by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jul 17, 2020 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
The argument over policing policy prompted by George Floyd’s death has reached a contrasting climax: on the one hand, protestors have taken to the streets in numbers not seen since the Civil Rights marches (in the midst of a pandemic, no less). On the other, we...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Apr 24, 2020 | Health, Politics
As the crisis of the Coronavirus threat tests our system, it’s useful to look at the efficacy of our last “Black Swan” crisis: the response to the events of September 11th. The look is depressing. We invaded Iraq in an effort to make them like us:...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 8, 2020 | Culture, Immigration, Not Politics, Opinion, Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a recurring (and likely irregular) series of quick-hits. Because, not everything needs a thousand words. Thanks for reading! Eco-Whiteness I’ve been seeing some buzz lately about how the green movement is so white,...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jan 25, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
Another war, with yet another Middle Eastern adversary, this time Iran, seems closer than ever. Iran’s response to the killing of their hybrid-war-terrorism mastermind, Qasam Soleimani, seems a calculated saving of face, but the bloodshed is unlikely to end...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 21, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
There’s an old gag about and among libertarians – that our favorite pastime is denouncing each other over trivial differences in view or belief. Indeed, no matter how hard I stump for libertarian ideas or for policy movements in the direction of liberty,...
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