Today, at 13, they’ve let their wavy, golden-brown hair grow past their shoulders, with thick bangs over eyelashes long enough to graze oversized aviator glasses. Hormone blockers have staved off puberty, leaving Santi’s face round and their skin clear and hairless. Guardian
Author Archives: Richard Fernandez
The doctrine of deep ecology declares that we must keep our hands off nature
I found this out firsthand years ago, when I had a conversation with the late Arne Naess, the Norwegian father of what is known as “deep ecology” and guru of the European Green movement. How seriously did Naess regard the divinity of Mother Nature? He told me that the eradication of smallpox was a technological …
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The upheaval in the West
There is a crisis of senescence in liberal politics. The reason Biden, Harris and Sanders are competitive is their ideas are all roughly the same age. The strategy of recruiting fresh new faces like Beto, AOC cannot obscure the basic problem of intellectual decrepitude. The challenge facing the West is that a generational agenda has …
Burr conspiracy – Wikipedia
When Thomas Jefferson faced a coup. Wikipedia
‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects – The New York Times
NYT
Macron leads French establishment to disaster
As Le Pen triumphs Telegraph
Brexiteers shatter establishment
Huge poll gains force showdown Twitter
We kill in the name of love
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The first war over information in world history
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Remember when the Internet meant freedom?
The simulation, presented at an industry fair in China, offered a rare look at a system that now peers into nearly every corner of Xinjiang, the troubled region where Kashgar is located. This is the vision of high-tech surveillance — precise, all-seeing, infallible — that China’s leaders are investing billions of dollars in every year, making …
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Victory dinner. Only one problem. They lost.
Queensland king prawns, salted caramel espresso martinis, massages at their desk – the Labor high command were in a mood for celebrating on election eve. Sydney Morning Herald
Power? No, Thanks, I’m Good
Most people are happy to live their own lives, content in the miraculous experience of being alive. But a significant minority are happy only if they are leading other people’s lives. They feel nothing but what is underfoot. The wish to have power over others is altogether alien to me; I just don’t get it, …
Furious Tories call on Theresa May to resign immediately for by offering second referendum
At least it’s out in the open. Telegraph
The science of elite incompetence
Scientists have found that the higher someone rates their social class, the more likely they are to overestimate their talents. London Times
Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist – source
The end of Globalization 1.0 Reuters
It’s what you’re certain of that ain’t so that’s dangerous
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True facts
Everyone presumably pays for accurate polling even if it shows them losing because how else can they adjust strategy unless they are in possession of the true facts. Now 3 failed polling predictions in 3 major Anglo democracies raise the question of how they could be so wrong? David Cameron called the Brexit referendum confident …
Former CIA officer gets 20 years in prison for selling secrets to China
Assistant Attorney General John Demers called the case “an alarming trend” of former U.S. intelligence officers passing along government secrets to China. Washington Examiner
The screws tighten
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian crude oil exports have fallen in May to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) or lower, tanker data showed and industry sources said, after the United States tightened the screws on Tehran’s main source of income, deepening global supply losses. Reuters Meanwhile … DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it could …
War With Iran? Count Us Out, Europe Says
Even the article admits Trump doesn’t want war with Iran. What Europe is worried about is Washington going its own way on Iran and possibly doing better. Europe has no real answer to the Iran problem. Perhaps neither does Washington, but it’s not as if there is now a choice between War and Peace. NYT