Media and Culture
Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy
The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.
Man, Economy, and Tacos: Hispanic Voters and Political Realignment
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jill Biden's "Latinx" outreach and recent polling that illustrates a dramatic shift in political voting patterns.
How Much Did the US Government Pressure Twitter to Ban Alex Berenson?
The American people deserve to know who is trying to shut them up … and why.
The Austrian Economics Meeting Europe Got a Taste of Cancel Culture
Many think cancel culture is an odd particularity of the Anglosphere. Unfortunately, it raised its ugly head at this year's Austrian Economics Meeting Europe held in Lithuania.
Don’t Blame Social Media. Blame the Politicization of Nearly Everything
Although social media is blamed for many social ills, the sickness doesn't come from Twitter or Facebook but from how the ruling classes have politicized life itself.
Independence Day: America’s Subversive Holiday
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss how the state uses holidays as a culture war weapon.
Is Google’s LaMDA Woke? Its Software Engineers Sure Are
One of Google's latest projects has been the development of LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), an artificially intelligent chatbot generator. Alas, Google has created another "woke" monster.
Juneteenth and Secular Holidays as Tools of the Regime
Juneteenth is an example of a fiat holiday, imposed upon the nation by an imperial city to promote a specific cultural agenda.
The Intellectual Incoherence of Conservatism
After World War I, conservatism was transformed from an antiegalitarian, antistatist ideological force into a movement of culturally conservative statists: the right wing of the socialists and social democrats.