Playing Russian Roulette With COVID-19 “Cures”
Ivermectin is an excellent drug, at least as long as you happen to be a horse or a cow or some other livestock. If you are a patient infected with…
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Hans-Georg Betz
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How anti-Corona measures have revived the populist right
Introduction Western Europe’s right-wing populists have opened up a new front in Western Europe’s variant of the American culture war. The magic word is “Impffreiheit” (or freedom to choose to…
In Germany, Anti-Semitism Just Won’t Go Away
Sonny and Cher are among the best-known duos in pop history. Their 1965 single “I Got You Babe” is a must in any “best of” oldies-but-goodies compilation. On YouTube, the…
Eric Zemmour’s Plan to Save France from Extinction
Until recently, France appeared to be on the way out, the Australian-American betrayal on the submarine deal the coup de grace, the ultimate humiliation for what once was known as…
We Are Not Worthless: Resentment, Misrecognition and Populist Mobilization
We live in resentful times. Dare we even utter these words? They sound as trite and cliché as that time-honored opening sentence that has introduced so many articles on populism in recent…
The Politics of Recognition vs. Redistribution
At an earlier stage of my life, I had the great pleasure of spending two years teaching at York University in Toronto, Canada. Unlike the University of Toronto, whose campus…
White Trash, White Privilege
I grew up in southern Bavaria in the 1960s. I started formal education at the age of six at the local Volksschule — the people’s school. Quite frankly, I don’t remember much…
Today’s Anti-Asian Bigotry Has Deep Roots In American History
Over the past several months, America’s East Asian community has received a rude awakening – or at least anyone who happens to look “Chinese.” For a long time, Asian-Americans were…
Trumpism After Trump: The Wrong Person at the Right Time?
A few days before the Senate was due to vote on whether to proceed with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting insurrection, an article…
Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 3)
The situation described in my previous two pieces appears to be similar in Italy. Recent polls suggest that among the general Italian public, there is a high propensity to get…