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- America has a serious weight problem, but is ‘fat shaming’ the cure?
Americans are born and bred on famous products like Big Macs, Slurpees and Cheetos, to the point that junk food has been elevated to an art form. But in this age of political correctness, is mocking fat people a good idea? - Canada’s furore over Trudeau’s racist problems is only skin deepCanadian premier Justin Trudeau has had to prostrate himself with groveling apologies for past “racist behavior” when, as a younger man, he showed a penchant for donning turbans and skin-darkening make-up for school galas.
- Will Russia be driven from the West? (by Stephen Cohen)American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.
- Washington’s Iran policy is backstreet thuggery masquerading as statecraftThe war drums beating in Washington, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv when it comes to Iran have not been this loud since the lead-up to the war in Iraq in 2003.
- Illiberal Undemocrats say ‘boll**ks’ to the people in the name of ‘liberalism’ and ‘democracy’The Liberal Democrats conference in Bournemouth has shown us where ‘liberalism’ is today, and it’s a pretty dark place. If you have the wrong (i.e. unenlightened) views, the party which preaches ‘tolerance’ will not tolerate you.
- Netanyahu lost Israeli vote, but Palestinians were bound to lose whoever won (by George Galloway)Vladimir Lenin is said to have opined that the only thing certain about British elections is who is going to lose. He meant the British working class, at a time when they were effectively unrepresented in the political system.
- Climate change cultists filling their followers with anxiety: How long before the suicides start?Until recently, climate change was a phenomenon debated by scientists, policymakers, and Greenpeace crusties. But doomsday prophets pushing climate fear into the mainstream have anxious liberals running for professional help.
- Ignorant Iran ‘experts’ just the beginning of Washington’s foreign policy troublesAn explosive essay calling out the lack of legitimate expertise about Iran ought to be a wake-up call for the US foreign policy field. Yet the same problem also affects Washington’s analysis of Russia, China and many other places.
- Britain’s Tory party is heading for extinctionThe ultimate Brexit casualty could very well be Britain’s ruling Conservative Party. Cabinet resignations and the purging of rebel parliamentarians by Boris Johnson point to his party heading for a historic schism.
- US defense failure… Why Washington has to blame Iran over Saudi attacksThe devastating blitz on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry has led to a flurry of accusations from US officials blaming Iran. The reason for the finger-pointing is simple: Washington’s spectacular failure to protect its Saudi ally.
- What the uncanceling of Pepe the Frog – just for HK protests, though – tells us about US mediaHaving written hundreds of articles demonizing the amphibian meme as inherently sinister, news outlets have had to perform a quick 180 now that he has been adopted as the mascot of the Hong Kong protest movement.
- Canada’s furore over Trudeau’s racist problems is only skin deepCanadian premier Justin Trudeau has had to prostrate himself with groveling apologies for past “racist behavior” when, as a younger man, he showed a penchant for donning turbans and skin-darkening make-up for school galas.
- America has a serious weight problem, but is ‘fat shaming’ the cure?Americans are born and bred on famous products like Big Macs, Slurpees and Cheetos, to the point that junk food has been elevated to an art form. But in this age of political correctness, is mocking fat people a good idea?
- Will Russia be driven from the West? (by Stephen Cohen)American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.
- Washington’s Iran policy is backstreet thuggery masquerading as statecraftThe war drums beating in Washington, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv when it comes to Iran have not been this loud since the lead-up to the war in Iraq in 2003.
- Illiberal Undemocrats say ‘boll**ks’ to the people in the name of ‘liberalism’ and ‘democracy’The Liberal Democrats conference in Bournemouth has shown us where ‘liberalism’ is today, and it’s a pretty dark place. If you have the wrong (i.e. unenlightened) views, the party which preaches ‘tolerance’ will not tolerate you.
- Netanyahu lost Israeli vote, but Palestinians were bound to lose whoever won (by George Galloway)Vladimir Lenin is said to have opined that the only thing certain about British elections is who is going to lose. He meant the British working class, at a time when they were effectively unrepresented in the political system.
- Climate change cultists filling their followers with anxiety: How long before the suicides start?Until recently, climate change was a phenomenon debated by scientists, policymakers, and Greenpeace crusties. But doomsday prophets pushing climate fear into the mainstream have anxious liberals running for professional help.
- With Boris Johnson steering Brexit towards disaster capitalism, Scottish indy is a lifeboatWith the fifth anniversary of the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence upon us, for many in Scotland a second referendum cannot come soon enough.
- Ignorant Iran ‘experts’ just the beginning of Washington’s foreign policy troublesAn explosive essay calling out the lack of legitimate expertise about Iran ought to be a wake-up call for the US foreign policy field. Yet the same problem also affects Washington’s analysis of Russia, China and many other places.
- To the people paying $4,200 to see Michelle Obama talk – do you expect her to say anything interesting?Michelle Obama might have been a 'classy' First Lady, but she has rarely done or said anything remarkable or even entertaining. That the media has deified her into the ultimate role model for women is depressing.
- US defense failure… Why Washington has to blame Iran over Saudi attacksThe devastating blitz on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry has led to a flurry of accusations from US officials blaming Iran. The reason for the finger-pointing is simple: Washington’s spectacular failure to protect its Saudi ally.
- I used to think strippers who drug & rob men were scum. Turns out they are ‘empowered feminists’You can enjoy 'Hustlers,' the new film starring Jennifer Lopez, on its own terms. But to celebrate its heroines – based on real-life scammers who victimized people – as feminist role models is twisted and morally bankrupt.
- Ho ho NO! PC Scrooges take their war on Christmas to AustraliaWith the holiday season still three months away, the city council of Perth is gearing up to make this Christmas a more “culturally diverse experience,” which is just woke code for watered down, irrelevant and irreligious.
- Britain’s Tory party is heading for extinctionThe ultimate Brexit casualty could very well be Britain’s ruling Conservative Party. Cabinet resignations and the purging of rebel parliamentarians by Boris Johnson point to his party heading for a historic schism.
- Teach my child acceptance, BBC – but not the unscientific nonsense that is 100+ gendersThe free-spawning new genders are little more than a narcissistic internet meme, indulged by an establishment too scared to cause offense. Treating them earnestly alienates even the tolerant, and has no place in the classroom.
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