Whittaker Chambers tried to warn us Paul Baumann I recently read Sam Tanenhaus’s excellent new biography of William F. Buckley Jr., the conservative hero who, as the subtitle of the book acknowledges, was the voice and guiding light of the political “revolution that changed America.” The impressive, talented, and endlessly combative group of editors Buckley initially gathered… Read More From Ayn Rand to Donald Trump
NB: Most of what this author writes is rational and humane. The violent attacks on Jewish Americans simply for being Jews is a horrible crime. The concepts of collective guilt and the inter-generational transfer of guilt are poisonous doctrines. Antisemitism is one of these, and began as a Christian form of bigotry. Its roots lie… Read More You can oppose Israel’s policies without killing Jewish people
Our lives are blighted by illegal settlements, and Israel has just approved 22 more. Without concrete action, we will be erased Issa Amro Each of the 22 illegal settlements approved by Israel last week is another nail in the coffin of the peace process, hammered in by the complicity of western governments and corporations. Israeli settlements are… Read More I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I’m relying on you to act
NB: An important interview about an important book. DS Documents unearthed by Robert Parry and reported in an article entitled When Israel/Neocons Favoured Iran show that Israel’s Likud government of Menachem Begin became an important source of covert arms supplies to Iran after Iraq invaded Iran in 1980, with the profits being invested in Jewish… Read More The People First: Rohini Hensman on Democracy, Resistance, and the Global Left
Sushant Singh NB: Anyone interested in a sober analysis of recent events will gain by reading this article. It contains neither drama nor hysteria, but straight talk – whether or not we agree with this or that feature of the analysis. Unfortunately sobriety and truthfulness have disappeared from the mainstream media. Thanks are owed to… Read More Vermillion Lines
First posted June 28, 2020 It is hard to escape the feeling that this is a uniquely humiliating moment for America. As citizens of the world the United States created, we are accustomed to listening to those who loathe America, admire America, and fear America (sometimes all at the same time). But feeling pity for… Read More Tom McTague: The Decline of the American World
George Monbiot – Ayn Rand: A Manifesto for Psychopaths Her psychopathic ideas made billionaires feel like victims and turned millions of followers into their doormats. I wonder how many would continue to worship at the shrine of Ayn Rand if they knew that towards the end of her life she signed on for both Medicare… Read More George Monbiot – Ayn Rand: A Manifesto for Psychopaths / Paul Krugman explains why Ayn Rand’s libertarianism is absolutely deadly
As the administration continues to exploit antisemitism to arrest protesters and curb academic freedoms, more American Jews are saying ‘not in my name’… “As a Jewish person, I’m really appalled at the idea that they are trying to make it sound as if opposing genocide is somehow antisemitic,” said Josh Dubnau, a professor who received… Read More Jewish organizers are increasingly confronting Trump
Experts establish four themes to the misinformation contained in videos with a #mentalhealthtips hashtag More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds Rachel Hall Thousands of influencers peddle mental health misinformation on social media platforms – some out of a naive belief that their personal experience will help people, others… Read More Most common mental health misinformation on TikTok
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