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Clarifying the record on Biden "The Deep State finally has a boss." X, in its sloppy yet energetic way, has corrected the Biden campaign for me: While this is not quite how I would put it—it seems like an odd confusion of my 2020 and 2024 endorsements—and I am a radical monarchist, the
IM—1776 Summer Events Come and say 'hi't As some of you know, I am the contributing editor of IM—1776. Last month we held an event with Chris Rufo in New York City to celebrate the launch of ISSUE °IV: Counterrevolution, which featured Rufo’s manifesto, “The New Right Activism.” I had the
Don’t save Democrats from their own campus disaster My dear conservative friends, we need to have a talk. This is more of an intervention than anything else. You must stop protecting institutions that are committed to destroying your way of life. The university system hates you. It always has. It will continue to hate you until it is
A Depoliticized Future There is a common critique of liberalism that runs something like this. All human existence is political. Liberalism attempts to ‘paper over’ the political nature of society. Therefore liberalism denies the basic facts of human nature. I agree with this argument. However, I believe that it is often based on
Biden/Harris 2024 "Without continuity, there is no change." As most longtime readers know, I have endorsed the Democratic candidate in every election since 2008, except 2016—when, for professional reasons, I was not writing. As a lifetime Democrat—and Foreign Service brat—and grandson of progressive Jewish activists from Brooklyn, I was
A civil rights lawsuit exposes anarcho-tyranny in action Federal officials have leveled a discrimination lawsuit at the Sheetz convenience store chain, alleging that the company’s use of criminal background checks as a screening mechanism for employees falls afoul of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although Joe Biden’s Department of Justice says it
Critical Mass Modern cities are a critical mass of different people, competing ideologies and countless manifestations of globalisation that produce chaos and confusion at almost every level. In truth, I had been struggling for an introduction, a logical starting point for this article for days on end and in my own personal
The Road to "De-Flanderization" Weaver's Banquet Talk, April 2024 Here, I am supposed to give a talk on a subject. And I always speculate that, at one of these get-togethers, maybe I should do a deep dive on a particular topic like Bluegrass or my favorite Italian films or the new Dune movie. But
Citizenship and the 2nd Amendment On March 8th of this year, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman issued a ruling. The Obama-appointed judge sided with an illegal immigrant, Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, and held that illegals are protected under the 2nd Amendment and have the right to bear arms. Reactions were mostly boilerplate. Progressives either ignored it or used
Classical liberalism’s excremental excuses According to recent reports, a gay Spanish politician who belongs to the country’s left-wing governing party has been forced to resign after pictures surfaced of the municipal councilor eating his own excrement. While disgusting, the existence of yet another degenerate politician would be unremarkable, if not for the fact
Weekly Highlights From the Japanese Press No. 3 Covering Tokyo Shinbun for March 25 to March 30, Weekly Shincho for March 28, and Weekly Bunshun for March 28 Weekly Highlights From the Japanese Press No. 3 Japan, Past and Present is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid
‘Democracy’ Means Never Having to Hear ‘You’re Fired!’ On fortifying managed democracy from ‘political interference’ I try not to let myself get dragged into writing quick reaction pieces on breaking news or stuff other people write. It’s a bad habit of the internet age. But what can I say, sometimes I just can’t help it. Sometimes
What the left can teach the right about political power Political power is not a toy. It is not a trophy awarded to the winner of the debate club. Power is a game, but it is the game of kings. It is chess, not checkers. If you intend to play the game, you had better come with a serious strategy
Waiting for "Mark Zero" A meditation on a favorite pulp novel I woke up on my birthday to see a bridge collapsing. My wife was watching it on her iPad. "You've got to see this. There's been an accident" she said. I watched the video from start to finish. Then she said in a
Gaza and the laws of war As the father of a toddler, I am obviously distressed to hear that toddlers are being maimed and killed by bombs paid for by my tax dollars. I want this shambolic slaughter-circus to stop. I think every institution involved in it, from UNRWA to the UN to Hamas to the
Richard Dawkins, champion of atheism, mourns Christianity’s decline In a recent appearance, the notorious atheist Richard Dawkins lamented the lost influence of Christianity, going so far as to declare himself a “cultural Christian.” While achieving a level of notoriety for his work in the field of biology, Dawkins became best known for his vocal opposition to religion in
Weekly Highlights From the Japanese Press No. 2 Covering Weekly Bunshun for March 21, 2024 Weekly Highlights From the Japanese Press No. 2 Weekly Bunshun1, March 21, 2024 Issue Self-Immolation in Solidarity with Palestine Machiyama Tomohiro2, like the entire mainstream Japanese press, stands in solidarity with Palestine. But instead of emitting the shrill denunciations that you find elsewhere,