Source: The UnPopulist
by Hugo Bueno

“Elon Musk, the U.S. tech magnate and world’s richest man, regularly presents himself as one of society’s greatest champions of free speech. When he bought Twitter two years ago, he promised to reconfigure the social media behemoth so that it reflects his ‘free speech absolutism.’ But the billionaire businessman … has a selective commitment to ‘free speech,’ invoking it only when it advances his anti-left crusade and abandoning it when it doesn’t. On X, his rebrand of Twitter, he has suppressed benign terms used by political outgroups, banned accounts critical of him or his companies, and petitioned the state to take punitive action against organizations for their constitutionally-protected speech. But Musk’s cynicism about free speech is evident even in the event he’s gotten the most credit for: his protracted international standoff with Brazilian authorities, particularly Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.” (12/04/24)

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/musk-has-defended-his-right-wing

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“Since December 2023, Oklahoma state law has prohibited universities from requiring anybody ‘to participate in … or receive any education … to the extent such education … grants preference based on one person’s particular race, color, sex, ethnicity or national origin over another’s.’ Nevertheless, Oklahoma University requires undergrads pursuing a degree in education to take a course preaching alleged white-person complicity in institutional racism. We do find organizational racism in today’s world. But not quite in the way preached. It’s not hidden beneath surfaces and doesn’t have to be arbitrarily imputed. The course itself, full of topics like ‘Critical Whiteness in Education’ and ‘Microaggressions in Educational Spaces,’ manifests such racism.” (12/04/24)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2024/12/04/disaffirmative-action/

Source: Antiwar.com
by Ray McGovern

“A day after Israel agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon last week the long dormant war in Syria reignited as jihadist forces seized the city of Aleppo and advanced virtually unhindered in its quest to overthrow the Syrian government until finally meeting resistance from the Syrian Army backed up by Russia. This is the last chance for neocons in the United States to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before Donald Trump, who tried [sic] to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, resumes the presidency in 49 days.” [editor’s note: Trump didn’t “try” to withdraw troops from Syria. He massively escalated from Obama’s involvement, then SAID he was going to withdraw, then didn’t. In each case, the decision was entirely his – TLK] (12/04/24)

https://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2024/12/03/neocons-try-again-in-syria/

Source: Law & Liberty
by Anthony Eames

“For a president dubbed the ‘Great Communicator,’ it is remarkable how little consensus exists concerning Ronald Reagan’s record. Two new entries into the Reagan imaginary, Max Boot’s weighty biography of the 40th president and the new Ronald Reagan biopic starring Dennis Quaid, have reminded readers and filmgoers of the enduring Reagan enigma that continues to occupy a place of debate in conservative politics and American culture. They each present a vastly different interpretation of Reagan: Boot styles the Gipper as a pragmatic governor and president, who rhetorically promoted extreme political views …. Quaid’s cinematic portrayal shows Reagan as a hero in a fallen world, deeply committed to values rooted in his midwestern upbringing that would ultimately win the Cold War for the United States and restore American morale and economic vitality.” (12/04/24)

https://lawliberty.org/reagan-resurgent/