Borders

On the Rio Grande, Commerce Survives by the Honor System

Along the winding trail that leads to the hot springs, there are crafts for sale made by Mexican artisans and a small jar to collect the money. Nobody attends the booth in the daytime, as it would be illegal for someone to cross the river and enter the country without going through proper channels (in fact, it’s unlikely that these artisans have passports). The jar collects money via the honor system, expecting patrons to contribute based on the price tags affixed to the artisan goods.

Hamas to Accept Palestinian State Along 1967 Borders

(MEEHamas is to propose the establishment of a Palestinian state along 1967 borders, after decades of demanding the reclamation of the entirety of historic Palestine, the group confirmed on Thursday.
However, it denies reports that it plans to disown the Muslim Brotherhood, amid suggestions that it is hoping to soften its image in a bid for international legitimacy.

Trump, Post-Modernism, Paradigms & Debating Worldviews

Jay Dyer returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his piece “Why I’m Finally Converted to Pro-Trump.” We talk about how Donald Trump’s election may represent a genuine challenge to globalism and to the entire Enlightenment mythos. Later we discuss Jay’s lecture on Seraphim Rose’s prophetic work Orthodoxy & the Religion of the Future – a book published in 1970s that was critical of the New Age, Eastern mysticism, Illuminism, globalism and called out alien/UFO phenomenon as a psy-op.