5/30/23: DeSantis Trashes Republican Debt Ceiling, TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Impeached, LA Real Estate Collapse, Wall Street Weeps Over Biden-Trump, MSNBC Smears Marianne As Spoiler, Homeowners Uninsurable, Men Flee College

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Krystal and Saagar discuss DeSantis and Vivek trashing the Republican handling of the Debt Ceiling deal, a dystopian AI project that was hidden in the Debt Deal, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeached for corruption, a doom loop in LA Real Estate as commercial buildings value collapse, DeSantis […]

Moving to France Showed Me True Cost of ‘Free’ European Health Care, Child Care, and Retirement

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May 30 2023 Happy Memorial Day from Washington, where left-wing ruling elites fear that the American people might take back their birthright—the concept of self-government. Jarrett Stepman explains this terrifying phenomenon. Arthur Goldberg offers a deep-dive into some very positive news for black Americans in Idaho—news that contradicts […]

It Came from Space

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“At about 7:15 on the morning of June 30, 1908,” writes Sophie Pinkham in The New York Review of Books’s June 22 issue, a “bright, mysterious object fell from the sky in a remote area of Siberia, near the Stony Tunguska River.” The ensuing explosion—from what was eventually determined to be a […]

Elizabeth Holmes’ prison life

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May 30, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Shona Ghosh here, UK deputy executive editor. Elizabeth Holmes, the perplexing founder behind the failed blood-testing startup Theranos, is set to report to prison today.   For those of us riveted by Theranos’ collapse, laid out by the journalist John Carreyrou in his […]

A Brief Note on Writing

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Setting down a lifetime of this trade’s tricks, one a time Matt Taibbi May 30, 2023 I decided a few months ago that with the practical aim of downloading a lifetime of information before my mind goes the way of my hairline and hoop game, I would start […]

The Rise of the “Bourgeois Bohemians” (or “bobo”), the “Nouveau Riche,” and “Woke”

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By John Wilkes Czolgosz The concepts of “bourgeois bohemians” (or “bobo”) and the “nouveau riche” reflect changes that have occurred within the elite class in recent decades and generations. Both terms highlight shifts in cultural and economic dynamics, particularly among the affluent and influential segments of society. The […]

The Leninist Model of “Vanguard” Organizing, Anarchist Criticisms, and Trotskyist Influences on Neoconservatism

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By John Wilkes Czolgosz The Leninist model of “vanguard” organizing, derived from the political theories of Vladimir Lenin, proposes the formation of a disciplined and centralized revolutionary organization known as the vanguard party. According to Leninism, the vanguard party serves as the avant-garde, leading and guiding the working […]

Democratic Peace Theory and Its Limitations

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By John Wilkes Czolgosz Democratic peace theory is a concept in international relations that posits democracies are less likely to engage in armed conflicts with other democracies. It suggests that democratic states tend to have a pacifying effect on their international relations and are more inclined towards peaceful […]

Another Brick in The Absurdity Wall

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Germany investigates Roger Waters for incitement to parody Matt Taibbi May 29, 2023 Pink Floyd star Roger Waters gave a concert in Berlin on Wednesday, May 17, and last week we learned German officials responded by investigating him for “suspicion of incitement of the people.” Berlin police sent […]

Boomer discovers Rio

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By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition   Once a typical American expat named Steven, now a resident of Brazil, found solace and a sense of belonging in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro. At the age of 65, Steven stood tall at 6’2″, his thin frame accentuated by […]

Angel at war with Holland

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By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition   In the quaint town of Villa Perdida, nestled in the heart of Andalusia, there lived a man named Angel. It was the year 1590, during the height of the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and Holland. Angel found himself working as a […]

Angel at war with Napoleon

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By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the quaint town of Villa Perdida, nestled in the heart of Andalusia, there lived a man named Angel. With his rotund figure, glasses perched on his nose, and a voice that carried the weight of centuries, Angel was a peculiar figure. He […]

The Protestant Ethic and Segregation in America

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By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Max Weber’s concept of the Protestant Ethic, particularly the Calvinist belief in predestination, provides a framework for understanding how Americans have historically embraced segregation and continue to experience voluntary separation along ethnic lines. While Weber’s analysis primarily focused on the spiritual and economic […]

They still believe Russiagate?

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By Tom Woods For anyone who somehow didn’t realize it already, the recently released Durham Report, which I’ve discussed on the Tom Woods Show, made clear beyond doubt that the Russiagate nonsense had been a hoax from the start. And yet, when Rasmusssen polled Democrats even now, they […]

5/29/23: Republicans Humiliated In Debt Ceiling, DeSantis Trashes Trump On Ben Shapiro, Lawyer Caught Using ChatGPT, Jobs Flee Big Cities, CNN Admits Bidens “Horrible Numbers”, History of AAPI, DeSantis Elon Corrupt Bromance

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the Republicans humiliated in Debt Ceiling fight as they get much less than they thought, Conservatives revolt against McCarthy’s deal making, DeSantis goes on Ben Shapiro to trash Trump on Fauci, Mail in Voting, and Leftist Talking Points, Lawyer caught using ChatGPT with Fake […]

7 Dead in School Roof Collapse

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7 Dead in School Roof Collapse Seven people, including four children, tragically lost their lives when severe storm winds collapsed a metal roof at a school sports field. Read More… Trump Braces for Possible Jail Time Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb has raised the possibility that former President Donald […]

The Fight to Prevent Veteran Suicide

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May 29 2023 Good morning from Washington, where the Left is trying to remake America through a full-fledged Cultural Revolution. Victor Davis Hanson breaks it down. Tyler O’Neil shares insights from the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, and the highlights of Sen. Josh Hawley’s speech, which focused on the […]

Trump Braces for Possible Jail Time

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Trump Braces for Possible Jail Time Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb has raised the possibility that former President Donald Trump may soon be faced with jail time. Read More… Two Dead in Shooting Over Peeping Tom Dispute A dispute over alleged peeping led to a fatal shooting in Rhode […]

The Much-Coveted World War II

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MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 War breeds atrocities. From the earliest conflicts of recorded history to the global struggles of modern times inhumanities, lust and pillage have been the inevitable by-products of man’s resort to force and arms. Unfortunately, such despicable acts have a dangerous tendency to call forth […]

Secret meetings on superyachts

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May 29, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Hallam Bullock, an editor on Insider’s audience team, here. It’s a holiday in the US and the UK today. If you’re off work, here’s hoping you can have a relaxing day.   So, can you put a price on absolute privacy? The superrich […]

How Nato seduced the European Left

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BY Lily Lynch In January 2018, Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg held an unprecedented press conference with Angelina Jolie. While InStyle reported that Jolie “was dressed in a black off-the-shoulder sheath dress, a matching capelet and classic pumps (also black)”, there was a deeper purpose to this meeting: sexual violence in […]

Asylum Now!

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Sponsored by Fraenkel Gallery Andrea R. Flores Asylum in Limbo Like the Trump-era policy it replaces, Biden’s new asylum ban suggests that certain migrants are less deserving of humanitarian protection than others. Anjam Sundaram, illustrated by John Grund White Bay Life under the chemical megafactories of Ingeniero White, Argentina. […]

Homebuyers are screwed

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 View in browser Subscribe May 28, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. Hope you’re enjoying the long weekend.   On the agenda: Why one of BlackRock’s […]