Carnegie's apology for support for eugenics reveals that the NAACP actually sponsored contests to highlight eugenically superior Black children. They “viewed racial difference as insignificant, but adopted more fundamental notions about distinctions between ‘fit’ and ‘unfit’ people,”

by Chipit to /s/politics from hudson.org

Buying Power: How China Co-Opts the UN. On Xi’s watch, China has become the second-largest contributor to the UN General Assembly and Peace-keeping budgets, secured the fawning allegiance of the World Health Organization and taken charge of four other specialized UN agencies.

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

Cambridge Academics Rightfully Reject “Respect” - by Paul Marshall. It is not often that an intra-university dispute on whether to ask for toleration rather than respect gets international press coverage.

by Chipit to /s/Education from hudson.org

Brutal Jihadi Attack on Indonesian Christians Stirs Renewed Fears of Persecution

by Chipit to /s/WorldNews from hudson.org

No, Trump Should Not Pardon National Disgrace Edward Snowden. Evidently, Snowden was that guy who inappropriately “replies all” on emails and even worse, he tried to get his boss in trouble. He didn't even try the legal whistleblower channels, and we know what Obama did to anyone who tried that.

by Chipit to /s/OpinionPieces from hudson.org

Secular Myopia Warps the West’s View of Nigeria. There is widespread resistance among many Western elites to recognize the religious element of the Muslim Fulani attacks on predominantly Christian villages, people, and churches.

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

Europe’s Century of Crises under Dollar Hegemony: A Dialogue on the Global Tyranny of Unsound Money. The pandemic has triggered a further radicalization of US monetary policy. Europe has moved in the same direction as the United States, but for its own reasons.

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

Even this American-led, only relatively liberal order came at the price of death and misery, unreasonable military spending, an enormous human carbon footprint, and a global market capitalism that resulted in a financial crisis and an eroding civil society surrounded by crumbling infrastructure.

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

The Fed's Latest Lie: It Can Make Everything Go Back to Normal. The Fed Emperor’s New Clothes Show is a continuous comedy without laughter. The latest act, the virtual Jackson Hole conference (August 27), was dreadful.

by Chipit to /s/finance from hudson.org

Joe Biden, Union Buster - by Mike Watson

by Chipit to /s/politics from hudson.org

It is impossible to understand the CPC if we do not take history, ideology and the power of self-serving narratives seriously. It has two main conceptions of itself: as the heir to the Chinese civilisation’s imperial and dynastic past, and as a Marxist-Leninist communist organisation.

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

China-India Border Clash: What’s Behind China’s Belligerence? "China has been or has become alarmed by India’s bold proactive tendencies in recent times. This includes New Delhi reaching out to Taiwan, restricting Chinese foreign direct investment, and stripping Jammu and Kashmir of autonomy"

by Chipit to /s/OpinionPieces from hudson.org

On the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, it is worth taking a closer look at how China’s hardliners exploited that event to oust reformers who had been sympathetic to the demonstrators. How did they use it to transform China’s relations with America by blaming Washington?

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

U.S. May Never Restore WHO Funds. Hallelujah.

by Chipit to /s/WorldNews from hudson.org

An advocacy group ironically calling itself “Free Press” wants to muzzle American broadcasters in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. No, that’s not a joke.

by Chipit to /s/censorship from hudson.org

Is the World Ignoring a Christian Genocide in Nigeria? the story is also nearly always the same: heavily armed jihadis suddenly appear in the dead of night. They attack house after house, breaking down doors, shouting Allahu akbar. They shoot who they find. They rape, mutilate, and murder women.

by Chipit to /s/news from hudson.org

Time for the U.S. to Declare Independence From China. From N95 face masks to ventilators to essential pharmaceuticals, America is dependent on China.

by Chipit to /s/WorldNews from hudson.org

The Atlantic deliberately misunderstood National Conservatism in order to smear it.

by Chipit to /s/MediaAnalysis from hudson.org

Europe Is Thinking Harder About Divorcing America. Yes, please, faster if at all possible.

by Chipit to /s/Europe from hudson.org

Transcript: A Conversation with Ambassador Nikki R. Haley. Ambassador Haley was one of the most effective American representatives at the United Nations in decades.

by Chipit to /s/podcasts from hudson.org

Walter Mead: Europeans Try to Have It Both Ways

by Chipit to /s/Europe from hudson.org

Pelosi, Schumer Are Bitter Trump Implemented Their Trade Ideas

by Chipit to /s/politics from hudson.org

The JCPOA was the instrument Obama used to secure the administration’s ultimate goal—realigning U.S. interests with those of Iran. For the U.S. to be able to minimize its footprint in the Middle East, Obama needed a proxy force—much like the Iranians use proxies to advance their interests.

by Chipit to /s/WorldNews from hudson.org

Chinese Feel ‘Ripped Off’ by Phase One Deal with US. Trump taking China to the woodshed over their continual unfair practices.

by Chipit to /s/WorldPolitics from hudson.org

Putin Now Owns the Syrian Chaos

by Chipit to /s/WorldNews from hudson.org