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“Pandemic Amnesty”? It’s just more narrative reinforcement

A few days ago, on Halloween, the Atlantic ran this opinion piece by economist Emily Oster, headlined: LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY This, along with the sub-head… We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID. …have been

TX Voter Blasts Democrat Policies Hurting Nation: 'We've Seen Enough'

FORT WORTH, Texas – A large crowd came to support Gov.Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday and one voter said Americans are fed up with Democrat policies hurting the nation.

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s “first Prime Minister of color”…but does that really matter?

It’s official, Rishi Sunak is the UK’s new Prime Minister.

The Last Temptation of Things

“I cling like a miser to the freedom that disappears as soon as there is an excess of things.” Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays. Let me tell you a story about a haunted house and all the thoughts it evoked in me. Do we believe we can save ourselves

Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees

(Kyiv, October 19, 2022) – Russian forces and others operating under their command routinely tortured detainees during their six-month occupation of Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today. Survivors described being subjected to electric shock, waterboarding, severe beatings, threats at gunpoint, and being

India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims

(New York) – The authorities in India are increasingly using summary and abusive punishments against Muslims deemed to have broken the law, Human Rights Watch said today.

Ukraine: Three Men’s Bodies Found in Forest

(Kyiv, October 4, 2022) – Russian-affiliated forces unlawfully detained and apparently killed at least three civilian men, then dumped their bodies in a forest, during Russia’s partial occupation of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Human Rights Watch said today. This is one among many cases involving alleged war crimes that Human

Fictitious Annexation Follows 'Voting' at Gunpoint

Vladimir Putin has just signed a document claiming to annex four Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

AUDIO: Ed Curtin on Perspective with Jesse Zurawell

Author and sociology teacher (and regular OffG contributor) Edward Curtin joins Jesse Zurawell on the most recent episode of Perspective from TNTRadio.

16 Must-Watch Psychopath Movies You Can’t Miss

What is it about people that draws them to psychopath movies? Is it a desire to understand the deviant mind? Or is it simply a lust for horror and depravity? Whatever the reason for our interest, Hollywood has delved into this genre for decades and with much success. After all,