Skewed History

I don’t disagree with the contents of this article, but it is hardly the case that education was unbiased before social justice crusaders took it over. Educational institutions used to teach the American civil religion. Now they teach the social justice religion, that’s all. By David Randall, Kevin […]

Their Crusaders and Ours, Yesterday and Today

Political ideologies are the modern version of religions, and all of these groups want a sectarian theocracy of their own. Modern Americans/Westerners will ridicule the religious crusaders of the early modern period or today’s Middle East as unenlightened dolts, completely oblivious that they’re doing the same thing in […]

The Rose of Fire: Anarchist culture, urban spaces and management of scientific knowledge in a divided city

By Álvaro Girón and Jorge Molero-Mesa Recent memories of the 1888 Universal Exhibition could not conceal the poor living conditions and social strife that plagued the city’s working class in November 1889. That month Barcelona hosted the Segundo Certamen Social-ista (The Second Socialist Contest), a competition organized by […]

The Right to an Abortion Isn’t Going Away

This contains a pretty good overview of what would happen if Roe v. Wade were actually repealed. The majority of the states would still be “pro-choice.” By Jacob Sullum, Reason “They’re taking away fundamental rights,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) declared during a pro-choice rally outside the […]

Communism vs Fascism: Which was more evil?

I’d say it depends on the particular regime. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and Kim were the worst. Conventional fascists and parafascists (Mussolini, Franco, Salazar, Peron), Titoism, and revisionist communists less so. Though all of them still sucked. And let’s not forget the centuries-long myriad of crimes carried […]

Israel/Palestine Coverage Presents False Equivalency Between Occupied and Occupier

By Gregory Shupak, FAIR Media coverage of heightened violence in Israel/Palestine has misrepresented events in the Israeli government’s favor by suggesting that Israel is acting defensively, presenting a false equivalency between occupier and occupied, and burying information necessary to understand the scale of Israeli brutality. Corporate media have […]

‘No moral compass’: Leaked internal DC police training on Antifa details group’s violence against civilians

By Mia Cathell, The Post Millennial A ransomware attack that hacked the police department in the nation’s capital included leaked internal law enforcement training on Antifa’s ideology and tactics as well as other documents. A ransomware attack that hacked the police department in the nation’s capital included leaked […]

Major Power Rivalry in Africa

By Michelle Gavin, Council on Foreign Relations Competition for influence on the African continent is an undeniable geopolitical reality. The Donald Trump administration’s emphasis on countering China and Russia on the continent raised concerns about unwelcome echoes of the Cold War era, when the United States often treated […]

The Inflating of Fears

By Peter Zeihan I’m going to attempt the impossible with this one: making economics not necessarily fun, but painfully relevant to someone who cannot work an Excel document. Here goes: The United States is experiencing the fastest increase in prices since at least the peak of the subprime […]

DOES DECENTRALIZATION STRENGTHEN OR WEAKEN THE STATE?

By Jean-Paul Faguet, Ashley M. Fox, Caroline Pösch We examine how decentralization affects four key aspects of state strength: (i) Authority over territory and conflict prevention, (ii) Policy autonomy and the ability to uphold the law, (iii) Responsive, accountable service provision, and (iv) Social learning. We provide specific […]