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Independence - Would You REALLY Have Rebelled?
- Featured, History, Politics, Uncategorized
- July 4, 2025
For the last quarter-century, nationalism has been in full-fledge retreat. When the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, it marked the end of the Soviet Empire, the Cold War, and the vestiges of nationalism as a political force. A new era of progress, peace, and prosperity had arrived, fueled by unprecedented trade and relative
READ MORERegardless of how one feels about the theory of white privilege, it’s still, for now, just that: a theory. Anti-discrimination laws, on the other hand, are very real. Someone perhaps should remind Madeleine Leader of this fact. Leader, the Democratic National Committee Data Services Manager, reportedly made what is likely a very illegal request in
READ MOREMost Americans oppose communism as a failed and evil system, but their understanding of its mechanisms remains incomplete. When assessing the shortcomings of the Soviet Union, a conservative would be quick to point out the failures of central economic planning; a liberal might criticize the USSR’s militarism; and both would likely condemn its widescale human
READ MOREIn late December, an obscure Brazilian far-right group firebombed the Rio de Janeiro office of the production company behind a comedic Netflix “Christmas special” that portrayed Jesus as gay. A security guard quickly extinguished the blaze, and no one was hurt. Porta dos Fundos, the comedy group behind the film, immediately began casting themselves as
READ MORELast September, scientists announced the discovery of a never-before-seen human relative (hominin), now known as Homo naledi, deep in a South African cave. The site yielded more than 1,500 bone fragments, an astonishing number in a field that often celebrates the identification of a single tooth. That rich fossil cache revealed much about the creatures,
READ MOREPeople love good streets. Americans who visit Europe often spend days simply wandering the winding streets of small towns (like this street in Bayeux, France), taking photographs, shopping in open-air markets, and experiencing a keen enjoyment of spaces—an enjoyment missing from the suburban streets of their own cities and neighborhoods (like this one near my
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