The Feminists of the Egyptian Revolution

Sponsored by University of Nebraska Press Ursula Lindsey Rape and Resistance in Egypt A new book recounts the heroics of activists who organized to protect women from sexual violence during the Egyptian revolution and to assert their right to participate in the country’s political life. Andrew Butterfield A ‘Magic […]

San Francisco Police Failed To Rescue 14-Year-Old Girl From Alleged MS-13 Sex Trafficking Ring

San Francisco’s assistant police chief promises accountability and swift action in response to Public’s investigation Leighton Woodhouse and Michael Shellenberger Feb 3 Young women who appeared to be under the age of 18 and soliciting prostitution in Oakland’s “Murder Dubs” neighborhood, January 25, 2023. (Photo credit: Leighton Woodhouse) […]

“Americans Have a Drug Problem”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2023 The war on drugs is truly a war on individual liberty, private property, personal responsibility, and a free society. – Laurence M. Vance, “Americans Have a Drug Problem” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG February 3, 2023 What Does “Unprovoked” Mean? Note the following sentence in a […]

A Second Look at the Second Wave

Sponsored by Zerogram Press On January 26 Sam Huber reviewed My Name is Andrea, Pratibha Parmar’s documentary about the feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, for the NYR Online. “The film is most valuable,” Huber writes, “for its conviction that Dworkin’s dual commitment to language and politics constituted a single thread running taut […]

The DINKWAD trend taking over TikTok

February 4, 2023 Hello, Insiders! Welcome to our Saturday edition, filled with fascinating reads for your weekend. Today we’re introducing you to a new acronym taking TikTok by storm — DINKWAD — and hearing about a reporter’s year of renting her clothes. Plus, we’ve got one couple’s monthslong […]

The fentanyl scourge

The Week  Staff The rising price of true love Justin  Klawans Are zoos ethical? Rafi  Schwartz What is going on with Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat? Advertisement from Wisebread High Paying Cards For Americans With Good To Excellent Credit The Week  Staff The fentanyl scourge Justin  Klawans 2nd Chinese […]

UBI Reconsidered For ’23

UBI Reconsidered For ’23 The prospects for UBI in light of inflation, automation, polarization, and consolidation of power Robert Stark 2 hr ago It could not be better timing for Universal Basic Income to rise in popularity and enter the public discourse, and then inflation sets in. Overall […]

What Does “Unprovoked” Mean?

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023 Everyone knows that the Revolution and our present happy establishment were founded upon the principle of resistance. – Earl of Egmont [1753] HORNBERGER’S BLOG February 3, 2023 What Does “Unprovoked” Mean? Note the following sentence in a New York Times news story yesterday by […]

2/3/23 Weekly Roundup: Paul Pelosi Video Released, Bill Maher to CNN, Buzzfeed ChatGPT, Bernie Vs Pharma, Bill Gates on Epstein Ties, How George Santos Emerged

In this Weekly Roundup we cover the new footage released from Paul Pelosi’s home invasion, Bill Maher’s Overtime moving to CNN, Buzzfeed laying off 12% of its workforce and replacing them with CHATGPT, Bernie bringing the hammer down on Pharma, Bill Gates squirming under questions about his ties […]

Law and Coercion

The Caring Fist of the Therapeutic State Enlightened Despot 10 hr ago In my last Lex Cast essay, I looked at what gives a legal regime its ostensible authority and the types of legal authority identified by Max Weber. Legal authority was deified by Lord Lloyd in his […]

Watch the Great Fall

Beyond Progress and Nostalgia Paul Kingsnorth 4 hr ago My name is Paul and I am a nostalgic. Sometimes it can be good to get things off your chest. I’ve never been addicted to drugs or alcohol, but I have often been addicted to dreams. This is the […]