The Post-Partisan Emporium

  We're told it's anti-Semitic to say things about Israel that are absolutely true The only sure-fire way to avoid accusations is to agree with lies When a demon like Rupert Murdoch is forced to grovel, who does he grovel to? The answer is Satan of course. Rupert Murdoch is someone world leaders grovel to because they know if they fall out of his favour, it can be the end, but even the mogul who decides the outcome of western elections grovels to Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2013, The Sunday Times published the following  cartoon  from Gerald Scarfe, captioned: “Will cementing the peace continue?” One day later, Rupert Murdoch tweeted: “Gerald Scarfe has never reflected the opinions of The Sunday Times. Nevertheless, we owe major apology for grotesque, offensive cartoon.” The Sunday Times editor issued a more detailed apology that I won’t bore you with the details of, but it was along the lines of: “We stepped out of line by criticising Israel’s war crimes and will not do so ag...

  The rising rule of idiocracy in the West Erosion of leadership quality is systemic and pervasive. ALEX KRAINER One facet of the Roman Empire’s decline, as they taught us in school, was the decaying quality of its leadership, including weak and inept emperors at the top of the political hierarchy. Today we can appreciate that this deterioration was the result of a systemic process that promoted and empowered those who were loyal to the ruling establishment's agendas and purged those who dissented, often violently. Today also, the ruling establishments across western liberal democracies have important plans. These plans are in fact so important, that they must be implemented whether or not they make sense or not. Zealotry over competence To climb the ladders within the corporate and bureaucratic hierarchies charged with these important plans, individuals must show a certain zeal and loyalty over and above their ability or competence. Individuals who believe in things like vaccines,...