The once and future king So let me get this straight. The President of the United States encouraged the Chinese to build concentration camps in Xinjiang. The Chinese built concentration camps in Xinjiang. In response, we complain about human rights violations and launch a cold war that could easily turn into a hot war. Increasingly, I feel that America is […]
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Political and aesthetic preferences The arts are often viewed as being in some sense “liberal”. This could mean many different things. Art might make people more liberal. Liberals might be more likely to make art. Liberals might be more likely to appreciate art. I don’t know enough about music to comment, but I have noticed that liberals are more […]
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Contrarian views 1. The FT reports that we are edging ever closer to WWIII: European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that Russia is plotting violent acts of sabotage across the continent as it commits to a course of permanent conflict with the west.  Russia has already begun to more actively prepare covert bombings, arson attacks and […]
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Nationalism rots your brain I don’t think people realize how profoundly nationalism distorts their view of the world. Consider a recent comment in response to my complaint about people’s obsession with the Gaza War: I suggest you ask a Palestinian for their views. Maybe he was joking, as from a certain perspective this is an amusing response to my […]
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The question is the problem You: What do you think of the Gaza situation? Me: That’s the problem. You: What do you mean? I asked for your view on the situation. Me: My view is that the question you asked is the problem. The problem is that we are asking questions about Gaza. If we were not asking those questions, […]
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