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Mexico City Mulls Ban on Bullfights

Mexico City Mulls Ban on Bullfights

Author Marrianne Wiggins claims that, if you read Ernest Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon long enough, “he’ll make you love” bullfighting. Clearly not enough people are reading Hemingway’s paean to the bloodsport. Even in Mexico, surveys indicate that between 60% and 75% of Mexicans want to see

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The Ukraine: What will Putin do now?

February 20th, 2022. I have hesitated to comment on the crisis involving Ukraine as whatever I say or forecast will probably turn out to be wrong and leave me with egg on my face. However, it is providing a shelter behind which Boris Johnson can hide, shielding him from the

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Is the Ukraine Any of Our Business?

Is the Ukraine Any of Our Business?

As tensions rise between Russia and the Ukraine, the question for many of our nations is what, if anything, do we do about it? With two regions of the Ukraine breaking away, and being recognised by the Russian president, war seems all but inevitable. But, is this another Czechoslovakia moment

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What’s Happening in the Ukraine

Has the war for the Ukraine already begun? Shelling along the frontline between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces has intensified. Western leaders are warning that an invasion is imminent. In fact, according to the US and UK, a planned Russian invasion is already under way. The convenient requests for aid

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New Zealand, Where Is the Leadership?

February 21st, 2022. Observing from afar always allows one a certain measure of detachment but on the other hand, it means that I am not close enough to the “action” to obtain all the data and facts. One thing that seems apparent is that there is a distinct lack of

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Did Justin Trudeau’s Financial Crackdown Really Spark a Bank Run in Canada?

Did Justin Trudeau’s Financial Crackdown Really Spark a Bank Run in Canada?

Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,

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The Naked Face of New Normal Fascism

CJ Hopkins cjhopkins.substack.com CJ Hopkins is a Novelist, playwright, and political satirist. I told you this part wasn’t going to be pretty. The collapse of fascist ideological movements and fanatical death cults never is. The New Normal is proving to be no exception. After three weeks of

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They Took This Down as Soon as It Was Posted

They Took This Down as Soon as It Was Posted

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Who Is Served by Emergency Powers?

Who Is Served by Emergency Powers?

Ethan Yang brownstone.org Ethan Yang is pursuing a JD from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a much-needed conversation on the use of emergency powers as they are fraught with power temptations and only suboptimal public benefit. President Biden’s failed vaccine

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