by Henry Oliner | Nov 10, 2024 | Politics
I confess that while I was not surprised to see Trump win I remain stunned at the degree he won and the gains he made across nearly every demographic group, especially given everything that was thrown at him. How Trump Won: McDonalds Garbage Joe Rogan Butler, PA Class...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 4, 2022 | Politics, Progressivism
From Why The Experts are Losing by Malcom Kyeyune at Unherd: We tend to characterise totalitarianism as a top-down affair, where the state controls the thoughts and actions of its citizenry according to the whims of some politburo. But in the West today, the project...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 7, 2022 | Media
When the news media or echo chamber of social media blocks someone who offers an opinion they deem ‘dangerous’ they do not silence them, they amplify them for two reasons. The first reason is that they can find outlets elsewhere they can not control. Joe...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 27, 2020 | Politics, Progressivism
The Progressive Era (1890-1920) arose to address great social changes from industrialization, immigration, and urbanization. Efforts to address worker safety, child labor, consumer protection and the effect on concentrations of wealth on the political process were...