While Europe has convinced itself it always was and always would be the “pet child” of its American caretaker, because: Let me expand on European values. In Germany and the Netherlands, they’ve legalized drugs and prostitution, and many men are addicted to pornography and don’t see anything wrong with it. They don’t follow a religion;...
One explanation for why European nations rose to global prominence rather than the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is offered by Jared Diamond in his book ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’. He argues that Europeans had an early advantage thanks to their domestication of large mammals, which brought them into close contact with animals and thus...
Universalism claims there are certain values that apply everywhere, to everyone, at all times. It sounds noble. Who wouldn’t want timeless moral truths? But when you look closely, you see that “universal” usually just means “whatever happens to be the current values of a certain society, right now.” Those values change over time, and they...
Western academia often prides itself on objectivity, critical thinking, and cultural sensitivity. Yet, when it comes to Islam, many so-called “experts”—armed with university titles and an air of authority—display a shocking level of ignorance, bias, and outright hypocrisy. These scholars, who would never dare to mock Christian doctrines with the same condescension, feel entitled to...
In theory, civil servants swear an oath to the constitution, provide honest counsel, and act with integrity. In practice? They quickly learn the unspoken rule: loyalty gets rewarded, effectiveness gets you transferred. This isn’t some unique pathology – from Zimbabwe to the U.S., almost every bureaucracy eventually prioritizes political alignment over factual accuracy. The Legal...
“What’s going on?” We crave a simple narrative, a clear trajectory that allows us to grasp the present and confidently predict tomorrow’s headlines. Wouldn’t that be comforting? This desire for straightforward answers, the belief that truth is singular and knowable, defines a positivist worldview. It sounds logical, a yearning for order in a seemingly ordered...
Last week, the world held its breath as Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping tariff plan—a move poised to upend global trade and redraw economic power dynamics. A flat 10% tariff on all nations, coupled with punitive “reciprocal” tariffs targeting 60 countries, sent shockwaves through established alliances. European politicians predictably decried the move as erratic, attributing...
President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff regime, targeting nearly every major trading partner of the United States. The list, displayed in the White House Rose Garden, imposes aggressive new duties on imports, ranging from 10% on allies like the UK and Australia to a staggering 49% on Cambodia and 50% on Lesotho. The...
The United States is considering using blockchain technology for humanitarian aid distribution. Not a bad move—but a critical question remains: What currency should be used? The Currency Dilemma: Digital Dollar or Crypto? The most logical choice would be a U.S. digital dollar—a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Unlike China’s digital renminbi, however, the U.S. has yet to...
If modern discourse is to be believed, Milton Friedman was not a “neoliberal” at all—at least not in the way the term is thrown around today. He is routinely portrayed as a dogmatic apostle of greed, a laissez-faire fundamentalist who saw profit as the sole purpose of human existence. This cartoonish depiction stems largely from...
“The Religion of Consumerism and Moral Decay in the Modern World” In the modern world, consumerism has reshaped societies and left in its wake a trail of moral decay. As humans we are notorically weak, and we buy all too quickly into the “must-have” and “must-have-more-than-others” ideology, thereby sustaining the system. The symptoms of this...
ETFs: The Illusion of Safety and the Erosion of Responsible Ownership Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) had become the darlings of the modern investment world—but surprise! As markets took a hit in recent weeks, uninformed “investors” suddenly looked bewildered: “What if my ETF goes bankrupt?” Well, this most likely won’t happen, as an ETF is a product,...
One explanation for why European nations rose to global prominence rather than the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is offered by Jared Diamond in his book ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’. He argues that Europeans had an early advantage thanks to their domestication of large mammals, which brought them into close contact with animals and thus...
Once, the Arab world stood tall. In the 1950s and 60s, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s voice thundered across the region, igniting the flames of Pan-Arabism. The 1970s shimmered with cultural brilliance – Fairuz’s voice echoed from Beirut, Umm Kulthum’s anthems stirred souls, and Arab cinema, led by visionaries like Youssef Chahine, captivated the world. Intellectual giants...
The World’s Failure to Accept Jewish Refugees (1933-1941) Until 1941, the Nazi regime sought to make Germany’s Jewish population emigrate rather than kill them – the systematic extermination would come later. Why did this mass emigration fail? It ultimately failed for one simple reason: almost no country was willing to accept Jewish refugees in meaningful...
The Haavara Agreement (1933-1939) Up until 1941, the Nazi regime sought to make Germany’s Jewish population emigrate rather than kill them – the systematic extermination would come later. Why did this mass emigration fail? Simply put: nobody wanted to take in German Jews… Read more on this here. However, one group would actively welcomed them:...
The Forgotten Refuge: Jewish Life in the Middle East vs. Europe’s Legacy of Persecution A Stark Historical Contrast For over a thousand years, Jewish communities in the Middle East lived under Islamic rule with relative stability, while European Jews faced relentless cycles of expulsion, massacre, and systemic persecution. This fundamental difference in historical experience has...
When Holocaust Remembrance Becomes a Product Germany’s commitment to confronting its past is often praised as a model of historical reckoning. Yet, over time, this engagement has become what most rituals eventually turn into – an empty repetition, a cause of personal pride, like glossy pictures of saints marketed to elderly women in front of...
