All glory is fleeting, redux (Z-Blog)
"Angela Merkel’s decision to invite in a million Muslim warriors made her the hero of her contemporaries, but it guaranteed that generations of Germans will be engaged in a long twilight struggle to save themselves and their people from the terror of contemporary Islam. A generation from now Merkel will be remembered in the same way people remember [Neville] Chamberlain."
American Libertarianism melting away (Vdare)
"At this point, Libertarianism has moved back to its more traditional role in American politics: the hobgoblin of a few, often brilliant but eccentric, academics, intellectuals, and journalists. With no natural constituency and few sizeable patrons aside from the Koch brothers, Libertarianism will continue as a gadfly in American politics, but never a consequential participant." ALL politics is identity politic in this woke age.
A U.S. Postal Bank and why Wall Street fears it (Truth Out)
"As far back as the late 19th century, support for postal savings had
united a nationwide coalition of workers and farmers who believed that
government policy should prioritize their welfare over private business
interests."
Ed Koch Held Decades-Long Grudge Against Cuomos Over "Vote For Cuomo, Not The Homo" Posters (Gothamist)
" 'I was very angry at the time. Primary races always end in anger. They're
different than the general election: They're like a civil war — it's
brother against brother. But I've forgiven them.' " Heh. No he didn't.
Is Fandom Really Worth It? (Atlantic)
The article says its bad for your health to be a sports fan.
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