Mark Levin. Demonstrating how this alleged occupation occurred is at the core of Levin’s American Marxism, a work driven to the top of […]
A fairly accurate assessment of the state of social conservatism. By Matthew Walter, The American Conservative Like the movement of the ’60s and ’70s, social conservatism is a genuinely countercultural phenomenon, but seems unlikely to achieve the same success. Several months ago I made what I thought at […]
A “far-left” take on the condition of the “far-right.” The most interesting passage: In spite of all that, I still think the Capitol attack represented more of a win than a loss for the far right. Depending on how the question is asked, somewhere between a fifth and […]
Whatever one thinks about polyamorous marriage, this article is a must-read and an excellent discussion of how “our system” actually works. It also has a pretty good overview of the differences between progressives, liberals, social democrats, and neoliberals. By Michael Lind, Tablet Progressives could legalize polyamorous marriage by […]
From Andy Ngo’s Twitter feed. Watch here.
A bizarre Italian neo-fascist movement from the postwar period.
Noam Chomsky and Natalie Wynn return to The Stoa to have a conversation about the future of the left.
Some of these progressive folks really know how to do drama.
This week’s “Backchannel” videocast features Paul Gottfried, Editor-in-Chief for Chronicles magazine answering the question, “What is Fascism?” The term “fascist” is thrown around a lot these days to tar and feather political and ideological opponents. President Trump is habitually called a fascist by his political opponents while he […]
Broadcast live on Friday, November 13, 2020. This week’s Backchannel is a free discussion between Chronicles Editor Paul Gottfried and military historian and author Bill Lind on the topic, “What is Cultural Marxism.” Gottfried and Lind wrote complimentary essays in the November 2020 issue of Chronicles in which […]
An interesting viewpoint from the comments thread: “Glenn represents my views and also my own approach to talking with people on the right. I don’t see people on the right as “enemies.” I see them as my neighbors who agree with me sometimes & disagree other times. I […]
Some drama from the Left.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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