Return of the White Man's Burden
Just as in a previous age of colonialism, today's neo-imperialists justify themselves in terms of "uplifting" inferior foreign peoples.
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The Covid Pro-Infection Lobby and Its Relentless Campaign Against Public Health
As documented in Jonathan Howard’s “Everyone Else is Lying to You,” the same pro-infection lobby that battled each covid mitigation measure now seeks to blame health agencies and vaccines, not the virus, for the nation’s devastating rates of excess death.
The Imaginary "War on Science"—and the Real One (Half the Answer #56, with Nathan Oseroff-Spicer)
Trent and Caitlin talk with philosophy of science expert Nathan Oseroff-Spicer about his review of the book "The War
Merry Christmas, I Don’t Want to Fight: Trump’s White House UFC Event and the Politics of Violence
Donald Trump is seeking to elevate America’s most violent professional sport to an emblem of national identity.
Reviewer Judge Words in Book: Bronze Age Mindset, Reviewed
We can be more and better than conquerors and thieves.
Why Did the Soviets Fail? (Neon Liberalism #57, with Yakov Feygin)
As we stand on the brink of a new Cold War, it's time to look back at the
What Do Republicans Know? (Half the Answer #55, with Matthew Sheffield)
Caitlin and Trent talk with Matthew Sheffield about his experiences as a former Republican strategist and the information he wants
China Between Ogre and Olympus
China may well become the singular Olympus that all mere mortals look up to, but so long as this Olympus is home to Ogres it will struggle to compel the allegiance of the wider world.
The Editors' Chat #9
The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, right wing entryism, caveman accents, and more.
A Tent Big Enough for Bigots but Too Small for Critical Race Theory
Like so many of critical race theory's detractors, Matthew Yglesias fails to engage with the actual scholarship.
