“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 […]

Who watches the record keepers?

TAC Editor’s Weekly The latest in Main Street conservative news View this email in your browser Dear Reader,Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation working hard to shake up a sclerotic Conservatism Inc., has committed another GOP heresy. In a piece out Tuesday afternoon he put the […]

Material Processing: The Redheaded Stepchild

by Peter Zeihan on February 3, 2023 Today we’re talking about the overlooked redheaded stepchild between mining raw materials and incorporating those into a product…processing. Essentially throwing tons of energy at the ore through several steps and facilities, converting them into usable materials like aluminum or steel. For the […]

Just Beneath

Caitlin Johnstone 11 hr ago Listen to a reading of this article: Don’t let the fraudulence of this civilization eclipse the supernova of authenticity hidden just beneath that thin membrane. Don’t let the vapid artificiality of mainstream culture cause you to miss the weird magic of life as […]

The Real Peacemaker

Jose Nino’s Digest Here are my most recent articles for you The Real Peacemaker Share Did you feel it? Did you get a shiver down your bones? Did you toss off your clothes and hold a cardboard sign up with “the end is night!” Written across it? Did […]