Borat As Milgram Experiment
The film’s lesson is not so much that Americans are bigoted, but that they decline to take moral stands when it counts. The implications should disturb us all.
Articles by Nathan J. Robinson
Why Nationalism Is A Brain Disease
Matthew Yglesias’ “One Billion Americans” argues that America needs more people because America must be the best. But why be the “best”? And what is “America”?
Why You Should Take My Writing Class
If you want to improve your work, I have lots of helpful tips. Come along this Saturday!
Biden’s Election Is Not A Mandate For Centrism
The painful, floundering ordeal of centrist Joe Biden’s win is not, in fact, a great case for his (lack of) politics.
He’ll Be Back
It might not be Trump himself. But we still haven’t seen the last of the politics he represents. Don’t get comfortable.
The 2020 Election Result Completely Discredits The Democratic Leadership
They do not know how to take on the Republicans effectively, and if they are not replaced, the party is doomed.
What Has Been Done To Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party is the culmination of an absurd series of attacks. It’s a lesson in how ruthlessly the left’s opponents will try to destroy it.
I Want Deeds, Not Words
Congressional Democrats can tut at Republicans all they want, and Republicans will laugh and keep slowly seizing control of the country’s institutions.