A powerful essay against the woke ideology and cancel culture | The Parasitic Mind, by Gad Saad
In his book The Parasitic Mind: How infectious ideas are killing common sense, Gad Saad offers a relentless and provocative diagnosis of the origins and damage of the pathogenic thoughts that are destroying the western world’s ability to think rationally.
Donald Trump
Trump, Biden, Keystone XL and France’s coming election | Interview with French essayist Guy Milliere
Guy Millière is a French essayist specialized in geopolitics, senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and at the American Freedom Alliance in Los Angeles. He is also a professor at the University of Paris VIII.
culture
Opinion | You want to fix society? Fix yourself first
Remember all the hopes and dreams we had in our childhood? We were going to accomplish everything, save the world, restore kindness, and fix society. Now back to earth!
covid19
Japan appoints ‘Minister of Loneliness’ following increase in suicides
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed a ‘Minister of Loneliness’ after preliminary data shows an increase of nearly 4% in suicides in 2020.
Opinion | Cancel Culture and the politics of Schadenfreude
Another day, another public figure cancelled. At this point, we’re so used to people being cancelled on a daily basis that we don’t even bat an eyelid. However, this leads to complicity which in turn exacerbates the problem of cancel-culture into a never-ending vicious cycle.
environment
Four Must-Read Books to be a better environmentalist and conservationist
OPINION: Today’s environmental movement has become largely focused on climate change and alarmist statistical models based on disputed assumptions. But there is a real case to be made for the preservation and conservation of our environment. These books will help you distinguish the signal from the noise.
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Opinion | Quebec’s democracy is not in good shape
For more than 10 months now, François Legault has overshadowed Quebec with a power that is without equal in the history of the province. Indeed, thanks to the state of health emergency, he is not accountable to anyone.
Big Tech
Facebook COO says company has ‘no plans’ to lift ban on President Trump
In a recent interview with Reuters, Facebook Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg said that there is no plan by Facebook to lift its ban on President Trump on the platform. Sandberg said, “the risk to our democracy was too big that we felt we had to take the unprecedented step of what is an indefinite ban and I’m glad we did.”
Big Tech
6 Must-Read books to understand Censorship and Totalitarianism
Social Media companies have undertaken an unprecedented purge of conservatives and ideological dissidents from their platforms. Here are 6 must-read books to understand what is going on.
Big Tech
Angela Merkel qualifies censorship ban of President Trump “problematic” as the platform’s stock falls
Steffen Seibert, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said on Monday that Twitter’s move to ban the sitting president Donald Trump was “problematic”.