Ron Unz has called economist Jeffrey Sachs a “righteous rogue elephant.” The elephant image is an accurate reflection of Sach’s heft and stature in the world of policy-making public intellectuals, while “rogue” nicely summarizes Sachs’ sudden savaging of the Western oligarchy’s party line on COVID origins and the Ukraine war. While Sachs is a behemoth...
Read MoreWas it a terrifying display of anti-Semitism? A PR disaster? A plot to undermine what’s left of free speech? Or something else entirely? Mainstream media reports on Kanye “Ye” West’s three-hour interview alongside Nick Fuentes on last Thursday’s Alex Jones show—just days after West and Fuentes dined with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago—reported it as...
Read MoreElon Musk restores Donald Trump’s Twitter account, but refuses to unban Alex Jones. Mainstream media crucify Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, but merely grumble at Dave Chappelle. These and other discrepancies raise the question: Who, exactly, is allowed to say what? Elon Musk claims to be a “free speech absolutist.” He says he wants to...
Read MoreAnd possible US (nuclear?) escalation in Ukraine
Is Ye the latest of the African-American heroes who have angered the bullies at the ADL by speaking truth to (Jewish) power? Or have some of his controversial statements been ill-conceived? And is Newsweek ’s assertion that US Troops are Preparing to Attack Russia an exaggeration, or is a nuclear false flag in the works?...
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