Andrew Carico in the American Mind charts the rise of labels “leader” and “leadership,” terms embraced by the likes of Mussolini and Hitler. Today, leadership positions are often handed out based on minority status, creating a contemporary “artificial aristocracy.” Carico suggests this dangerous path can be sidestepped through two – admittedly difficult – initial steps.
The Science of Personal Self-Destruction
During the recent power blackouts in Spain, police raided a home containing three dishevelled – and triple-masked – children who hadn’t left the house since the pandemic lockdowns began. The parents are now in jail. At SteynOnline, the great Mark Steyn points out that the weird duo were actually “following the science” to its logical – and self-destructive – conclusion, and asks why the leaders who imposed such measures to begin with aren’t the ones behind bars.
