executive director of @amconmag, The American Conservative magazine
Mar 16 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
What exactly is the US national interest in striking Yemen? Not seeing anything related to America here
The US is a net oil exporter, so this is a canard. We have more than enough if we need it. And international trade, at this scale and in this style (war to further “free” trade), has served the average American so well
Gabbard immediately cites the invasion of Iraq as a major intelligence failure and why she wants to the job of director of national intelligence
Gabbard cities FISA warrants during Russiagate, surveillance of Catholics who attend the Latin Mass, and her own personal ordeal of being surveilled for criticizing Kamala Harris as key reasons why she wants to do this job
Jul 7, 2024 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Major world elections in 2024:
India = stunning left-wing overperformance
Mexico = cementing of left-populist control
UK = most lopsided left wing result in history
France = ‘shock’ left and centrist over-performance
Some cold water is needed for US conservatives
India. The left wildly overperformed in the most successful right-wing, democratic project in the world (one where the right actually controls culture)
One can bang on about x dynamic, or y allegation of voter fraud, or one can address reality?