Yes, I enjoy watching soccer — go ahead and shoot me. But now that both Team USA and the Netherlands have been eliminated from the World Cup and I have lost all interest in said tournament, it’s time for some cultural reflections instead.
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Can the Left Be Redeemed After Charlie Kirk’s Murder?
I got into an argument with a random person on X (where I lately spend too much of my time, I regret to admit) after having the audacity to “partly agree” with Glenn Greenwald’s take on the awful murder of Charlie Kirk. I did point out in my reply that Greenwald’s equating the Right and Left doesn’t quite pass muster — but the word “partly” set off my hot-headed interlocutor regardless.
Continue readingThe “Manchurian” Candidate
I dislike imprecise analogies. But there’s something profoundly disturbing about the Kamala Harris presidential candidacy.
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