Is It Revolution?
Riots aren’t a tool for fighting oppression, they are an oppression.
‘Let’s light this candle,’ &c.
A space launch, protests, riots, China, Russia, MAGA, music, and more.
It’s Past Time to Examine How Police Unions Protect Bad Cops
They hide the rotten apples under the guise of privacy protection.
First, Restore Order
The riots only layer another injustice on top of the one done to George Floyd.
No, Martin Luther King Was Not Pro-Riot
To claim otherwise is to pervert the message of his life.
The ‘Very Fine People’ Trap and How to Avoid It Today
There is a time for careful nuance, and then there is a time for the foghorn.
Trump Will ‘Designate’ Antifa a Terrorist Organization
The action would permit the surveillance of Americans in the absence of probable cause.
The Pointlessness of American Racial Politics in Britain
A dangerous myth of shared injustices is bringing America’s race-fueled culture war to Britain.
George Floyd
The President Has the Constitutional Power to Restore Order. He Must Act.
What has happened over the last few nights in major cities of the United States is unacceptable.
Family Medical Examiner Concludes George Floyd Died of Asphyxia, Rules Death a Homicide
The autopsy contradicts the findings of Hennepin County, which did not label the death a homicide.
Tom Cotton Floats Invoking the Insurrection Act to Quell Riots
The Insurrection Act is a law from 1807.
Coronavirus
Sweden’s COVID Death Rate Now Ten Times Higher than Norway’s
According to Worldometers, 435 out of every million Swedes have died from coronavirus, while the virus has killed 44 out of every million Norwegians.
NIH: We Can’t Release Our Papers about the Wuhan Institute of Virology Because of a Pending Investigation
White Coast Waste filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
The Astonishing Hypocrisy on Social Distancing
Now that we have crowds gathering in cities all over the country to protest the death of George Floyd, the talk of the importance of social distancing has almost disappeared in the media.
Election 2020
Trump in Trouble
The president faces a much tougher road to reelection than most seem to think.
Minnesota Riots Hurt Klobuchar’s VP Nomination Prospects, According to Biden Ally
Klobuchar declined to bring charges against multiple Minneapolis police officers involved in shootings during her tenure as attorney for Hennepin County.
Biden Proposes Training Cops to Shoot Attackers in the Leg to Reduce Fatalities
The former vice president was discussing the widespread protests touched off by the killing of George Floyd.
The Latest
Police Disperse Protesters with Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets Outside White House as Trump Addresses the Nation
President Trump promised that he “will fight to protect” the nation in an address from the Rose Garden Monday night as protestors clashed with police less than a mile away ...
Switzerland: A New ‘S’ in ESG?
Politics in Switzerland these days comes with a green tinge.
Biden Staff Donates to Group Paying Bail for Minneapolis Rioters
At least 13 Biden campaign staffers wrote on Twitter on Friday and Saturday that they have donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which says it supports the protesters.
The Pointlessness of American Racial Politics in Britain
A dangerous myth of shared injustices is bringing America’s race-fueled culture war to Britain.
NYC Imposes Curfew, Doubles Police Presence in Face of Expected Riots
The move was made in preparation for another night of violence in the wake of protests surrounding George Floyd’s death.
Most of These Mayors Have Been in Public Office for Decades
Residents of cities like Minneapolis have every reason to be furious with their governors and mayors. But they should ask why these guys were elected.
How Much of a Role Does Race Play in Police Killings?
Here are some of the key studies.
In This Issue
Signatures: A Nourishing Intellectual Feast
A review of Signatures: Literary Encounters of a Lifetime, by David Pryce-Jones.
The White House’s Long History of Internal Feuds
A review of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump, by Tevi Troy.
The Thrill of the Chase
A fence changed the ecology of my two-acre enclosure almost immediately. Then I saw the doe.
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