Today’s top news: January 2, 2023, Japan Times-In 2023, Kishida’s political survival hangs in the balance

Top News Stories In 2023, Kishida’s political survival hangs in the balance Kishida heads into the new year with diminished political capital, having suffered one setback after another since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination in July. Emperor greets well-wishers during first New Year’s address in three years […]

A single, moderate dose of psilocybin reduces depressive symptoms for at least two weeks, controlled study finds

by Eric W. Dolan January 2, 2023 in Depression, Psilocybin [Subscribe to PsyPost on YouTube to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in psychology and neuroscience] A single dose of the psychedelic drug psilocybin combined with supportive counseling leads to significant reductions in depressive symptoms, according to a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Idaho quadruple ‘killer’s’ criminology professor reveals he was ‘a brilliant student’ and one of smartest she’s ever had and says she’s ‘shocked as sh*t’ he’s been arrested for murders

By Alan Butterfield For Dailymail.Com In Allentown, Pa Bryan Kohberger was arrested on Friday following a month-long investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students Kohberger’s former professor at DeSales University, Michelle Bolger, said she’s in absolute shock after hearing what her former student has been accused […]

The Kremlin celebrates New Year’s eve

gilbertdoctorow Uncategorized January 1, 2023 14 Minutes The Kremlin celebrates New Year’s Eve on television:  style evocative of a Greek wedding Thanks to smotrim.ru, the internet broadcaster of state and commercial television in both live and call-up streaming modes, I was able to sample how Official Russia packaged […]

Conflict in Ukraine: Genesis

January 1, 2023 Oleg Nesterenko Representatives of the Western community are quite comfortable rallying around NATO narratives about the causes of the armed conflict in Ukraine and not placing themselves in the discomfort of doubting and testing the postulates that dominate public opinion. However, getting out of this […]

Jose Nino’s Digest: January 1, 2023 Sanctuary States are Sheltering Criminal Illegal Aliens from Deportation, and more

Here are my most recent articles for you Sanctuary States are Sheltering Criminal Illegal Aliens from Deportation According to data that KRDO 13 published, sanctuary states have been shielding criminal illegal aliens from arrest and deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. John Binder of Breitbart News […]

Harvey Mansfield on Niccolò Machiavelli and the Origins of Modernity

Two infamous figures discuss another infamous figure. In the sixth conversation in our series with Harvey Mansfield, a discussion of the Florentine philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Click “Show more” to view all chapters. For more conversations, visit http://www.conversationswithbillkrist… Chapter 1 (00:15 – 35:55): Machiavelli on politics and morality Chapter […]

Daily News: January 1, 2023 The Week-The most anticipated movies of 2023; Poll: 2023 priorities include inflation, health care, climate

Brendan  Morrow The most anticipated movies of 2023 Theara  Coleman 8 must-read books in early 2023 Advertisement from Wisebread Insanely High Paying Rewards Cards of 2022 Jeva  Lange World rings in 2023 Jeva  Lange Croatia becomes a fully integrated member of the EU Advertisement from Wisebread Best Reward […]

Answering the Call in Ukraine

New York Review of Books Sponsored by CUNY Graduate Center, The Writers’ Institute Tim Judah Ukraine’s Volunteers Even more impressive than Ukraine’s will to fight is the vast network of citizens who are supporting the armed forces and helping those in need of food and supplies. Ben Lerner The […]

Saturday Commentary and Review #107 How Britain Built Diversity, Istvan Hont Revisited, al-Qaida and China, Laibach on Art and Europe, The Crypto Art Crash

Niccolo Soldo Dec 17, 2022 Share “The Great Replacement isn’t real” but the Great Replenishment is…..or something. It wasn’t all that long ago that the Brits voted for #Brexit because they did not want to see happen to their country what Angela Merkel was doing to Germany. They […]

Pussy Stroking Uncle Sam?

Linh Dinh Dec 29, 2022 [Bangkok, 12/30/22] Southeast Asians start their day very early. Walking down Phra Sumen around 5:40AM, I saw businesses setting up, with a handful already open. On Soi Kraisi, all the vegetable stalls were on full display. A monk was doing his round swapping […]

Jose Nino’s Digest: December 31, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Claims the United States and NATO are Trying to Defeat Russia On the Battlefield, and more

Here are my most recent articles for you Russian Foreign Minister Claims the United States and NATO are Trying to Defeat Russia On the Battlefield In an interview with Russian state media outlet TASS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proclaimed that the United States and its NATO allies […]

2022 in Brief Encounters

New York Review of Books This year at The New York Review, we published fifty interviews as part of our “Brief Encounters” series. In these conversations with our contributors, which have covered topics are diverse as fairy tales, Michigan and Indiana, the politics of criticism, and the history of […]

Love Crashes In

Caitlin Johnstone 50 min ago Listen to a reading of “Love Crashes In”: Love crashes in from all directions, so peel me off the ground like Wile E Coyote and blow on my thumb to unflatten me. Love crashes in like an ACME anvil, like an ACME exploding […]