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What Congress should ask UNRWA on its claims about Gaza

Jan 9, 2024 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Summary: With so much reliance on UNRWA as a source for the impact of Israel’s war in Gaza, Congress should press the agency on matters such as the portion of Hamas fighters amid the dead and any awareness of terrorist activity. Congress has a unique opportunity in an upcoming congressional hearing to hold accountable with tough questioning UNRWA, the international agency media outlets rely on for information on the impact of Israel's operations in Gaza.
Why kicking Trump off the ballot fails due process

Dec 23, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Summary: The Colorado Supreme Court ruling against putting Donald Trump on the ballot is yet another sign of deterioration of institutions because due process that should have been afforded as part of the process was absent. Due process is a fundamental aspect of the American ideal and a hallmark of Western civilization, but increasingly no longer in vogue as institutions have crumbled.
Why family advocates show decline by going after IVF

Dec 9, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Summary: Family values advocates who call themselves the vanguard of upholding tradition are showing their decline by coming out against the birth of children by in-vitro fertilization, a process that aids prospective parents straight or gay. It doesn't happen a lot, but I was surprised this week when I discovered another sign of crumbling institutions in the Western world.
Why new tests for free speech are challenging

Oct 28, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Discover more from The Weekly DystopiaWe live in an unhappy world. Enjoy our news, analysis and opinion on how we got here. Summary: New threats to freedom of expression are happening as tensions flare over the Israel-Gaza conflict. Calls for deportations may be justified as a means to stop potential violence, but First Amendment principles should not be abandoned. From every angle, free speech is facing new tests as passions to continue to flare over the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.
How the Israel-Gaza conflict reveals American decay

Oct 21, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Discover more from The Weekly DystopiaWe live in an unhappy world. Enjoy our news, analysis and opinion on how we got here. Summary: With the Israel-Gaza conflict underway, media outlets misreport major developments, America suffers blows to its global prestige and Congress remains unable to elect a speaker. The crisis has revealed decay in crucial institutions.
Why everyone should calm down over McCarthy's ouster

Oct 6, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Summary: Other pundits are describing the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as evidence of institutional decline. The vote, however, was consistent with the duty of the U.S. House to represent the people and act on majoritarian principles of democracy. When does an upheaval within a major institution represent not a decline but a disruption demonstrating things are, in fact, working as they should? We may have seen that this week with the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives.
A steep price for the Saudi-Israel deal

Sep 30, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Summary: A potential U.S.-brokered deal for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel would have clear benefits, but the United States would be compromising its democratic values by agreeing to protect a despotic state and taking a national security risk. A potential deal under the Biden administration is emerging that could reshape the Middle East in a big way: A U.S.-brokered agreement that would result in normalized relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Why Zelensky's visit to Washington was a failure

Sep 23, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson

Discover more from The Weekly DystopiaWe live in an unhappy world. Enjoy our news, analysis and opinion on how we got here. Summary: Eager to make the case for continued funds for Ukraine’s resistance against Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky was over the top during his U.S. visit with little to show for previous efforts. The time has come for a peace agreement.
Why cancel culture is increasingly reminiscent of The Crucible

Apr 29, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson
One year after buying Twitter, jury still out on Elon Musk as free speech champion

Apr 15, 2023 | weeklydystopia.com | Chris Johnson