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Nexus X HumectressA very balanced treatment of this issue from Michael Lind. As a general rule, I currently find Lind and Joel Kotkin to be the best writers on socioeconomic issues and their relationship to culture. By Michael Lind, Tablet It’s way more complicated than left versus right. olitics often […]
By Brad Littlejohn, The American Conservative Especially since the events of January 6, “Christian nationalism” has become all the rage among the chattering classes, promising to join such hallowed terms as “white nationalism,” “alt-right,” and “religious Right” as a catch-all for everything that is putatively wrong with American […]
By Philip Chrysopoulos, Greek Reporter’ The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes the Cynic (also known as Diogenes of Sinope) could have been the first anarchist, or the first absurdist, or the first satirist, or the first naturalist — depending on the reader’s point of view. By today’s standards, Diogenes […]
By Ally Marie McLean When it comes to efficiently allocating resources, the United States federal government usually gets in the way. In his article “The Use of Knowledge in Society,” F.A. Hayek argued that the smaller and less centralized organizations are, the more efficient their economic activity will […]
By Don Fitz March 2, 2021 was the five year anniversary of the murder of Berta Cáceres, who opposed the Agua Zarca dam in Honduras. That date was less than one month after the deaths of dozens of people from Tehri Dam disaster in Uttarakhand, India. The two […]
By J.D. Tuccille, Reason There is no crisis, real or imagined, that government officials don’t see as an opportunity to expand their authority and hurt their enemies. America’s ongoing political tensions, which erupted on January 6 into the Capitol riot, have become an excuse for spurring the latest […]
Meet the visionaries building a new, un-censorable, peer-to-peer web using the tools of encryption and cryptocurrency.
Professor Carl Hart of Columbia University is a recreational heroin user and is coming out of the “chemical closet” because he says the costs of the drug war are too large to bear.
A representative of the right-wing of the ruling class attacks the left-wing of the ruling class.
That’s too bad. A debate between Coleman Hughes and Ibram X. Kendi would have been interesting.
This is so pathetic. One used car salesman memorializes another.
Kyle is right that Trump’s non-interventionist rhetoric is largely fraudulent. However, it is interesting that this kind of rhetoric is now popular among “conservatives.” Not exactly the conservatism I grew up with.
I’d say I have two basic goals for the future of anarchist movement(s) in North America. Jettisoning the prevailing Marxist economic paradigm in favor of the “left-wing market anarchist” paradigm that some newer camps have adopted. Jettisoning the prevailing progressive universalism (“worldwide wokeness”) in favor of the critique […]
ByJack Date,Luke Barr, andMorgan Winsor, ABC News U.S. Capitol Police officials said Wednesday they have “obtained intelligence that shows a possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group on Thursday, March 4” — the date that far-right conspiracy theorists believe former President Donald Trump will […]
Divide, divide, divide… Team Rising reacts to multiple states easing their pandemic restrictions, including mask mandates and capacity limits.
It’s good to see this shithead being taken down. NY Assemblyman, Ron Kim, discusses Governor Andrew Cuomo losing his emergency COVID powers amidst several harassment allegations.
Saagar Enjeti reacts to ex-NYT reporter, Donald McNeil’s, comments on his departure from the paper following the Peru/ N-Word controversy.
The war between the social democrats and neoliberals needs to escalate. At an Oversight Committee hearing to examine the GAO 2021 High-Risk List, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out companies like Facebook for evading taxes while families are struggling to pay for rent and stay alive.
Liberals and leftists who fail to recognize the totalitarian humanist cultural revolution are on par with conservatives who think the cops are all a bunch of nice guys who just want to serve and protect.
“Officials” need to realize that the primary cause of DT is that quite a few “officials” suck.
This is some important history. It’s interesting to see guys like Maupin and Dore becoming controversial for the same reasons I was controversial 10-20 years ago.
So who won?
The Third Reich also insisted the invasion of Poland was in self-defense. Stalin made similar claims about the invasion of Finland.
The system is rigged.
By Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski Just days after the Virginia legislature voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2024, we’ll be hosting Dr. Carl Hart, neuroscientist and researcher of drug usage at Columbia University. Hart, who authored Drug Use for Grown-Ups, argues against the punitive response to drug […]
The C4SS weenies get it half right, except they just can’t get past their Tower of Babel universalism. “Well, yeah, devolution is good but only if all 1600 polities have a liberal government and become part of a world government someday.” When will anarchists realize that anarchism and […]
Well, well, well…what do we have here? Alexander Reid-Ross is involved with a law enforcement/intelligence/prosecutor connected outlet that specifically targets “anarcho-socialists.”
As Joel Kotkin points out, the USA really is becoming more like a feudal-royal system where the court media fawns over celebrity-aristocrat politicians and royal family dynasties, with the new clerisy enforcing moral orthodoxy, and the peasants being left to starve. Krystal Ball breaks down how mainstream media […]
Team Rising discusses the sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and reacts to statements made by his brother, CNN anchor, Chris Cuomo.
Trumpism: An egomaniac who couldn’t care less about politics does a less articulate Spiro Agnew impersonation in order to build a celebrity personality cult. Saagar Enjeti reacts to Donald Trump’s official definition of “Trumpism” and explains why its not very accurate.
“Hey, Saudis, that’s a might nice embassy you’ve got there. It would be a shame if…” By Daniel Larison, The American Conservative Bruce Riedel calls for the U.S. to pressure the Saudi coalition to end their blockade of Yemen: For the war to end, the Biden administration will […]
I will always be grateful to Donald Trump for taking control of the Republican Party, completely running it into the ground, making it into a Titanic-level disaster, and a bigger laughing stock than it was before. Now if only someone could do the same for the Democrats. Jane […]
How is a dude who can barely talk or think going to hold press conferences? Team Rising reacts to calls for the Biden administration to be more transparent with the public.
“Left foreign policy”: Brown nose neoliberals to the point of eventually drifting into neoconservatism. The Stalinist Left and paleoconservative, Rothbardian libertarian, and (select) Alt-Right sectors are usually pretty good on foreign policy. Virtually everyone else sucks. Three cheers for the mythical Red-Brown alliance! May all of Alexander Reid-Ross’s […]
It’s rather amusing to watch all of these do-gooders begging the ruling class for more crumbs. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the progressive push, particularly from Sen. Sanders, to keep the fight to raise the minimum wage alive.
The last thing either party wants to focus on is bread and butter issues. That’s why they’re doubling down on culture war issues because they hope they can use those as a permanent distraction from issues that actually threaten the class interests of those running both parties.
By Joel Kotkin, Quillette Politicians across the Western world like to speak fondly of the “middle class” as if it is one large constituency with common interests and aspirations. But, as Karl Marx observed, the middle class has always been divided by sources of wealth and worldview. Today, […]
Author and professor at Georgetown University, Trita Parsi, discusses Biden-ordered airstrikes in Syria.
More fragmentation. Journalist Zaid Jilani discusses allegations of racial profiling at Smith College and the investigation that followed.
The Republicans seem to have accepted they are destined to be a permanent minority party, and their strategy is to merely play the role of obstructionists. Saagar Enjeti explains how out of touch Republican lawmakers are with the general public, particularly when it comes to the COVID relief […]
The more conflict between the neoliberals and the Left, the better. And the more in-fighting within both the Left and neoliberals, the better. Krystal Ball outlines how President Joe Biden is slowly losing the support of the left.
Excellent. A fragmented world is our only hope for resisting global technocratic totalitarianism and creating the breathing room needed for the proliferation of the startup societies that will replace the statocratic systems that are currently dominant. Peter Zeihan is president and founder of the firm Zeihan on Geopolitics, […]
Fragment, fragment, fragment… Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to the biggest moments at CPAC this past weekend, including Donald Trump’s first public speech since leaving office.
Based on my own extensive observations of and interactions with people who have been in both camps, I’d say it was usually the same thing on “both sides.” Mostly assholes who just like to fight about shit. I’m also suspicious of anyone who refers to themself as a […]
CPAC is hardly my cup of tea, but I would not be surprised if within a few years CPAC will be getting the same treatment as Alt-Right gatherings. All it would take would be for hotels like the Hyatt to be threatened with riots, arson, terrorism, etc. for […]
By James Bovard, Ron Paul Institute Acrimony and recriminations continue to swirl around the 2020 presidential election. Three out of four Republicans believe that there was “widespread fraud” in the election, while Democrats have sought to turn criticisms of the election into a “Big Lie” heresy against democracy. Senior congressional […]
A good cause. By Victor Koman If you’ve ever heard the words Agorism or Counter-Economics, then you might know that these revolutionary anarcho-libertarian concepts were the brainchild of Samuel Edward Konkin III. I’m Victor Koman, Sam’s friend and ally from 1974 until his unexpected death in 2004. I’m […]
Films Media Group Joe Berlinger explores the effectiveness and justness of mandatory sentencing in a current climate that preaches reform. In Florida, the unintended consequences of mandatory minimum gun laws seem to outweigh its merits as a father is sent to prison for 20 years for “defending his […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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