USSR 1922-1991, USA 1776-2025?

By Timothy Snyder Thirty years ago today the Soviet Union came to an end.  This is not an occasion for triumphalism.  It is a warning. Stagnation, or the absence of a future, was the underlying Soviet problem. Stalinism had created temporary social mobility in the Soviet Union, if […]

Anarchy, Panarchy, and Statism

By John Zube Note Anarchy and Panarchy are not two opposite forms of social organization. In fact Panarchy is mainly a method of solving problems of social organization and through that method anarchy (as well as statism, or communism, or any other conceivable social model) can be implemented […]

The war hawks are at it again

When are they ever not “at it.” By Joel Mathis, The Week For America’s national security hawks, old habits die hard. Washington Post columnist Max Boot is probably best known these days as a Never-Trump conservative, a figure who spent much of his career making common cause with […]

Chinese have most trust in institutions, Americans near bottom, and Russians dead last, new survey shows

By Grayson Quay  The Week A new survey suggests people living under authoritarian regimes increasingly trust their major institutions more than citizens of democratic countries trust theirs, Axios reported Tuesday. According to the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer, which surveyed 35,000 respondents across 28 countries, trust in NGOs, business, […]

Mutation in the Pandemic

The Signal Carry On What’s happening with public attitudes toward the pandemic? Timothy Caulfield on how North Americans are beginning to see a long-term future with Covid-19. With record numbers of new Covid-19 cases in countries around the world during the past month, the United States alone logged more than 1 […]

Politicizing COVID-19 From the Start

By Victor Davis Hanson, Independent Institute Thousands of Americans have died needlessly because of weaponized disinformation about China’s culpability, vaccines, useful drugs, lockdowns, racial preferences, and long-term care facilities. From the moment COVID-19 appeared, the pandemic became inseparable from politics. Political frenzy was inevitable since the SARS-CoV-2 virus […]

The Surprise Ending

By Caitlin Johnstone Humanity’s collective awakening will unfold in ways that nobody is anticipating, for the same reasons an individual’s awakening always unfolds in ways they can’t anticipate. An individual’s journey into greater consciousness is rife with plot twists and M. Night Shyamalan surprise endings, because it is […]