The Other 150 States

By Tony Seed In the dead of night, they swept in aboard V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.  Landing in a remote region of one of the most volatile countries on the planet, they raided a village and soon found themselves in a life-or-death firefight. It was the second time […]

The United States of Globalization

An interesting infographic from the Smithsonian Institute indicating where around the world US forces are involved. See an enlarged version here. By Stephanie Savell and 5W Infographics Smithsonian Magazine Less than a month after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, U.S. troops—with support from British, […]

The Empire is Cracking

One thing I really like about Peter Zeihan’s geopolitical analysis is that it is non-ideological. It’s not about taking anyone’s side as much as saying, “Like it or not, this is what is happening. Make of it what you will.” One of the best things about Zeihan is […]

Facebook’s new un-elected censorship board

Big Tech brings back the censorship boards that existed before the civil rights revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, and which still exist in some places. Research Director of the American Economic Liberties Project Matt Stoller explains why Facebook decided to elect their own independent appeals board to […]

Amy Chua, “Political Tribes”

Her comments about 30 minutes into this are on the money. She points out that US politics has become divided into competing coalitions of “tribes” who think they are oppressed and under attack, but who regard “the other side’s” claims of being oppressed as ridiculous. She also points […]

People With Extreme Political Views Have Trouble Thinking About Their Own Thinking

Having dealt with nutbag “extremists” (left, right, religious, countercultural) my entire life, I generally agree with the arguments of this article. But a major qualification involves the need to reject the view that holding “centrist” views reflect psychological “normality,” while holding “extremist” views reflects abnormality. As Caitlin Johnstone […]

How White Democrats Moved Left

The social science research that Brooks (another neocon dumbass former Bush apologist) cites in this article confirms what I have long suspected, which is that issues like race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, culture, religion, immigration status, etc. as not nearly as divisive as beliefs that people hold ABOUT these […]

Kung Fu Pussy Penetrator

It’s pretty sad that both this year’s election and the 2016 election amounted to putting a credibly-accused rapist or sexual assaulter in the White House, whether Joe Biden, Donald Trump, or what would have been the return of Bill Clinton as First Husband.

Words of Wisdom

“Any meaningful revolution would be, as a revolution, populated by idiots. You could have clever leadership, a clearly communicated message and you would still have millions of stupid followers with all kinds of silly ideas you don’t agree with. Exclude all but the purest of heart and you […]

The Divided States of America

An interesting Amy Chua interview from Canadian television in 2018. Author and scholar Amy Chua talks to Steve Paikin about her latest book, “Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations.” She discusses how American foreign policy has ignored the internal ethnic divisions in countries and conflicts […]