Michael Rectenwald

Michael Rectenwald is an author of 11 books, including the most recent, Thought Criminal. He was Professor of Liberal Arts at NYU from 2008 through 2019.

Jodi Shaw’s battle with Smith College may be ending, but the war against Critical Race Theory has just begun Opinion
The former employee's battle against the Massachusetts based school is a sign of the times and, hopefully, of things to come. It’s long past time this pernicious ideology got the scrutiny and repudiation it so richly deserves.
Feb 25, 2021 20:47
If, as the Buddhists suggest, we should ‘drive all blames into one,’ we may as well blame the Great Reset for our dystopia Opinion
The Great Reset is on everyone’s mind – or should be. It can be blamed for woke madness, cancel culture, Covid lockdowns, Antifa/BLM riots, Big Tech censorship, and the endless propaganda coming out of mainstream media.
Feb 21, 2021 11:59
The American establishment has lost its mind in its obsession with trying to discredit Trumpism Opinion
An appallingly biased new article on Trumpism in Foreign Affairs shows that if the American establishment was an individual, it would be diagnosed as clinically insane, likely suffering from delusions of persecution and paranoia.
Feb 12, 2021 14:09
Reparations to descendants of slaves is right if it comes from the descendants of slaveholders, whether white or black Opinion
Calls for reparations to blacks in America are based on the notion of collective white guilt. But collective guilt is a false notion and would violate the property rights of those whose ancestors gained nothing from slavery.
Feb 8, 2021 20:29
If Black Lives Matter wins Nobel, it should be renamed to ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Prize Opinion
While 2020 may be remembered as the year Orwell turned over in his grave – and also the year deemed the perfect "match" for Satan – 2021 might well be remembered for the year Alfred Nobel did back flips in his.
Feb 3, 2021 12:44
The ‘democracy’ and ‘unity’ of Biden’s inaugural address have fine print: ‘After dissent is silenced’ Opinion
On a cold, dark, winter day, Joe Biden spoke to a small crowd after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America. The euphemisms of his inaugural speech are lost on a great number of Americans.
Jan 20, 2021 20:51
79% of Americans think the US is falling apart. That’s no surprise when one half of the country wants to crush the other Opinion
Both Democrats and Republicans think America is disintegrating. But the newspeak narrative says that Trump and his supporters must be cleansed from the nation before it can heal. This totalitarian mindset could be the US’ undoing.
Jan 15, 2021 17:27
Capitol riot spells the end for Trump with the Republicans. But he’s still a hero to many, so why not start a party of his own? Opinion
President Trump is being vilified for events in Washington yesterday and his future is unclear. But with a massive base of followers to call on, he can still play a hugely influential role in US politics – if he wants to.
Jan 7, 2021 16:00
Caged by lockdowns & curfews, flocks of people & businesses are fleeing California Opinion
Compounded with the exorbitant real estate prices, gouging tax rates, and a prohibitive cost of living, the draconian Covid-19 restrictions have made Californication all but untenable.
Dec 24, 2020 14:50
Time for a divorce? The US is so bitterly divided between red & blue factions that some want it to split into two nations Opinion
While my country’s currently the Dis-United States of America, calls for it to be broken up into a Republican-dominated state and a Democrat-dominated one are so radical that it’s difficult to see how it could be implemented.
Dec 5, 2020 14:51

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