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“Civil War” Is Pretentious, Self-Congratulatory Leftist Hippie Nonsense

April 13, 2024April 12, 2024 by Ian Kummer

Alex Garland’s Civil War takes place in a dystopian world where telescopic camera lenses have been outlawed and journalists have to take photos of war five inches away from the soldiers. Basically, the movie is a 100 minute answer to the nail-biting theme “What if there was a war in a civilized white country?” But … Read more

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Russian Corruption and How It is Portrayed In the Western Press

April 8, 2024 by Ian Kummer

Some people were just arrested at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. If the allegation is true, when a migrant failed the exam, it was possible to just bribe the employees to give him a fake certificate. I don’t know if this sting is directly related to the Crocus City Hall shooting, or if authorities are … Read more

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Republicans Refuse To Learn From Biden’s Easter Victory Lap

April 1, 2024 by Ian Kummer

There was a lot of whining from Republicans and conservatives about the Biden regime’s Day of Transgender Visibility falling on Easter this year. But as is typical for American conservatives, they refuse to reflect on why this happened, and how they contributed to it happening.

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Miracle on 34th Street and What It Says About Weaponized Sentimentality and Propaganda

March 30, 2024 by Ian Kummer

I’m going to share with you a classic 1947 American Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th Street., an excellent case study for propaganda in opening days of the Cold War. Miracle on 34th Street is a great romantic comedy and I love this movie, but I have to recognize that all the moral lessons are really terrible. And … Read more

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Mahatma Kuleba and Other Fantasies

March 29, 2024 by Ian Kummer

So I am now a co-host at Blowback: Exposing Imperial Decline. Here’s the latest episode: Mahatma Kuleba and Other Fantasies

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