Theology and Global Order

David Pan Because they are tied up with the attempt to establish an overarching basis for human relations, questions of global order lead into theological discussions of the human relationship to God and the sacred. In our podcast discussion of Carl Schmitt’s reflections on global order, John Milbank […]

4/25/23: The Real Reason Tucker Was Fired, Future Of Fox News, Don Lemon Fired Over Interview, Wall Street Freaks Out, Biden’s 2024 Announcement, Top Biden Op Smeared Hunter Laptop Story, New Lab Leak Evidence and Young Voters Rejecting Biden

Krystal and Saagar discuss the real reason Tucker was fired, his future media ventures, the future of Fox News, the reason Don Lemon was fired, Wall Street’s freakout over debt ceiling, Biden’s 2024 announcement, Anthony Blinken caught smearing the Hunter Biden laptop story, new lab leak evidence, young […]

Time to Get Spies Out of Politics

The Michael Morell story demonstrates that the intelligence community needs sweeping reform, beginning with getting spies all the way out of domestic political life Matt Taibbi Apr 24, 2023 Former Acting CIA head Michael Morell chilling On September 08, 2002, New York Times writers Michael Gordon and Judith […]

Where Goldman’s CEO flies

April 24, 2023 Hello — Jeffrey Cane, Insider’s finance editor, here. Goldman Sachs’ purchase of two jets was among the big changes ushered in by CEO David Solomon. And it has led to some internal grumbling ever since. But where does Solomon fly to?   Insider’s Dakin Campbell […]

Flying Pre-9/11

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023 Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions. – Ludwig von Mises, Human Action [1949] HORNBERGER’S BLOG April 24, 2023 Flying Pre-9/11 This past weekend, I was reminded of how pleasant it was to fly […]

Legalized Marijuana: FOLLOW THE MONEY

Legalized Marijuana’s $30 billion industry arrived in Midwest in 2018 after decades of traumatic criminal marijuana laws. How do these new laws repair damage to communities? How are cannabis users effected? Missouri’s Amendment 3 adopted in November 2022 contained many “constitutionally-driven” deadlines for legal recreational marijuana, including automatic […]

4/24/23: 70% Say No As Biden Announces 2024, Republicans Back Trump Post Indictment, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill, Chaos As Elon Strips Blue Checks, Buzzfeed News Collapses, Biden Censor Marianne Tik Tok, Biden Taxes High Credit Scores

Krystal and Saagar discuss 70% of Americans say No to Biden as he’s set to announce his 2024 campaign, polls saying Americans don’t want Trump or Biden, Republicans overwhelmingly back Trump post-indictment, Desantis losing it over Trump criticism, SCOTUS decides to keep Abortion Pill for now, Trump scrambles […]

Bullshit as Religion

Linh Dinh Apr 22, 2023 [Lankham Hotel in Pakse on 4/22/23] Never home, I still must establish a routine, so wherever I go, the first order of business is to find a congenial place to write. At 5:24AM on 4/23/23, I’m sitting at a long table outside the […]

Contradictions and Corruption

No one wants to hear the truth. Rolo Slavskiy Apr 24, 2023 It is baffling to see the strange ideological coalitions that have formed in the West (and East) in support of Ukraine. Consider the following contradictions: Ukrainians are probably more intolerant of homosexuality than even the Russians […]