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by Andrew Sullivan at The Weekly Dish: Not so long ago, as many of us reeled from the political earthquakes of Brexit and Trump, it seemed sensible for responsible mainstream
Continue readingThe US, UK, EU and Canada Went Far Left on Immigration — and are Paying the Price
Kalpana Jain at The Conversation: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, claimed victory after his political alliance scored a slim majority in India’s recently concluded parliamentary elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party,
Continue readingElections – Ultimately, it’s the Price of Potatoes That Matters
By Heather Green on Tristan Tzara: Survival and “Speaking Alone” at Poetry Foundation: “Speaking Alone” is a translation of the title poem from Tristan Tzara’s French poetry collection, Parler seul,
Continue reading“Speaking Alone”: Silence and Speech in Post-war France
AFP report in Dawn: Critics and rights groups accused Modi of ramping up rhetoric against Muslims to unprecedented levels during his campaign in a bid to mobilise the Hindu majority.
Continue readingWhy Modi and His Party Failed to Achieve a Third Successive Landslide Win
Christopher K. Tong at The Conversation: A recent restructuring of China’s cyberforce and a document leak exposing the activities of Chinese tech firm i-Soon have shed some light on how
by Richard Farr at 3 Quarks Daily: Historians often ask what led to Trump’s landslide victory back in 2024. All those guilty verdicts in the “PornHush” trial certainly helped —
Continue readingLooking Back on the Second Trump Administration
Xi Chen at Aeon: Today, unlike in the 1990s, it is well established that conditions like IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), collectively known as disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs), are real
Continue readingWhy Doctors Dismiss the Gut-brain Relationship
by Liz Wolfe at Reason: On Monday, Anthony Fauci—formerly the chief medical adviser to the president during the COVID-19 pandemic and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director—testified
by Erik Rittenberry at Poetic Outlaws: It’s quiet here in the early morning and no one’s around—just the way I like it. I’m sitting on a bench, sipping black coffee
Continue readingErik Rittenberry: You’re Painfully Alive in a Drugged and Dying Culture
Samuel Kimbriel at Wisdom of Crowds: This week, I’ve been re-reading Better Never to Have Been, a book by the South African Philosopher, David Benatar.The book begins with the following
Liz Wolfe at Reason: President Joe Biden has proposed a ceasefire plan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not yet on board. The key plank in dispute: how much of
William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Will Selber at The Bulwark: Ever since the “Stop the Steal” campaign in the aftermath of the 2020 election, the relentless barrage of election lies
Continue readingDinesh D’Souza’s Movie ‘2,000 Mules’ Retracted, But Still Lodged in Grandma’s Brain