#political-critique

#political-critique

The word came first. - a compound that recently surfaced in German headlines, describing the anxiety inside the boardrooms of arms manufacturers at the prospect of an end to war. For Benjamin Alexander Huseby and Serhat Işık, the designers behind Friedensangst GmbH, it became a trigger for Autumn/Winter 2026, shown inside Berlin's vast, concrete Kraftwerk. Backstage at their show, Huseby had the word emblazoned on his T-shirt.

The semi-official genre of slow cinema has been around for decades: glacial pacing, unhurried and unbroken takes, static shooting positions, characters who appear to be looking often wordlessly and unsmilingly at people or things off camera or into the lens itself, mimicking the camera's own calmly relentless gaze, the immobile silence accumulating into a transcendental simplicity. Robert Bresson, Theo Angelopoulos, Joe Weerasethakul, Lav Diaz, Lisandro Alonso; these are all great slow cinema practitioners.

Framed between two decisive historical thresholds-the death of Emperor Hirohito in 1989 and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster- Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989-2010 re-examines two transformative decades in Japanese art. The exhibition challenges the idea of "Japan" as a fixed national entity, instead situating artistic practice within the fluid global exchanges of late capitalism.

夫可規以利而可諫以言者，皆愚陋恆民之謂耳。。。。今丘告我以大城眾民，是欲規我以利而恆民畜我也，安可久長也？今長大美好，人見而悅之者，此吾父母之遺德也。丘雖不吾譽，吾獨不自知邪？ Anyone who can be regulated with promises of profit and admonished with slick words is what I would call a stupid, ignorant, ordinary sort of person....When you tell me all about the great territory and multitude of subjects I will have, you are trying to regulate me with promises of profit and make me tame like an ordinary person. How could any of that last?

The recent premiere of South Park's 27th season attracted approximately 6 million views across platforms, featuring provocative portrayals of political figures, notably President Trump.

If we get through this period with our democracy intact rather than sliding into a Hungary-like competitive authoritarianism, it will be a significant achievement.

Hunter Biden expressed deep frustration with George Clooney's calls for his father to abandon his 2024 campaign, questioning why anyone values the opinion of the actor. He criticized Clooney's shifts in support, particularly after a poor presidential debate performance by Joe Biden, highlighting the negative impact of such elite voices on the party's unity and morale.

'As the USAID was dismantled under the Trump administration, the critiques of development projects that typically come from the left began to mirror some of the administration's rationales.'

Nick Fuentes criticized Donald Trump by calling him fat, stupid, and a joke, labeling the MAGA movement as the biggest scam in American history. Fuentes proclaimed Trump was not the vehicle for his supporters, but rather the opposite.

The entire debate over the EU-Israel Association Agreement is simply a sham that deflects criticism and fails to address Israel's breaches of international law.

It also features voice acting from some of the most beloved performers in the video game industry.

As a state legislator who served during Andrew Cuomo's governorship and witnessed its collapse up close, I know firsthand that sending Cuomo to City Hall will not solve New York City's challenges.

"Instead of exercising this constitutional oversight duty, my Republican colleagues are holding this hearing. Apparently, armchair diagnosing former President Biden is more important than the issues of grave concern."

"The air traffic control system at Newark airport, in Booker's own state, is evidently running on two tin cans and a piece of string that broke in 1993."

I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful, but I don't know if it could be both.

Canadian monarchy, an irrational remnant of colonialism, faces skepticism, yet during crises like King Charles III's visit, the public's affection for it may resurface.

As a verb, "taré" is the past participle of a term meaning to weigh a package or container before filling it, ensuring accuracy in weight.

Crockett's critique of Trump focuses on what she sees as his most detrimental policy decisions in his first 100 days, emphasizing their negative impact on governance.

"Sen. Van Hollen's selective indignation reveals his true priority: political theater, not constitutional principle. Americans deserve representatives who champion their constitutional rights with the same fervor shown toward noncitizens."

After former President Barack Obama applauded Harvard University for standing up to the Trump administration in defense of the school's First Amendment rights, Reason's Robby Soave charges Obama with profound hypocrisy, as his administration carried out similar policies that harmed due process on campuses, undermining free speech and academic freedom.