Charlie Bertsch / 18 May 2022
The Thomas Mann Mountain
Learning to Read Again
As I made my way up the trail, the late-afternoon sun temporarily muted by clouds, I suddenly realised how strange my situation was.(...)
United States
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John Foster / 13 May 2022
Know It When We See It
George Mosse on Fascism
One of the great ironies of today's politics is that when it comes to fascism, it’s often difficult to know what one is talking about.(...)
Joel Schalit / 10 Apr 2022
The Toxic Brand
Unions scare him the most. Jeff Bezos protest, Berlin. [Joel Schalit]
John Foster / 14 Jan 2022
Communist Artificial Intelligence
Work Without the Worker, by Phil Jones
The robots are coming to take our jobs. Well, perhaps not universally. Truth be told, not everybody thinks it’s a bad thing.(...)
Joel Schalit / 10 Jan 2022
Asylum From Germany
The Coronavirus Shakes
They asked what the purpose of our visit was. “We’re fleeing Germany,” I said, as I handed over our Israeli and American passports. “My wife and I want to apply for asylum.”(...)
John Foster / 07 Jan 2022
The Democrats Fail on Race
The Cruelty is the Point, by Adam Serwer
As a Black man, a Jew, and a journalist, Adam Serwer is a three-time loser to Donald Trump.(...)
Duncan Simpson / 20 Dec 2021
East Meets West (Slight Return)
China’s Social Credit Model, Part II
The most frequent misconception around China’s Social Credit System (SoCS) is to conflate it with their massively more advanced and covert surveillance and security state.(...)
John Foster / 10 Dec 2021
Postmodern Means Today
Everything, All the Time, Everywhere, by Stuart Jeffries
It’s a problem that won’t go away. Separating postmodernism from socialism, particularly the “cultural Marxists” of the Frankfurt School, remains extremely difficult.(...)