Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania)

I agree mostly but I don’t think there’s necessarily anything wrong with a culture that gives status to homecoming queens over science nerds. Not saying that this is what Vivek is saying here but there’s often that general tone to these kinds of discussions. But yes it would be silly to then deman...

I write for a living. That means I am in competition with anyone with an internet connection. People can write what they want, I can respond, people can listen to me or not. If someone suggested a law where those living in the UK or India couldn't write for an English-speaking audience, I would opp...

Is getting a tan part of the process of converting to Islam? ...

This guy in a debate about the Middle East said he was an award winning book author and then accused me of “baiting” him into saying it. I deleted it because he asked but he generally behaves dishonourably and makes personal attacks, so anonymity here just facilitates cowardice. ...

Now you are beginning to see how unforgivable it is considered to be a fat midwesterner. ...

This is correct. It’s amazing how passive the youth are today. It might be the PC plus the entertainment options. But society has found a way to neuter the energy of idealistic youth. Maybe it sent them all into grad school and destroyed their souls. ...

Details of Assad’s last moments in power. *Hours before he left, told 30 army and security chiefs that Russian help was on the way *Didn’t tell his brother Maher he was leaving, the leader of an elite army unit *Did not tell two of his cousins. They tried to escape to Lebanon, while driving one was...

Andreessen went on Rogan claiming that there was a concerted effort by the Biden administration to debank conservatives using something called the “politically exposed person” category. To prove it, he links a story showing mostly that Muslims have had problems because post-9/11 regulations put the...

Jesse Singal on how Marc Andreessen got his facts wrong on Rogan, speaking with absolute certainty, and then backed up and said he's not familiar with the CFPB when people showed he was wrong. He even says "100%" when Rogan expresses surprise! This is not good. ...