The ‘Will of the People’ Post-Election Horror Show
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In “The Terror of Reconstruction,” Lew Rockwell highlights the dangers of governments seeking to suppress their political opponents by an assault on citizens’ liberties. He draws upon the experience of the South under military dictatorship during the Reconstruction years as an example of what happens when governments embark on social revolution. One tactic described by Rockwell is denying the vote to those who supported their opponents: In the Reconstruction era, practically the entire white population was denied the right to […]
Os estudantes que fizeram a primeira etapa do Enem 2024, neste domingo, 3, se depararam com uma variedade de temas, entre eles, “mudanças climáticas”, “pobreza menstrual” e críticas ao capitalismo. Por fim, os alunos do Ensino Médio tiveram de fazer uma redação a respeito da “valorização da herança africana”. A Revista Oeste consultou o caderno verde divulgado pelo Ministério da Educação (MEC). No total, são seis cores. Conforme o MEC, há ainda provas em azul, amarelo, branco, laranja […]
A parish in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. permitted its extraordinary ministers to wear Kamala Harris campaign T-shirts while distributing Holy Communion at a Sunday Mass immediately preceding Election Day. The Eucharistic Ministers, as well as some lay people attending the Mass who also wore pro-Kamala shirts and hats, apparently were responding to their pastors’ invitation issued the previous week: “Next Sunday, we’re asking you to wear your election apparel.” “Well, it seems that Fr. Ray Moore, the pastor at St. Thomas More, […]
California’s 2024 legislative session has officially adjourned, and it’s time to reflect on the wins and losses that have shaped Californians’ digital rights landscape this year. EFF monitored nearly 100 bills in the state this session alone, addressing a broad range of issues related to privacy, free speech, and innovation. These include proposed standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems used by state agencies, the intersection of AI and copyright, police surveillance practices, and various privacy concerns. While we […]
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out … without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” — H. L. Mencken If the three-ring circus that is the looming presidential election proves anything, it is that the Deep State’s plot to destabilize the nation is working. The danger is real. Caught up […]
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The most-viewed live event of all time was the 2008 Beijing Olymics Opening Ceremony. It pulled roughly 2 billion viewers worldwide, though to be fair, roughly half of that was in China alone. Live Aid in 1985 pulled 1.9 billion, and the FIFA World Cup routinely pulls about 1.5 billion for live telecasts. Note that none of these has any long-term historic value. By contrast, the most viewed podcast episode of all time was the 2018 Rogan/Musk interview, which pulled in 69 million views […]