The North Atlantic alliance agreed to step up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific to address a perceived threat from China. The bloc is using a gathering to mark its 75th anniversary to expand its presence in China’s near-abroad, a move sure to anger the...
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The Means of Our Future Horror
by John Weeks | Jul 11, 2024 | Featured Articles
Presidential campaign season is in full heat. Given the vast power of the state, the warring identity lines within our society, and the people’s susceptibility to all manner of propagandistic discourse, it’s looking a lot like midnight in America. Americans consume...
If Joe Biden Isn’t Running the Government, Who Is?
by Connor O'Keeffe | Jul 11, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
After a disastrous debate performance two weeks ago and a weak damage-control interview last Friday, it’s finally become clear to almost everyone that President Joe Biden is not running the federal government. Every four years, we’re supposed to pretend that a single...
Dems to Keep Unconditional Military Aid to Israel in Party Platform
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 10, 2024 | News
A senior Joe Biden administration official explained that the Democratic party has no plans to alter its policy of unconditional arms support for Israel. President Biden has provided Israel with billions of dollars in weapons since October 7, including over ten...
They Will Want Boys and Men again… Anti-War Blog
by Kym Robinson | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog
The war pigs mount one another in squeals calling for blood as the drums of death beat to their cries. They want your boys and men...again. As war looms and imperial ambitions swell, the non-binary, obese, depressed, expecting mothers (or baby carrying persons) and...
War on Gaza Causing Surge in Terrorism Recruiting, Says US Intel Official
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 7, 2024 | News
The State Department’s top intelligence official said that the Israeli war in Gaza is creating fertile recruitment for Islamic terrorist groups. The official, Brett Holmgren, is set for a promotion from State to National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). In an...
We Need Rational Patriotism
by Christopher Coyne and Abigail R. Hall | Jul 4, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
As we observe Independence Day, you will see patriotic displays everywhere. U.S. flags, red, white, and blue clothing, patriotic décor, and calls to appreciate our freedoms will greet us in the news, in stores and restaurants, and even in our workplaces. Some 67% of...
A Social Critique of the Judgment of Imperial Taste
by John Weeks | Jul 3, 2024 | Featured Articles
Taste is existential. For example, if your tastes include Christianity, homesteading, homeschooling, firearms and dining at Cracker Barrel, the “decent and loyal people of America” will fully support the federal government burning your house down with you and your...
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Finland Pokes the Bear
President Stubb in Finland wants to expand the armed forces in Finland. Take a look at Finland on a map. Largest contiguous border with Russia in Europe. A population of 5.6 million. 5.6 million in one of the largest countries in Europe. The international border...
Carrier Follies Continue Apace
The military press seems to be coming around to the conclusion that has been floated here at the Institute for quite some time. The aircraft carrier has seen its time and it is time to retire the tired and anachronistic technology. Poor concepts, design and planning;...
Child Effigies
There was a time when Rebecca Black and her song, ‘Friday’ was a meme. It was popular for millions of people to tease, torment, stalk and threaten the life of a thirteen year old girl because of a music video, the digital mob was hungry for another child effigy to...
The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration's abduction and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old green-card holder and permanent legal resident of the United States, is horrifying not just for him and his pregnant wife, a U.S. citizen, but as a sign of things to come....
Roast in Hell Karl Marx
On this day when Karl Marx became a good communist.
Parenting w/Kyle Matovcik
Kyle joined me to discuss what to expect when becoming a parent. Alp
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