Ben Burgis

Ben Burgis is an adjunct philosophy professor at Rutgers University, a columnist for Jacobin magazine, and the author of several books, most recently "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters."

A photo illustration showing portraits of Karl Marx and Vladimir Putin seperate from each other in contrasting colors.

YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING

Right-Wingers Keep Absurdly Comparing Putin to Karl Marx

The 19th century German revolutionary socialist was opposed to pretty much everything the current Russian president stands for.

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A photo illustration of NYT columnist Thomas Friedman.

INSECT BRAIN

New York Times’ Columnist’s Dehumanizing Warmongering

Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman is once again cheerleading for a bloody Middle East conflict by using tortured metaphors comparing Muslims to insects and parasites.

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A photo illustration of former US Presidents Trump, Bush, and Nixon.

“FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY”

Trump’s Crazy Immunity Arguments Came From Past Presidents

Ex-presidents have never been held accountable for illegal misdeeds committed in office. Why wouldn’t Trump think he could do the same?

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A photo illustration of Alan Dershowitz overlaying pictures of a bombed out area of Palestine and wounded children

INDEFENSIBLE, DERSH

Alan Dershowitz’s Israeli War Crime Denials Are Ridiculous

The famed attorney is defending Israel against credible accusations of atrocities committed in Gaza—and he’s doing a terrible job of it.

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An illustration of a military rifle surrounded by Israeli and Palestinian flags

PEACE THROUGH DEATH AND DESTRUCTION

You Can’t Oppose a Ceasefire and Support Two-State Solution

Pundits who buy the Israeli government line about “eliminating Hamas”—while also saying they support Palestinian sovereignty—are making absolutely no sense.

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Right-Wingers Keep Absurdly Comparing Putin to Karl Marx

New York Times’ Columnist’s Dehumanizing Warmongering

Trump’s Crazy Immunity Arguments Came From Past Presidents

Alan Dershowitz’s Israeli War Crime Denials Are Ridiculous

You Can’t Oppose a Ceasefire and Support Two-State Solution

Henry Kissinger Was One of 20th Century’s Greatest Monsters

GOP Candidates Are Warming to the Idea of War With Iran

‘Antiwar’ MAGAs Are Suddenly Hawks Again on Attacking Gaza

Bill Maher Is Strangely Pro-Boss, Anti-Labor for a ‘Liberal’

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Not Anti-War