Fate of the West
Where Western civilization is headed. History, demography, culture and power, with serious attention to both decline and renewal.
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Something Like Sabotage
How should Ukraine respond to America’s treachery?
There Are Limits to Incompetence
The MAGA jabronis have failed to bring about ‘the golden age.’
Everything rhymes with porcelain
A pricey kitchen stove left Charles C Mann with a question: what on earth is Dekton?
Josh Frydenberg on Bondi, Antisemitism and A Grateful Son
Josh Frydenberg was Treasurer of Australia from 2018 to 2022 and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, steering the economy through the pandemic. For 12 years he held the Melbourne seat of Kooyong, until he lost it to an independent at the 2022 election. His mother was born in Budapest in 1943, survived the Holocaust as a baby, and arrived in Australia as a stateless refugee.
The Problem With Homeownership
A few days from now, my adopted hometown of Vancouver in British Columbia is going to elect a new mayor and council. The low turnout in municipal elections here skews toward affluent owners of detached houses who pay the most property tax and grumble about it. Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC (“A Better City”) party, who won the 2022 election, understand their base: they froze property taxes this year after abolishing the living wage for city employees.
The Feminism Debate
“Women should have control over their bodies, and 81 percent of Americans agree that [abortion] decisions should stay between a woman and her doctor, not the government, and not you.” Progressive writer Deja Foxx challenges conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey’s stance on abortion. Find the debate at TheFP.com or on Paramount+.
Religious Groups’ Midterm Preferences
Religion & Public Life A weekly digest of the Center’s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions Pew midterm poll: Catholics prefer Democratic House candidates by 3-point marginOct. 13 – EWTN The Trump administration’s cosmic battleOct. 11 – The New York Times * In the
Student Protests Are Making Their Mark on Serbia’s Election
Sitting in the trashy garden of a café frequented by students near an iconic Belgrade market, we are, naturally, discussing the elections. A somewhat hippieish father of a friend complains that the situation is terrible, that he’s never seen such polarization, and that decades-old colleagues are barely on speaking terms. He tells me he tried to lighten the atmosphere, joking “Guys, I am neutral, you can relax, you can all be yourselves with me.” His remark didn’t sit well with either camp.
498 — More From Sam: Bond Villains, Useful Idiots, Firing Squads, and More
In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events. They discuss Alex Gibney's documentary on Elon Musk, Dara Horn's insights into antisemitism, the Democrats' Hasan Piker problem, Abdul El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani, the Pentagon's plan to livestream a military execution, Trump's $5,000 voter promise, tech leaders' capitulation to Trump, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
Winnie-the-Pooh’s Most Important Lesson
Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100 today. Actually, that’s not quite true. Yes, A.A. Milne’s beloved book Winnie-the-Pooh, with equally beloved illustrations by E.H. Shepard, was first published on October 14, 1926. But the eponymous bear first appeared by name in a short story—illustrated by J.H. Dowd rather than Shepard—that Milne then expanded into the first chapter of what quickly became and has remained a classic of children’s literature.
Appendix: Who Is Part of an Online Community?
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
About a Third of Americans Have Left an Online Community
Online communities can draw people in with shared interests, support or a sense of belonging. But for some Americans, these spaces aren’t forever, according to a new Pew Research Center survey from the Pew-Knight Initiative. About a third of U.S. adults say they have ever left an online community, according to the survey conducted May
Online Communities Rarely Focus on Politics, and Many Say It Should Stay That Way
Politics can find a way into online communities, whether they are focused on politics or built around other topics from neighborhoods to parenting. But a new Pew Research Center survey from the Pew-Knight Initiative finds that politics is not a big driver of conversation in the online communities people visit most. And a majority don’t
Online Community and Connection in America
Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults are in an online community. These virtual third spaces can take many forms, like Facebook groups, online video games or fandom forums on Reddit.
Obviously The Knicks Should Not Visit the White House. Why Is This Even a Discussion?
The Knicks shouldn’t let their legacy include genuflecting to Donald Trump, one of the most hated figures in the very city printed on their jersey. New Yorkers deserve better.
How Charles Manson Became a Hero of the American Far Right
The person most responsible for the recognition of Charles Manson as a quasi-icon of the twenty-first-century radical right is James Mason. Born in 1952, Mason is a lifelong white supremacist activist who joined George Lincoln Rockwell’s American Nazi Party as a teen, then Joseph Tommasi’s more radical National Socialist Liberation Front, then became even more extreme after he took over that party’s newsletter, Siege (1980–86).
Joe Biden’s Team Is Rewriting Its History on Gaza
After three years of slaughter in Gaza, some leading officials of the Biden administration are trying to justify their record. Figures like Antony Blinken and Brett McGurk have been on media tours recently giving their version of the story. Meanwhile, Akbar Shahid Ahmed has been working to provide a serious account of what really happened.
When Being Wrong Doesn’t Matter
The GOP has entered its post-embarrassment era.
The Moral Bankruptcy of Livestreaming An Execution
A former military intelligence official has a message for the Pentagon.
Trump just shattered the West’s Russia alliance - Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts
📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/4cfaeH0 In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect Trump’s Russian diesel deal to expose the collapse of Western unity, while debunking the myth of French fiscal incompetence to reveal why France’s €3.6 trillion debt crisis is a structurally inevitable flaw of the euro. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/the-western-alliance-is-fracturing/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Advertise on UnHerd @ zoe.white@unherd.com Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv #UnHerd #France #Russia
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