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Nexus X HumectressBy Joel Kotkin Joe Biden may have once bragged about his cooperative relations with segregationists, but he still arguably owes more to African-American leadership and voters than any politician in recent history. After all, it was black voters who bequeathed him the two critical victories in South Carolina […]
The world has returned to the multipolar order and class polarization of the 19th century. Humanity cannot survive a repeat of the 20th century. The time has come for Anarchism, the alternative to liberal democracy and left/right authoritarianism. “Everyone worried about the state of contemporary politics should read […]
Both Libertarians and Socialists tend to have their heads up their asses when it comes to questions of wealth inequality. All serious thinkers since antiquity have recognized that too great an imbalance in wealth distribution causes serious problems. This is not Marxism. This is Aristotle. Libertarians will first […]
By Joel Kotkin With inflation soaring, trust in governments plummeting, and the global economy teetering on the brink of collapse, one might expect to see the masses out in the streets, calling for the heads of their rulers. But instead of rage and rebellion, we mostly see apathy. […]
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave reflect on Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) neoconservative roots amidst rumors she’ll return to politics as a Democratic or Independent candidate for president. Rep. Cheney lost her GOP primary election last night to a Donald Trump-backed challenger. Briahna Joy Gray argues that leftists […]
Harold Maass Are Republicans losing their midterm edge? Brigid Kennedy The Mar-a-Lago raid’s potential effect on the midterms Catherine Garcia Liz Cheney concedes primary race: ‘Now the real work begins’ Advertisement from Wisebread Pay 0% Interest For Up To 21 Months Catherine Garcia Understanding the cartel violence in […]
Krystal and Saagar react to Liz Cheney’s overwhelming defeat in the Wyoming GOP primary and the possibility she runs in 2024
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: Robert Heinlein said, “Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal.” And from all the facts in evidence currently available to us, that certainly does seem to be the case. We’re destroying our biosphere and […]
Those who advocate democracy and yet make a fetish of vilifying those whose beliefs are different from theirs, what value do they see in democracy? — William Stafford August 11, 2022 Invoking the Fifth Driven by their extreme anti-Trump animus — which rivals their extreme anti-Russia and anti-China […]
Business Insider If you’re looking for an apartment, get ready to pay: Rents are 39% higher than a year ago As inflation and interest rate hikes weigh on Americans, renters and buyers are having a more difficult time affording housing. READ MORE Elon Musk scores a rare win […]
The Corbett Report Watch video on Archive / BitChute / Odysee or Download the video As promised, today James does a question and answer with some students of his Mass Media: A History online course. From the history of media to our relationship with to an intriguing question about Gulf War embedded reporting that goes […]
WORDS OF WISDOM “The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen.” ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY TOP NEWS FBI Raids Trump Resort Judge Makes Major Move on Trump FBI Affidavit—Here’s What Happens Now SHARE* READ MORE FBI Raids Trump Resort […]
Analyzing the structural behavior of the IRS and comparing to modern emergent redefinitions of the term ‘racism.’ Handwaving Freakoutery The Inflation Reduction Act took it on the chin a week ago with lots of people sharing a not totally true yet not entirely false either statistic that the […]
By Jonathan Allen and Henry J. Gomez NBC NEWS JACKSON, Wyo. — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., a onetime House GOP leader and a daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was ousted in a Republican primary Tuesday night, NBC News projects. Former President Donald Trump’s name wasn’t on […]
By Rachel Treisman NPR A man who held multiple people hostage inside a Beirut bank in an attempt to get access to his own savings was hailed as a hero in Lebanon, which is suffering from its worst economic crisis in modern history. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 42-year-old […]
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Rep. Maloney: “Off the record…” Reporter: “I’ll just print it anyway.”
Here are my most recent articles for you Rand Paul Demands the Repeal of Espionage Act On August 13, 2022, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul called for the repeal of the Espionage Act. He argued that it has been repeatedly abused since it was enacted over a century ago. […]
By Tom Nichols, The Atlantic I’ve been thinking about the threats against law enforcement and Trump’s barely veiled warning to Attorney General Merrick Garland about a “country on fire.” We should no longer wonder if we can avert a new era of political violence in the United States. […]
Murray Rothbard’s enormously important essay from 1965 pointed out the fallacies of the left/right model of the political spectrum. Read it here. Rothbard’s anarcho-capitalism was essentially a restatement of the panarchist philosophy of Gustave Molinari and Paul Emile de Puydt, a position also embraced by the classical anarchist […]
National news media and federal law enforcement are now as indistinguishable in America as in any autocratic country anywhere By Matt Taibbi And they told two friends, and so on, and so on… CNN Newsroom anchor Jim Acosta, famed for being the WWE version of a media […]
Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Heightens the US-China Perceptual Dilemma Christopher J. Coyne (The Hill) Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently visited Taiwan amid strong rebukes from the Chinese government. Presumably she intended to signal American strength and deter China from taking Taiwan. But her intentions may achieve the opposite effect—heightening […]
The Signal Why does U.S. politics seem to be shifting so quickly right now? Julia Azari on Democratic achievements, Republican setbacks, and a changing landscape for this year’s midterm elections. Ryan Stone American politics has changed dramatically since the beginning of the summer. Two months ago, U.S. President Joe […]
Scamming the boss: Some employees are outsourcing their jobs to other people. Here’s how companies are spotting the fraudsters. By Rebecca Knight As remote work provides opportunities for fraud, some employees are outsourcing their jobs. Staffing executives say the practice is more common in IT, coding, and developer […]
Brigid Kennedy Cheney, Murkowski, Palin: A look at Tuesday’s big primaries Grayson Quay The debate over the Catholicism ‘trend’ Joel Mathis Rushdie, Bolton, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, explained Advertisement from Wisebread Insanely High Paying Cash Back Cards With No Annual Fee Catherine Garcia Justice Department opposes unsealing Mar-a-Lago […]
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All of these feuds among leftists over who is a “fake leftist,” “grifter,” “red/brown alliance,” etc. are hilarious, like all of the feuds between pro-wrestling characters. Cenk Uygur hosts. Briahna Gray, Host of Bad Faith Podcast and Cenk Uygur try to clear the air over their past disagreements.
Ryan Grim and Briahna Joy Gray react to House Republicans’ push to unseal documents related to the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago. Ryan Grim and Briahna Joy Gray discuss Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) fall from grace in the Republican party as she faces losing her seat during today’s primary […]
The net result of thirty or forty centuries of intellectual and physical effort has been to deliver three hundred million people all round the globe into the hands of some thirty or so despots, mainly ignorant idiots, each controlled by three or four stupid scoundrels. So what can […]
Krystal and Saagar cover the news about the FBI’s Trump investigation, Trump’s associates, midterm fundraising, housing market, NYT endorsements, Biden censorship, Liz Cheney election, & Biden climate provisions! YouTube: https://youtu.be/MbFRE6CaC1s Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/740019462/99d033d8e8 Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E005CD6DBFF6D47 Jeff Stein: https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo Timestamps: Trump: 0:00 – 21:45 Guiliani: 21:46 – 35:17 […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of “Owl Eyes”. Crawling on our hands and knees vomiting up life hearts which go bouncing across the floor like pennies, disgusted by the latest headline, the latest heartbreak, the latest bill, the latest bullshit. There is an owl sitting upon […]
Business Insider The Democrats’ new climate and tax bill will invest billions in clean energy. Here are 21 high-paying green careers for people who want to save the planet. Plenty of roles in the renewable-energy industry and other “green” jobs are expected to be in demand in the […]
By Tim Stanley, The Spectator The Conservative leadership contest has descended into a low-tax auction, which is not a good thing. The implication is that the Conservatives think government should be minuscule at the very moment when private enterprise is letting us down – the energy companies are […]
By Phil Klay The rumor was he’d killed an Iraqi soldier with his bare hands. Or maybe bashed his head in with a radio. Something to that effect. Either way, during inspections at Officer Candidates School, the Marine Corps version of boot camp for officers, he was the Sergeant […]
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have warned law enforcement agencies of an increase in threats following a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last week. DHS confirmed to Reuters it had sent a bulletin on Friday on the […]
Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Shares His Take on US Foreign Policy Towards China and Russia Will the United States sleepwalk itself into a nuclear conflict with Russia and China? José Niño sat down with ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern to talk about the dangerous “Great Power” foreign policy pivot […]
By Bob Black The essay (ostensibly a book review) is a critique. It relates Noam Chomsky’s Cartesian philosophy of language to his affirmation of an objective, universally binding morality and to his derivative affirmation of the objective moral reality of human rights. It is also a critique of […]
WORDS OF WISDOM “Without forgiveness life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” ROBERTO ASSAGIOLI TOP NEWS FBI Raids Trump Resort Biden Admin Makes Suspicious Move About Trump Search Affidavit SHARE* READ MORE FBI Raids Trump Resort 14 FBI […]
Candid Conversation with Pete Quinones about the Uncomfortable Realities of Politics. Jose Alberto Nino Listen to José Niño sound off on contemporary political affairs. What is elite theory and why does it matter? José Niño discussed with Pete Quinones, the host of The Pete Quinones Show, about the […]
Oh man, Lee got nervous when Caleb started talking about Shinzo
Correction. In fact, the Soviet tank T-34 was absolutely revolutionary for its time. The low central placement of the engine allowed to position the armoured front panel and side boards not vertically, like in all German tanks, but under sharp angles, which enhanced their resistance to a direct […]
Following the Mar-a-Lago raid, Nina Turner sarcastically commented that the MAGA faithful would likely call for abolishing the FBI. In reply, Jimmy criticized the former Bernie spokeswoman for mocking potential allies in calls to abolish a law enforcement agency that has long undermined progressives and activists. And, instead […]
Former Congressman and longtime libertarian stalwart Ron Paul was sounding the alarm about the FBI more than 40 years ago, acknowledging that the bureau has always sought to monitor activists and quell dissent, despite some legitimate investigative work. In a decades-old video Paul explains his support for replacing […]
Also MTG: “If we really care about the 1st Amendment then we should care about Julian Assange.” ”We should pull out of NATO.” ”I am opposed to the NDAA”
This week, Briahna spoke to India Walton, winner of last year’s Democratic primary in Buffalo New York who was railroaded by a write in campaign by the establishment incumbent. She’s part of a campaign to stop Biden from running for president in 2024. Briahna asked her about that […]
By Nusaiba Mizan Politifact The Texas Republican Convention on June 18 called for the state Legislature to approve a measure asking voters whether they favor “Texas Independence.” That is, a referendum on secession. The GOP platform committee wrote, “We urge the Texas Legislature to pass bill [sic] in its next session […]
Honestly, probably a bad thing because they’ll use it as definitive proof that people love their rebrand as warmed-over 90s Republicans as opposed to, you know, widespread majority anger at the striking down of Roe, which they will do nothing about even with a reified majority.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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