The activists of Perestroika claimed to be champions of liberal values, but their work brought forward a new generation of Nationalists.
Passing the Torch
Category: Historical Analysis
The Nationalist Reconstruction of Ukraine
The infamy of Neo-Nazis obscures the role played by other radical Nationalists in Post-Maidan Ukraine. Their histories show us the big picture, the long-term goals and trajectory of the Nationalist project.
The Social-Nationalist Movement
Ultranationalists in Ukraine have appropriated Nazi symbolism while denying that they are National Socialists. Are they right-wing provocateurs trolling their opponents? Or is this something deeper than fascist aesthetics?
“He Stops A Canoe By A Spear Handle”: Anishinaabe Resistance in 1763
Historians treat the Royal Proclamation of 1763 as an "Indian Bill of Rights." These rights were not granted, but won by Anishnaabe people in a protracted war of resistance.
Red Rose, Purple Thorn
In Canada's status quo election the Tories suffered the greatest disappointment. Their campaign to capture the political center was attacked from the rear by the People's Party. A right-wing split may be part of the Liberal strategy in the next election.
The Lost Colony of Jonestown
I've been listening to Transmissions from Jonestown and wrote down some thoughts.
9/11/1991
A speculative exploration of the question: "When was the destruction of the World Trade Center first planned?"
New Politics, New Classes, New Struggles
The emergence of bourgeois nationalism and proletarian struggle in the modernized institutions of Afghanistan.
The Birth of Modern Afghanistan
To understand the politics of Afghanistan in 2021 it is necessary that we understand the country's relationships with the Great Powers. These powerful states have intervened in Afghanistan's civil wars throughout the 20th Century and their interference began much earlier. Our investigation will begin with the contest between two European colonial empires.
Book Review of Donald Barr’s “Space Relations”
Epstein investigators say that the novel written by Donald Barr, a former OSS agent and father of two-time Attorney-General William Barr, is rife with sexual slavery of children. Snopes calls this story mostly false. I acquired a copy of the book to check for myself.
Liminal States 