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On Trump’s collusion with Russia, if you add nothing to nothing, what you get is still nothing

  • Posted on July 14, 2017November 9, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

A few days ago, the New York Times published yet another story about the allegations that Trump’s campaign had colluded with Russia during thee election, which has since then resulted in massive hysteria in the media. It may have been…

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The public/elite divide on immigration

  • Posted on July 11, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

Chatham House, a prestigious think tank in London, recently published a study about the public/private divide in Europe on various political issues. Here is a brief description of the study, taken from the introduction of the paper: This research paper…

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Trump is absolutely right about CNN

  • Posted on July 7, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

People at CNN often throw a tantrum because Trump say they are fake news. Of course, they’re not really mad, because they know it’s good for business to be one of Trump’s targets. Anyone who is targeted by Trump automatically becomes…

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CNN wants you to know it’s absolute garbage

  • Posted on July 5, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

You have no doubt heard that, a few days ago, Trump posted a brief parodic video in which he is seen kicking McMahon/CNN’s ass. #FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017 This gave the media another…

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Beware of propaganda about Syria (part 3)

  • Posted on July 4, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

Some of the people who criticized my post in April just repeated some of the claims made by Higgins in the debate he had with Postol about the attack in Ghouta of August 2013. For instance, he claims that even…

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More on the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun (part 2)

  • Posted on July 3, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

My post about the chemical attack in Syria last year has been widely shared and some people have criticized it, so I wanted to reply to some of the criticisms, which is long overdue. (If you haven’t read it yet,…

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Links – 06/29/2017

  • Posted on June 29, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

Sean Trende wrote a very good piece about the lessons we should draw from Ossoff’s failure in Georgia. (As I noted before, Trende is one of the most interesting political commentators in the US. In fact, if you should read…

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American Indians don’t give a shit about the Redskins, but that’s because they don’t know what really matters

  • Posted on June 27, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

Last week, in a case about the Asian-American band The Slants, the Supreme Court ruled that the government could not refuse to register a trademark it deems offensive. As the New York Times points out, this probably means that the…

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The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas

  • Posted on June 25, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

I mentioned Orwell’s famous book on the Spanish Civil War, which I had never read until recently, a few weeks ago. It’s a great book, but it’s not a history book. If you are only going to read one book…

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The debate about health care shows why viewpoint diversity is important

  • Posted on June 23, 2017April 23, 2019
  • by Philippe Lemoine

As you know, McConnell finally unveiled the Republican health care bill in Senate, which was immediately described as genocide by liberals. (I say that in jest, but I have no doubt that some people will actually say that, if they…

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