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MAY 14. 2025

The Myth of the Marxist University

Academia is not full of radicals. There just aren’t many Republicans, perhaps because Republicans despise the academy’s values of open-mindedness and critical inquiry.

MAY 12. 2025

How to Fight Fossil Fuel Propaganda

From denialism to "doomerism" to downplaying the effects of the crisis, climate propaganda is all around us. Genevieve Guenther explains how to counter such propaganda with effective talking points.

MAY 9. 2025

George Santos Was Hardly The Biggest Crook in the U. S. Government

The serial scammer and ex-Representative is heading to prison. But can we really call this justice when far worse people are walking freely around the halls of power?

MAY 8. 2025

The Wall Street Journal Admits It: Capitalism is a Miserable Tyranny

The “free market” workplace subjects people to an ugly, naked hierarchy. It doesn’t have to be that way.

MAY 7. 2025

The Political Perils of 'Common Sense'

Historian Sophia Rosenfeld discusses the history of the idea of "common sense" and how it can be used in politics both to help us sharpen our inquiry into something and to make us accept the contentious policies of authoritarian rulers.

MAY 6. 2025

Douglas Murray’s “Expertise” Is a Sham

In “On Democracies and Death Cults, ” Murray offers a straightforward “good versus evil” account of the Israel-Palestine conflict. He does this by excluding every piece of information that undercuts his thesis and even spreading outright falsehoods.

MAY 5. 2025

Pseudo-Archaeology, UFOs, and the Need for Authentic Skepticism

To distinguish the truth from bullshit, rational skepticism is required. This is not the same as contrarianism, conspiracy theories, or a blanket refusal to accept any and all sources of authority and expertise.

MAY 3. 2025

Truth and Lies About the Gaza Protests

Two new documentaries tell very different stories about the campus protest movement for Palestine. In “October 8,” we’re told the protests are cesspools of antisemitic hate. But in “The Encampments, ” we learn just how wrong that is.

APRIL 30. 2025

David Hogg Is Not a Threat to the Democratic Establishment

The Vice Chair of the DNC wants to primary incumbents who are “asleep at the wheel” but still backs Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi. He’s offering the appearance of change without the substance.

APRIL 29. 2025

The Corruption of Politico

The popular political journalism website broadcasts shady sponsored content from the health insurance, finance, fossil fuels, and weapons industries. It openly allows the world’s worst companies to produce fake news stories under the Politico brand.

APRIL 28. 2025

How Joe Biden Gave Us a Second Trump Term

Branko Marcetic, a leading Bidenologist, looks back over Joe Biden's presidency, from the success of the pandemic welfare state to the utter disaster of his foreign policy.

APRIL 25. 2025

Against Corporate Food

Corporations are the driving force behind what we eat and drink every day. But corporate food is bland food and often comes to us in forms that are convenient but not the most enjoyable or healthy to eat.

APRIL 24. 2025

The Healthcare Crisis is the Key to a New Populist Left

Working at a rural emergency room in El Centro, California, I’ve seen firsthand how broken America’s for-profit healthcare system is. A populist Left that makes health its signature issue would be a powerful force.

APRIL 23. 2025

How We Reached Carmageddon

Cars are deadly, inefficient, and climate-killing. Cars aren't inevitable, and they are standing in the way of a better, transit-friendly future for our country.