“The concept that there are problems with the world we need to address, such as social justice; I’m totally down with that. However, I don’t agree with the methods that are used in order to reach this goal – shutting down people, cancelling people. There’s a lack of mercy, a lack of forgiveness. These go … Continue reading Nick Cave on ‘Woke’
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US Approves Google Plan To Let Political Emails Bypass Gmail Spam Filter
"The US Federal Election Commission approved a Google plan on Thursday to let campaign emails bypass Gmail spam filters. The FEC's advisory opinion adopted in a 4-1 vote said Gmail's pilot program is permissible under the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations "and would not result in the making of a prohibited in-kind contribution." The FEC said Google's … Continue reading US Approves Google Plan To Let Political Emails Bypass Gmail Spam Filter
America’s Modern Character: Paranoid Loser
"[Columbia professor Adam Tooze, writer of the definitive forensic analysis of the 2008 financial crisis in Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World,] does not buy the line that America is roaring back at the head of a resurgent West, even if the autocracies have suffered a crushing reverse over recent months. … Continue reading America’s Modern Character: Paranoid Loser
Woke or Witch-Hunt?
"At the protest, I met Tulsi Patel, a postdoc at Columbia. Patel tells me about a new bullying policy at Columbia, which she helped to write, to deal with “power-based harassment” that doesn’t fall into the already illegal categories like sex and race-based harassment. “We recommended calling it the Office of Conflict Resolution, just to … Continue reading Woke or Witch-Hunt?
Why is Ukraine the West’s Fault?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JrMiSQAGOS4&ab_channel=TheUniversityofChicago This is not a view you see in Western media. So, I thought I might point to it as something to consider.
Insiders & Outsiders
"There are two kinds of political actors in this world: insiders and outsiders.Outsiders are free to speak their truth, Summers explains. But the price of such freedom is irrelevance in the halls of power. Insiders, by contrast, have a seat at the table where history is made. But to keep those seats, they must take … Continue reading Insiders & Outsiders
The New York Times Problem, Exhibit: Abortion
"The Supreme Court seems all but certain to rewrite the country’s abortion laws when it rules in coming months on a case from Mississippi. But the real-world effects of that ruling will differ enormously depending on how far the justices go.In one scenario, only a small share of abortions now being conducted in the U.S. … Continue reading The New York Times Problem, Exhibit: Abortion
The Attack: Before, During and After
"President Donald Trump’s assault on American democracy began in the spring of 2020, when he issued a flurry of preemptive attacks on the integrity of the country’s voting systems. The doubts he cultivated ultimately led to a rampage inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob came within seconds of encountering Vice … Continue reading The Attack: Before, During and After
Mass Movements & Affinity Groups
"You don’t have to have a deep and intimate knowledge of the left or any of its manifestations to be part of its future. If you disagree with my values, if you think the left should change from what it has been, the path is simple: do the work. Convince people. Convince me. Organize. Get … Continue reading Mass Movements & Affinity Groups
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