Crypto-investment darling Sam Bankman-Fried stands exposed at having stolen, wasted or lost billions of dollars, his FTX empire lying in ruins. Victor Davis Hanson in American Greatness portrays Bankman-Fried as a peak case of how faux progressive utopians make themselves cultural heroes by “saying the right shibboleths” and giving generously to the right causes – prominently including the Democratic Party.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


