National Review- Quillette
- Stifling Free Speech Online: Australia’s Misinformation Bill April 23, 2024Every censorship regime in history has claimed to be protecting the public. But no regime can have prior knowledge of what is true or good. It can only know what the approved narratives are.Toadworrier
- More People, More Prosperity: The Simon Abundance Index April 22, 2024The Simon Abundance Index 2024 finds Earth’s resources 509% more plentiful than in 1980.Marian L. Tupy
- Erdogan’s Hypocrisy April 22, 2024While routinely declaring that Israel’s behaviour toward Hamas is genocidal, Erdogan has consistently denied the real genocides carried out by Turkey.Benny Morris
- Stifling Free Speech Online: Australia’s Misinformation Bill April 23, 2024
- Jay Nordlinger
- One Green Jacket, Etc. April 23, 2024Reader mail on Condoleezza Rice, Gabrielle Starr, and more.
- ‘Confederate Heritage Month,’ &c. April 23, 2024On the Civil War, Irving Berlin, Norman Podhoretz, Hugh Grant, Liz Cheney, Pete Fairbanks, and more.
- Shouts & Murmurs April 22, 2024On a music podcast, beginning with James P. Johnson and his ‘Carolina Shout.’
- One Green Jacket, Etc. April 23, 2024
Tag Archives: riots
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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A Failure of Governance
“The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.” Mao Zedong “It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.” Edmund Burke … Continue reading
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Tagged defund police, Edmund Burke, governance, Mao Zedong, police, policy, riots
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The Moderate Mr. Biden
Former Vice-President Joe Biden accused federal law enforcement officials of “brutally attacking peaceful protesters” in Portland Oregon. The officers, he said, were operating “without a clearly defined mandate or authority”. He went on to say, without a hint of irony, … Continue reading
The Week Trump Lost the Election
When the history books of the 2020 election are written they will most likely say that this was the week that Donald J Trump lost his bid for re-election. Not because of the economy; not because of the killing of … Continue reading
While America Burns
Perhaps it was inevitable; it’s starting to look like 1968 again. According to press reports, at least 15 of America’s large cities have recently experienced what we decorously refer to as “civil unrest”. Needless to say, politicians—the people who are … Continue reading
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Tagged Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Minneapolis, murder, police, politics, Progressives, protesters, riots
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