National Review- Quillette
- Master of Cinema April 17, 2025Éric Rohmer’s films demand patience and close attention, but they are immensely rewarding for those able to tolerate the absence of spectacle.Jaspreet Singh Boparai
- Does TED Still Make Sense? April 17, 2025Last week’s TED Talks in Vancouver featured dozens of brilliant speakers. But the earnest belief that big new ideas can save humanity from itself now feels painfully dated.Jonathan Kay
- Fania Oz-Salzberger on Israel’s Current Turmoil April 16, 2025Israel is a struggling, desperate, deeply flawed liberal democracy.Maarten Boudry
- Master of Cinema April 17, 2025
- Jay Nordlinger
- True to the Last April 18, 2025On two Reaganite judges: Royce C. Lamberth and J. Harvie Wilkinson.Jay Nordlinger
- Ukraine, Putin, and Us April 18, 2025On Russia’s Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Trump’s response, etc.Jay Nordlinger
- Germans in Carolina, &c. April 18, 2025On international trade, the other ‘BLM,’ a late conductor, the American Revolution, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- True to the Last April 18, 2025
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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