Here are three important lessons for the progressive left to consider now that it is clear the inquiry by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russiagate is never going to uncover collusion between Donald Trump’s camp and the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election.
Painting the pig’s face
När en idé eller kraft i samhället retirerar tenderar andra att fylla dess plats.Låt mig fundera lite om tillståndet för den svenska liberala, demokratiska rättsstaten.Jag är möjligen gammal och gnällig. Men jag tycker mig ha sett den svenska demokratin urholkas med åren. (Och då var den inte i toppskick från början.) Jag tror mig ha uppfattat en tilltagande slapphet vad gäller den demokratiska rättsstatens grundläggande principer.
Richard Houck, author of Liberalism Unmasked, joins Henrik to discuss Trump's State of the Union address, the no-go on the wall and the recent controversy when Muslim Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, drew attention to the influence that AIPAC has on American politicians. We talk about how the Democrat party is turning hard-left and what that means for Israel and those who advocated for the demographic change of America.
The peanut gallery of the House Chamber was in disarray during President Trump’s State of the Union address. The crowd of senators, representatives and their guests featured a bloc of Democrat women senators and congressional members dressed in white, with “ERA” (Equal Rights Amendment) buttons on many of their blouses.
We have so little time, but still the old guard wants to block any possible path to salvation, writes Jonathan Cook. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net A group of 30 respected intellectuals, writers and historians has published a manifesto bewailing the imminent…Read more →
A group of 30 respected intellectuals, writers and historians has published a manifesto bewailing the imminent collapse of Europe and its supposed Enlightenment values of liberalism and rationalism. The idea of Europe, they warn, “is falling apart before our eyes”, as Britain prepares for Brexit and “populist and nationalist” parties look poised to make sweeping gains in elections across the continent.
In relation to our previously published piece about Governor Andrew Cuomo signing abortion into the New York State Constitution, we noted that at the time of the article’s writing, no entities within the Orthodox Church in any jurisdiction issued any kind of statement condemning this law.
Ask any American liberal aged sixty-five and older what they think about Franco, Mussolini, or Hitler and they will vehemently denounce these men as tyrants, murderers, and despots. Ask them what they think about the Vietnam War and they will say it was a tragedy, not only for the Vietnamese, but for the poor American soldiers who were drafted and used as cannon fodder.
