I happened to run across this Reason article about the Klu Klux Klan's favorite law: gun control. The article examines the history in several ex-slave states and cites Clayton Cramer's book The Racist Roots of Gun Control. I was reminded of the film Innocents Betrayed, which relates the broader pattern of genocidal dictators likewise being advocates of gun control. There … [Read more...]
Banned From Dance: PLF Fights For Freddie Linden
Why would a state prevent boys and girls from dancing together? It's one of those cases of perverse incentives in law. Title IX is a federal statute requiring schools to offer both sexes equal access to educational opportunities. In order to demonstrate compliance, states want to get as many girls in sports as boys, but some popular sports like football are male-dominated and … [Read more...]
Antifa: Rise Of The Black Flags | Documentary
An examination of the rise of the left-wing paramilitary group Antifa reveals its Marxist roots and violent plans. [ Antifa: Rise of the Black Flags credits: Dir: Dave Lugo/ Raheem Kassam, Jack Posobiec, David Reaboi/ 61 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Socialism/ 2020] Note: the full documentary follows the trailer below and can also be found online via search. How to See … [Read more...]
Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul
Film critic Christian Toto has released a new book: Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul captures Hollywood's depressing decline. "It’s my primal scream against a trend that has infiltrated every aspect of our lives but reared its head in unique ways in La La Land: casting via identity politics, woke comedy restrictions, hostage-style apologies, virtue … [Read more...]
Young Girl Protestor Vs. German Police
Massive anti-Covid restriction protests are going on throughout Europe, and as nerves wear thin on both sides police in many cases are getting aggressive. In this short viral clip, after a German police officer shoves an old man, a gutsy young girl protestor responds in kind and outwits her pursuers. … [Read more...]
Pelosi Pick For Transportation Czar Can’t Park A Car
Meet Eleanor Holmes Norton, 84, who Pelosi wants as Transportation Czar, i.e. head of Congress's powerful Transportation Committee. She was videoed a few years ago trying to park her car -- she couldn't do it, and not only blocked someone else in but just walked away and left it like that. … [Read more...]
Four Libertarian Films For Martin Luther King Day
It's something of an irony that the Left still claims to be the champion of equality and tolerance but has nowadays officially dropped both of those things in favor of identity politics. The Martin Luther King vision of a world in which people "will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character," can't be squared with demands for people to be … [Read more...]
Covid Response Pitch Meeting: Harrison Hill Smith
This hilarious skit by Comedian Harrison Hill Smith reimagines the government's initial Covid response pitch meeting among experts. If you're wondering how authorities could have made their response so haphazard and contradictory, this is one scenario. h/t Instapundit … [Read more...]
Academy Museum Omits Pioneering Jewish Filmmakers
Per Rolling Stone, the new Academy Museum honoring Hollywood's history made a conscious decision to exclude many of the Jewish pioneering founders of the industry because they were white. "Sources say a small contingent of influential Academy members pushed hard for nonwhite cinema to be highlighted and white contributions to be de-emphasized...'It’s sort of like building a … [Read more...]
Hollywood’s New Rules
A new article on Substack argues that Hollywood's new woke jihad is interfering with the quality of films made, destroying trust within Hollywood and between Hollywood and its audience, and will ultimately undermine the industry altogether. "The old boys club is dead. But a new one — with its own litmus tests and landmines — is rapidly replacing it. 'This is all going to end in … [Read more...]