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Putin Beyond the Propaganda
The United States’ recognition of Kosovo has been accompanied by some familiar attacks on Vladimir Putin. According to his critics, the Russian president seeks the Finlandization of Europe and is a grave threat to America. In opposing Russia, Putin's neoconservative and neoliberal enemies have been willing to support the birth of an Islamic state in the newly minted Kosovo and even shelve the war of terror to back Chechen rebels through organizations such as the American Committee for Peace in Chechnya. But beyond the propaganda, Putin's real crime is that he has refused to play by the rules of globalization. In fact, he has done something remarkably, indeed, unheard of in most Western countries—he has sought to enact policies that truly are in Russia's interest. Instead of demonizing Putin, a saner course of action for the U.S. would be to extend the olive branch to Russia and recognize her as a nation of the greater West—a transnational cultural body of which we, too, are a part (or should hope to be.) [Read More]
The Archaeology of Globalism
What is the new religion of globalism? It has become such a pervasive ideology that no single camp exists. Almost all elitists seem to buy into it — whether one is a neoconservative supporting war, a Wall Street investor backing free trade or a Hollywood liberal adopting God knows how many children from around the world — although they disagree on some points. At a minimum, globalism presupposes international integration. Thus, we infer three basic tenets of globalism: (1) interventionist foreign policies, (2) free trade and (3) mass immigration (illegal or legal). [Read More]
The Wrongs of “Rights”
On almost any political topic we can expect these days to find talk of ‘rights’. We hear of human rights, women’s rights, fathers’ rights, civil rights, gay rights, polygamy rights, immigrants' rights, religious rights, animal rights, the right to choose, the right to life, etc. And if a particular right does not now exist, be patient; it is probably only a matter of time before it does. An entire ‘rights industry’ has sprung up. Pick a cause, and someone will find rights to defend therein. Whence does this avalanche of rights come? Prior to the Enlightenment, we heard very little of ‘rights’ as they are now construed. There previously existed natural law, whose legitimacy existed in nature and God. [Read More]
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