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Liberalism’s Last Stand — Brexit

March 27, 2019 1

TOM LUONGO When the Soviet Union fell in 1991 Marxism was dealt a near fatal blow. The crown jewel of communism was no more and descended into the worst kind of lawlessness. Francis Fukiyama famously […]

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Unmasking the College-Admissions Fraud

March 21, 2019 0

The real scam has less to do with the wealthy cheaters who got caught than with the university system itself. Heather Mac Donald The celebrity college-admissions cheating scandal has two clear takeaways:  an elite college […]

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Mr MAGA and the end of Western Civilization

March 21, 2019 0

[This column was written for the Unz Review] Folks in the West are taught that their civilization has its roots in ancient Rome and/or ancient Greece. This is more a case of self-aggrandizement than serious historical […]

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Green New Physics

March 20, 2019 0

by Raúl Ilargi Meijer You could probably say I’m sympathetic to the schoolchildren protesting against climate change, and I’m sympathetic to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her call for a Green New Deal. Young people are the future, […]

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Decline of Globalization

March 19, 2019 0

byMish 16 hrs–edited The change in total global exports has now gone negative. Barron’s has an interesting article How Investors Should Navigate Globalization’s Decline. A decadeslong drive toward freer trade across borders has begun to reverse. […]

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Boeing 737 Max Major Design Flaws, Not a Software Failure

March 18, 2019 1

byMish 22 hrs–edited The 737 Max crashes stem from severe design issues and flagrant cost-cutting efforts, not software issues. The Seattle Times reports Boeing’s Safety Analysis of 737 MAX Flight Control had Crucial Flaws. Boeing’s safety […]

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BREAKING: Everyone Who Opposes War Is A Russian Antisemite

March 18, 2019 1

Caitlin Johnstone Washington, D.C. (NNC) — Following the publication of the results of a groundbreaking new study this week, experts are now reporting that every single person who questions western military interventionism is both an antisemitic bigot […]

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Israel Is Not America’s Ally

March 14, 2019 0

By DANIEL LARISON • March 8, 2019,  dnaveh/shutterstock Andrew Sullivan comments on the U.S.-Israel relationship and the role of “pro-Israel” lobbying groups in our politics in a new essay. There are several things that I think Sullivan gets wrong, but […]

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“Now Is the Time of Monsters”

March 13, 2019 0

by Jeff Thomas In ancient Rome, interregnum was the term given to the period between stable governments when anything untoward might occur, and sometimes did – civil unrest, warfare between warlords, power vacuums and, finally, succession wars. But […]

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