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I Read ‘The Communist Manifesto’ for the First Time. Here’s What I Learned about Karl Marx

The Apple Book Store has a lot of classical eBooks that can be downloaded for free with choices that range from all six volumes of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire through The Federalist Papers. One title that I recently discovered in their free library is “The Communist Manifesto.” Described as…


Progressive Governance Needs a Social Credit State

Commentary  Critics of the Chinese Communist regime often point toward the government’s social credit system, in which the government traces individuals’ electronic paths, from their comments on social media to items they purchase, and issues rewards and punishments based on the information collected. For example, a Chinese citizen who receives a “bad” social credit score might…


Live Q&A Webinar: With New Lockdowns, Is the CCP Reaching a Breaking Point?

The Chinese regime is bringing back new lockdown for an alleged new outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Videos have emerged of authorities welding shut the doors of housing complexes and locking people inside, and reports are increasingly emerging of people nearing starvation. These actions take place just ahead of the Beijing Olympics, and…


Upcoming Live Q&A Webinar: With New Lockdowns, Is the CCP Reaching a Breaking Point?

The Chinese regime is bringing back new lockdowns for an alleged new outbreak of the CCP Virus. Videos have emerged of authorities welding shut the doors of housing complexes, locking people inside, and reports are increasingly emerging of people nearing starvation. These actions take place just ahead of the Beijing Olympics, and amid growing signs…


Long-Time Democrat Liel Leibovitz Finds Himself ‘Politically Homeless’

Liel Leibovitz, a senior writer for Tablet Magazine and host of the Unorthodox podcast, told The Epoch Times that in the last few years he has found himself, “politically homeless,” falling out with his circle of people because he challenged their views. Leibovitz is the author of the popular Tablet essay on this topic, “The…


Kremlinology 101: Tools for Understanding Secretive China

Commentary China remains closed off, but a careful examination of history and available sources tells us a great deal. Communist regimes remain secretive about their behavior, which requires analysts to glean insights and clues based on the little bit of public information available. This skill is called Kremlinology. It was developed by scholars who had to…


Cuban Regime Appears to Largely Shut Down Planned Protests, Intimidates and Detains Activists

Cuba’s ruling Communist Party appears to have largely shut down anti-regime protests planned for Monday, while detaining and intimidating a number of activists, according to multiple reports. Thousands of people were expected to take to the streets across the country this week as part of the “Civic March for Change” to demand greater political freedom and the…


FCC Commissioner Says US Should Help Prevent Cuban Regime Internet Shutdowns Ahead of Protests

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, on Sunday said the United States should help prevent a Cuban regime Internet shutdown ahead of planned protests in the country on Monday. Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across the country this week as part of the “Civic March for Change” to…


Why Communists Are Focused Heavily on Turning Texas Blue

The state of Texas has historically been a Republican stronghold, but communists and Democrats are focusing heavily on trying to flip Texas blue. The reason that Texas has now become a hotbed of communist activity is because it holds 38 electoral college votes, and so if Texas is turned blue, then America could turn into…


Czech Voters Oust Communists From Parliament for First Time Since 1948

PRAGUE—Czech voters evicted the communists from parliament on Saturday for the first time since the end of World War Two, voting out a party whose forebears ruled the central European nation from 1948 until the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that ushered in democracy. The communists jailed tens of thousands in forced labor camps in the…