Immortal Richard Wagner

by Karl Richter Arktos Journal May 22, 2024 Karl Richter criticises the recent German production of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser as reflective of the filth in all of contemporary Germany. According to reports, the medieval singer Tannhäuser, the title character of Richard Wagner’s romantic opera of the same name, […]

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. […]

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: Foreign Policy Conference

REGISTER Realism & Restraint Amid Global Conflict Join The American Conservative and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft on May 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Room 902 of the Hart Senate Office Building, located at 120 Constitution Avenue NE in Washington, DC. The conference will include keynotes from Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Senator […]

The End of American Protest

To many people, it came as something of a shock when police in Robocop uniforms stormed the Columbia campus this spring to zip-tie and arrest largely peaceful student protesters. It was not a surprise, however, to veterans of the George Floyd uprising who knew from hard experience that […]

5/22/24: Thomas Massie Stomps AIPAC, Israel Seizes AP Equipment, Israeli Cops Caught Tipping Off Aid Attackers, Bill Maher Vs The View On Wokeness, Massive GenZ Boomer Divide, Scarlett Johansson Slams Altman Over AI Voice, Assange Wins Right To Appeal

Ryan and Emily discuss key elections including Thomas Massie overcoming massive AIPAC spending, Israel seizes AP equipment, Israel caught tipping off aid convoy attackers, Bill Maher spars with The View on wokeness and Israel, polls show huge generational divide in the US, Scarlett Johansson slams Sam Altman for […]

Jesus Conflating Two Distinct Archetypes

by Rose Sybil and Chilon Arktos Journal May 21, 2024 Rose Sybil and Chilon argue that the fusion of Caesar and Lifegiver archetypes leads to a misguided belief in effortless salvation, perpetuating materialism, and only through deep, sacrificial effort can we cultivate a future that transcends this decay. […]

A Test of American Leverage

Recently at The Signal: Alice Han on what’s at stake in the massive global surge of Chinese high-tech exports. … Today: What does the U.S. hold on sending bombs to Israel mean for the two countries’ relationship? Steven Cook on the new politics of an old alliance. … Also: […]

El Niño Sounds Off #16

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   El Niño Speaks El Niño Sounds Off #16 0:00 5:56 El Niño Sounds Off #16 José Niño sounds off on Thomas Massie’s bill to abolish the Federal Reserve. May 21 READ IN APP Upgrade to paid Share José Niño sounds […]

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 […]

Showtime for Nvidia

May 22, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Halfway to the weekend! Capri Sun is selling giant jugs for customers whose appetites — but not tastes — have grown up. (Or maybe they’re still struggling to get those yellow straws through the pouches.)   We’re also […]

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 […]

The ONLY Anti-Genocide 2024 Candidate Needs YOUR Help Getting On The Ballot

Watch the full show: http://www.kimiversenshow.com 2024 Presidential Candidate Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She […]

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 […]