President Trump does PR work for Pfizer and contemplates sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. We humans are complex creatures, and we may be subjected to conflicting feelings, loyalties, and motives. The reality of any given situation may be complex and laden with ambiguity, and we may…
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Have the Nuremberg Trials Been Forgotten?
Former chief of Israeli military intelligence, Aharon Haliva, called for the reprisal killing of 50 Palestinians for every one Israeli. This evening I listened to an interview with Professor Jeffrey Sachs in which he quoted a leaked audio recording in which former chief of Israeli military intelligence,…
Climate Lunatics Pass Referendum to Deindustrialize Hamburg
Hamburg is German’s leading industrial city. Its companies add 20 billion Euros in gross value every year. Much of this economic output is related to Hamburg’s happy location on the Elbe and the fact that the city is home to Europe’s third-largest port. All of this has made…
The Year When Everything Happens in No Particular Order
The pool of speculative fervor will be drained, as impossible as that seems in this moment in history. 2025 may go down as The Year When Everything Happened in No Particular Order, tracking William Gibson’s famous line that “The future is already here, it’s just not very evenly…
The Charade of Federal Budgetary Showdowns
The United States government, unable to reach agreement on a budget for the new fiscal year, has been officially shuttered for well over a week. Americans no longer flinch at these showdowns and closures, as what used to be a frightening prospect for Americans has become commonplace. Sure,…
Yes, Trump Can End the Russia–Ukraine War
President Donald Trump, after bringing peace to Gaza, is basking in the unexpected diplomatic success and even getting credit from frequent critics. Certainly, the president deserves praise for pressuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the assault on the strip and get back the hostages. But Trump’s approach…
The Matrix Abides
“[S]omebody once observed that so much of leftism is pretending not to understand things that everyone understands.” — Kurt Schlichter on “X” Of the 251 hostages seized in the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas raid on Southern Israel, 20 came out alive today, all men. None of the captured…
Life After Trump
I’ve been asked to share my thoughts on our movement’s “life after Trump.” The topic is ambiguous, however, because it could mean “after” the beginning or the end of Trump’s current term. Life after Trump’s re-election has been great for White Nationalists, because he’s doing things that…
The Decline of Boys Participating in Youth Sports
Boys are abandoning youth sports at alarming rates—a troubling trend fueled by lockdown fallout, screen addiction, and a culture that’s forgotten how to play for fun. The kids are not alright. Youth sport participation among boys in the United States has been declining rapidly over the…
German Retirement Age to Be Raised to 73
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has given the green light for a gradual increase in the retirement age from 65 to 73. More than a million pensioners in Germany are already choosing to continue working due to insufficient income. Merz made this statement in response to a report…