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- A Cartoonish View of History April 23, 2025Joe Sacco’s graphic works provide vivid and moving depictions of the terrible suffering in the Strip. But his accounts of the causes of that suffering are simplistic and one-sided in the extreme.Benny Morris
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- Have We Forgotten Weimar? April 22, 2025This is not the first time Germany has resorted to censorship in the mistaken belief that the state can contain dangerous ideas. The last time they tried this, it facilitated the rise of the Nazis.Jay Sophalkalyan
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- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025On the nomination of Jimmy Lai, Ilham Tohti, and others for the Nobel Peace Prize.Jay Nordlinger
- Where honor rules, &c. April 22, 2025On golf, the American order, Trump’s fitness, the city of Cleveland, Al Capone, Leonardo da Vinci, and more.Jay Nordlinger
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Tag Archives: BLM
St. Andrew Gets Caught or Why Did it Take so Long?
Back on January 28, 2021, Letitia James, New York State Attorney General released a blistering report documenting the Cuomo administration’s undercount of nursing home deaths as a result of Covid-19. Recall that Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive requiring nursing … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Cuomo, BLM, COVID19, Murder Rates, Progressives
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The Sociology of Mobs
The video below, published by Reason Magazine, provides some insight into what is going on in Portland, particularly with respect to the motivations of participants.
Biden Against Violence. Sort Of.
Former Vice-President Joe Biden is about to unleash a huge ad buy decrying violence in general, but not in particular. The reason is obvious. Polling indicates that he is being hurt in swing states where support for Black Lives Matter … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Democratic, Donald Trump, election, NY Times, Republican, violence
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Truthful Lies
Sometimes lies tell the truth, however inadvertently. Ever since May when George Floyd was killed while in police custody there have been waves of protest in America’s cities, often spilling into violence. The violence has not been random and sporadic. … Continue reading
Mostly Peaceful Protests
“Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play?” Spurred by the killing of George Floyd while in police custody, protests against police violence—defined as the unjustified use of force—have erupted across America. These protests are invariably described … Continue reading
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Tagged BLM, George Floyd, police, politics, protest, riots, suburbs, urban affairs, violence
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Propaganda as Thought
In an era where bumper sticker slogans substitute for thought, the master propagandists of the BLM Movement have learned their craft well. Plenty of otherwise sensible people have signed on to the sentiment without understanding what they have actually signed … Continue reading
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Tagged back lives matter, BLM, John Stossel, Marx, Marxist, racism
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We’ve Seen this Movie Before
By now it should be clear to all sentient beings that protests over the killing of George Floyd have been hijacked by left wing radicals. Moreover, they (the radicals) mean to transform America by any means necessary, including the use … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill de Blasio, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Herbert Marcuse, Marxist, Progressives, SDS, Students for a Democratic Society, Weather Underground, Weathermen
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