2015: Bernie Sanders calls open borders a “Koch Brothers proposal.” Bernie Sanders: “Open Borders? That’s a Koch Brothers proposal. Open borders is a right-wing proposal which says, essentially, that there is no United States.” Ezra Klein: “–But it would make a lot of the global poor richer.” Sanders: “Yes, but it would make everyone inContinue reading “Bernie Sanders: Sellout”
Monthly Archives: February 2020
The Thought Police Have Arrived, so it’s Time to Leave the Corporate Dystopia Behind
Potential employers are now judging you based on not only the tweets you send, but the tweets of others that you like: Be careful what you like on social media, because potential future employers are now basing hiring decisions on it. It’s not enough now to just watch what you say and post on socialContinue reading “The Thought Police Have Arrived, so it’s Time to Leave the Corporate Dystopia Behind”
The Paradox of Modern Liberalism
In one sentence: That’s it. The reason they can’t answer the question is likely because they haven’t really thought about their ideology comprehensively. That is, they haven’t evaluated all of its individual positions for logical consistency with one another. It’s like how they support both Islam and gay rights when the former is incompatible withContinue reading “The Paradox of Modern Liberalism”
The Democratic Presidential Nomination Race is Being Rigged Before Our Eyes
Democracy is dying in darkness, but since there’s no way to blame Donald Trump for it, the media is uninterested. As you probably know, Monday night’s Iowa Caucus (which kicked off the presidential primary season) was anything but ordinary. Usually on election night, early returns start coming in as early as 7-8pm CST. But notContinue reading “The Democratic Presidential Nomination Race is Being Rigged Before Our Eyes”