Conservative Nationalism’s Next Steps?

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Adrian Vermeule argues that traditional conservative views of the Constitution ought to be replaced. What he believes ought to replace it is pretty troubling if you care about liberty. Stephanie Slade of Reason Magazine comments.
Conservative Nationalism’s Next Steps?

Article by Adrian Vermeule: Beyond Originalism

Against the New Nationalism
Individual autonomy is not the cause of our problems and state autonomy is not the solution

The New Right-Wing Program of Cultural Nationalism Is Un-American and Illiberal
It will empower the state and will divide rather than unite Americans.

[2009] How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade

In 2003, Mr. Thiel pitched an idea to Mr. Karp: Could they build software that would uncover terror networks using the approach PayPal had devised to fight Russian cybercriminals?

In the past two years, Palantir’s work in Washington has expanded from eight pilot programs to more than 50 projects, executives say. The Australian government is now a client, and the NSA is eyeing Palantir, as is the U.K., current and former government officials say.

[2013] Using Human Rights for Right-Wing Politics

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Using Human Rights for Right-Wing Politics

Peter Thiel, a billionaire hedge fund manager, a personal friend of Thor Halvorssen and a donor to OFF, was a speaker at the 2011 forum. Little did the audience know of Thiel’s personal ties with Halvorssen and the fact that he helped fund the Forum. I believe it’s safe to assume that the vast majority did not have knowledge of Thiel’s views on democracy either. “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible,” The Electronic Intifada quotes him writing in his manifest. He is also concerned that extensions of women’s rights “have rendered the notion of ‘capitalist democracy’ into an oxymoron.”

**Although this article does not mention it the Human Rights Foundation joined with Human Rights Watch, in 2013, to propagandize against the U.S. celebrity singer Jennifer Lopez, charging her with “serenading crooks and dictators,” all of whom, it turns out, are on the U.S. Government’s Official Enemies list.
SourceWatch, referring to When J.Lo Sang for the Dictator.

Peter Thiel Urges Investing in Human Rights

Ron Paul Wants to Abolish the CIA; His Largest Donor Builds Toys for It

Thiel, a self-described libertarian and opponent of democracy who made his fortune as the founder of PayPal, launched Palantir in 2004 to profit from what the Wall Street Journal described as “the government spy-services marketplace.” The CIA’s venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel, was brought in to back up Thiel as one of Palantir’s first outside investors. Today, Palantir’s valuation is reported to be in the billions.