Oliver Stone, America Firster

At root, Oliver Stone is a patriot who despises the American Empire for corrupting his country, and a far cry from your run-of-the-mill Hollywood liberal.
Bill Kauffman December 4, 2020

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Rod Dreher

Woke Preacher: Live Not By Lies Is ‘Dangerous’

Greg Thompson hated my book. Good: its mission is to warn against thinkers like him
Rod Dreher December 3, 2020

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The Price of New Urbanism: A Hypothesis

Conventional developments enjoy regulatory preference.
Salim Furth December 3, 2020

Barack Obama and the Death of Idealism

Obama's deception and warmongering killed the "hope and change" he promised on the campaign trail. We shouldn't be sad to see them go.
James Bovard December 3, 2020

The Blob is Back and It’s Ready for War

On foreign policy, Joe Biden promises that 'America is back.' What that means in practice is likely to be bad for Americans, and the world.
Doug Bandow December 3, 2020

Scientist, Spy Chief, Apologist for Torture? Meet Biden’s New DNI

Avril Haines created the legal framework for Obama's drone policy, as well as legal cover for CIA agents involved in torture.
Barbara Boland December 3, 2020

There Will Always Be an Andrew Cuomo

An elite flouting the very rules he lays down is a familiar part to play. It's just that usually you don't get an Emmy for it.
Matt Purple December 3, 2020

No American Lives Should Be Lost to Defend Taiwan

A hot war with China over the island would be a military, historic, and strategic disaster for the United States.
Lyle Goldstein December 2, 2020

What TV Can Teach Us About the White Working Class

From Archie Bunker to Shameless, narrative television has often portrayed them sympathetically. But will it still post-Trump?
Ryan Girdusky December 2, 2020

Israel Tries to Kill the Nuclear Deal

Through their efforts to blow up the nuclear deal, Iran hawks in the U.S. and Israel have unwittingly demonstrated the value of keeping it intact.
Daniel Larison December 2, 2020

Has Bibi Boxed Biden in on Iran?

The assassination of a nuclear scientist suggests Israel is determined to apply pressure ahead of a new administration.
Patrick Buchanan December 2, 2020

De-Growth Will Define How We Live in the Future

This is not a depression, but a permanent contraction of the scale and complexity of things. And it might help us cultivate gratitude.
James Howard Kunstler December 2, 2020

Who Funds the Statue-Topplers?

This summer, a prominent statue of Christopher Columbus was destroyed by activist vandals. But this was no spontaneous act of passion.
Declan Leary December 1, 2020

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