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Current Affairs and comment

Kamala’s Values Cudgel

Posted on March 18, 2019 by leslie

Kamala’s Values Cudgel by Ilana Mercer Sen. Kamala Harris talks a lot about “our American values.” Ditto the other female candidates who’ve declared for president in the busy Democratic field. “Our American values are under attack,” Harris has tweeted. “Babies … Continue reading →

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They Shall not Grow Old

Posted on March 13, 2019 by leslie

They Shall not Grow Old A film directed by Peter Jackson, reviewed by Robert Henderson This is a unique film in terms of its making. Peter Jackson has taken contemporary footage from the First World War and coloured the original … Continue reading →

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Ivanka the Terrible

Posted on March 11, 2019 by leslie

Ivanka the Terrible by Ilana Mercer Donald Trump went into a gathering of special interests, on March 6. It comprised Goldman-Sachs Democrat Ivanka Trump, American multinational CEOs like Apple’s Tim Cook and assorted Chamber of Commerce lobbyists. The president of the United … Continue reading →

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Water, in the Leader’s Vision

Posted on March 7, 2019 by leslie

Water, in the Leader’s Vision by Bill Hartley                                                                             There is something reassuring about absolute monarchy. For one thing, the English language newspaper Muscat Daily is free of the usual political discourse. Coming from a Brexit obsessed Britain, this is no bad … Continue reading →

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Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States!

Posted on March 6, 2019 by leslie

Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States!  by Mark Wegierski Magazine: GameFix: The Forum of Ideas (Sacramento, California: Game Publications Group) no 2, November 1994 Game: Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States! enclosed in GameFix The subtitle The Forum of Ideas was dropped … Continue reading →

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Anti-White Politics?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by leslie

Anti-White Politics? by Ilana Mercer Every time a manifestly racist, anti-white event goes down, which is frequently, conservative media call it “identity politics” as in “The left is playing identity politics.” Whatever is convulsing the country, it’s not identity politics. … Continue reading →

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22 July

Posted on March 2, 2019 by leslie

22 July Film (2018) directed by Paul Greengrass, reviewed by Robert Henderson Having adopted the disguise of a policeman, on 22 July 2011 Anders Breivik exploded a bomb near a government building in the Norwegian capital Oslo, killing eight people. He … Continue reading →

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Lara Logan, Touting

Posted on February 24, 2019 by leslie

Lara Logan, Touting By IIana Mercer In 2018, Lara Logan left her perch as foreign correspondent for CBS’s “highest-rated, most profitable and best-known program, ‘60 Minutes.’” She is currently doing the rounds, assuaging ‘conservative’ media’s appetite for celebrity. The latter have … Continue reading →

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The Sex Factor

Posted on February 19, 2019 by leslie

The Sex Factor The Sex Factor: How Women Made the West Rich, Victoria Bateman, 2019, Polity Press, 226pp. Pb, reviewed by ED DUTTON Cambridge University Fellow of Economics Dr Victoria Bateman (born 1979) is notorious for her nude protests. The … Continue reading →

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Grammys: Great Music it was Not

Posted on February 17, 2019 by leslie

Grammys: Great Music it was Not by IIana Mercer I used to respect Lady Gaga. With all her pretentious Yoko Onanisms, Stefani Germanotta (Gaga’s real name) is a hard-working and, at times, polished singer. But to watch Gaga, at the 61st Grammy … Continue reading →

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