Our Mutant Genes

Today in The New York Review of Books: David Quammen takes a microscope to our genome; Ratik Asokan watches the World Cup at a mournful saloon; Jarrett Earnest eyes Carol Rama’s eye-filled abstract art; Travis Diehl revisits Eliza Douglas’s reworked paintings; and, from the archives, Kwame Anthony Appiah […]

7/9/26: Iran Strikes US Bases, Platner Drops Out, McConnell Still Missing, Abdul Vs Stevens, Senior Property Tax Breaks

Ryan and Saagar discuss Iran strikes US bases, Platner drops out, McConnell still missing, Abdul Vs Stevens debate, Saagar loses it over senior property tax breaks. Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (4:55)IRAN STRIKES US BASES As Trump Threatens Blockade AGAIN (22:21)PLATNER DROPS OUT: Will Dem Establishment RIG Replacement? (49:26)McConnell Friend FLUSTERED: […]

All the World’s a Stage

Troy Southgate Jul 08, 2026 THIS is what we humans call Planet Earth. A big, blue-green mass of globular rotation with a surface area of around 510 million km². Now, as you will observe, it appears without any discernible borders or boundaries. Not because we National-Anarchists believe in […]

Villains of Judea: Armand Hammer

Lenin’s favorite capitalist and the great grandfather Hollywood forgot. José Alberto Niño Jul 05, 2026   Share Armie Hammer spent the summer of 2026 back in the headlines, and not gently. His comeback vehicle, Citizen Vigilante, a low-budget thriller written and directed by the pro-Israel German provocateur Uwe […]

Welcome to the Slaughterhouse

Troy Southgate Jul 05, 2026 THERE is a reason Far Right groups are using Christian slogans and why genocide enablers like J.D. Vance are constantly telegraphing their ‘faith’. Not because their references to a new crusade are designed to upset Muslims, which certainly appeals to the more basic […]

Watch Now: The Thread of Liberty

View this email in your browser Thread of Liberty Documentary Out Now! What does it take to keep a republic intact across generations? In The Thread of Liberty: Keeping Our Republic, historians and constitutional scholars explore the ideas that sparked America’s founding—and what it will take to renew […]

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

American Leviathan Announcing The Thread of Liberty — my new documentary, released this Fourth of July for America’s 250th Jul 06, 2026 On July 4, America turned 250. Two and a half centuries. That is a long time for any nation to endure. It is an extraordinary length […]

Diversity vs. “Diversity”

by Alain de Benoist Arktos Journal Jul 08, 2026 Alain de Benoist draws a sharp distinction between diversity — the natural plurality of peoples, languages, and cultures that has defined humanity for millennia — and “diversity,” the ideological program that traffics under the same name in contemporary liberal […]

Symptoms of Modernity

Troy Southgate Jul 07, 2026 THE number of youngsters being diagnosed with problems such as Autism (ASD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has skyrocketed over the last few years and this has given some of the more opportunistic parents a convenient excuse to either justify the behaviour of […]

Today In Dystopia

Caitlin Johnstone Jul 06, 2026 Reading by Tim Foley: Today in dystopia Americans are becoming increasingly outraged by the ubiquitousness of Flock’s AI-assisted surveillance cameras throughout US cities. Flock officers getting caught in lies and viral video footage of police abusing their access to the technology have contributed […]

The Nature of the Regime in China

China, Taiwan, and the U.S.: Should We Worry? The Nature of the Regime in China NEW VIDEO: A panel discussion from the UC Irvine event on “China, Taiwan, and the U.S.: Decisions Today That Will Shape the World of Tomorrow” The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute and the UCI Center […]

The Declaration Heard Around the World

American Leviathan July 4 and the birth of the American idea Jul 04, 2026 On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. The document announced to the world that the American colonies no longer recognized British authority. But the Declaration did something even […]

The Way of the Ancestors

American Leviathan Rome’s unwritten constitution Jul 08, 2026 Rome had no Bill of Rights or written constitution or Supreme Court. Yet the Roman Republic endured nearly five centuries. How? The Romans had something they called the mos maiorum, which means, “The ways and traditions of the ancestors.” It […]

7/8/26: Trump Says Ceasefire Over, Bibi Rages Over Turkey, Platner Allegations Fallout, Israel Buying Elections, DSA Run For Mayor In Providence

Ryan and Saagar discuss Trump says Iran ceasefire over, Bibi rages over F-35s to Turkey, Maine Dems reject Platner influencing replacement, Platner story left key details out, AZ candidate says Israel buying his election, Ryan’s DSA friend runs for Mayor. David Morales: https://www.davidmoralespvd.com/ Kai Newkirk: https://kaiforaz.com/ Timestamps: (00:00)Intro […]

7/7/26: Platner Accusations, USA Loses To Belgium, AI CEO Panic, Leavitt Says GenZ Lazy, McConnell Still Missing

Ryan and Saagar discuss Platner faces new accusations, USA loses To Belgium after Trump intervention, AI CEOs panic over job losses, WH Press Sec says GenZ is lazy, McConnell still missing after heart attack. Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (3:49)Dems ABANDON Platner After Devastating SA Allegations (38:40)TRUMP CURSE? Team USA BLOWN […]

Introducing Anarchical Perspectives

Troy Keith Preston Jul 07, 2026 Political commentary today is saturated with partisan talking points, ideological tribalism, and an endless stream of manufactured crises. Nearly every debate assumes that the only meaningful question is which faction should control the machinery of the state. Rarely is the state itself […]

The Nazis’ Two-Front War

Today in The New York Review of Books: Omer Bartov on the Nazis’ war on communism; Susan Rubin Suleiman on André Breton; Philp Clark on Liza Lim’s pure sound; a poem by Jim Johnstone; and, from the archives, Andrew Raftery on the Declaration of Independence.   Omer Bartov […]

Democrats’ Maine Problem

Democrats’ Maine Problem Plus: NYC’s construction boom, how the DSA was hijacked by communists, and more… LIZ WOLFE Rape allegations: Yesterday, Graham Platner—who is trying to unseat Susan Collins from her U.S. Senate seat, and who already won the Democratic primary, positioning him quite well to flip that […]

7/6/26: Netanyahu Israeli Coup, Iran Mourns Ayatollah, Zohran July 4th Speech, AIPAC Millions In Michigan, FIFA Corruption

Ryan and Emily discuss Netanyahu war with Israeli courts, Iran mourns Ayatollah, Zohran July 4th speech, AIPAC dumps millions into Michigan, Ryan cheers for FIFA corruption. Noga Tarnopolsky: https://x.com/NTarnopolsky?lang=en Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (4:09)”COUP”: Netanyahu REJECTS HIGH COURT In Israeli CRISIS (38:00)”DEATH TO AMERICA, ISRAEL” Chants As MASSIVE IRAN CROWDS […]