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Hicklibs on Parade

Peachy Keenan

Hicklib U.S.A. is where all our most elite academic ideologies—critical race theory, transgenderism, climate change—flow down into, pooling and forming fetid swamps that subsume all who encounter them. Maybe we should cheer this; after all, once a trend gets big in middle America, it’s over on the coasts.

The New Great Game

Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger

Until Western democracies develop practical ways to build sustainable economies unhampered by draconian approaches to the often exaggerated climate apocalypse, the Russo-Ukraine War could end up accelerating the appeal of autocracy in much of the world.

'THE ROUNDTABLE' EPISODE #162

Banking on Outrage

The Editors

In a first for The Roundtable, Seth and James alone take the stage. They discuss the stunning righteous indignation displayed by the nobody Democratic Reps. that “interviewed” Matt Taibbi and other journalists who participated in The Twitter Files releases. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley Bank fell victim to a classic run on the bank and has gone under, triggering a chain reaction at other banks. Plus: the editors’ takes on this year’s Oscars.