Monthly Archives: May 2025

Did NAFTA improve the standard of living for the average American?

Nathan and Dave Green debate this question. Grok says: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), implemented in 1994, had a mixed impact on the standard of living for the average American, with evidence suggesting modest overall benefits but significant … Continue reading

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Noah Carl: In Defence of Non-Experts Establishing who should have their voice elevated is less straightforward than [Douglas] Murray and his defenders believe

I side entirely with Noah Carl here. I can’t think of a substantial disagreement with his points. Noah Carl writes: The debate between Dave Smith and Douglas Murray on Joe Rogan’s podcast has reignited a conversation on the right about … Continue reading

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Cameron Adair Interview (California Review) (5-21-25)

01:00 Berkeley conservative publication, https://www.californiareview.org/04:00 Cameron Adair, https://www.californiareview.org/50:00 The Genesis story of Avram & Sarai, https://biblehub.com/genesis/16.htmusually it is the left that intimidates, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/business/trump-tariffs-ceos-prices.html52:00 Intercollegiate Studies Institute, https://isi.org/1:21:00 Education is significantly a socialization, an education in education, learning to play the … Continue reading

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Global Trade and Conflicting National Interests (5-18-25)

01:00 American Primeval exemplifies my worldview, https://yourmoralleader.blogspot.com/2025/05/american-primeval.html12:00 Political scientist John J. Mearsheimer on war and international politics, https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article/49/4/7/130810/War-and-International-Politics27:40 Which prominent Americans called for regime change in Russia?, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16140332:00 Subversive un-pc jokes on SNL34:20 Mark Halperin: Opportunity Missed: The Media Continues … Continue reading

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Which prominent Americans called for regime change in Russia?

John J. Mearsheimer writes: For sure, states need laws and norms to help them interact efficiently with one another, and there is no question that the great powers mainly write the rules—for their own benefit. But powerful states will ignore … Continue reading

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