RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/December 2020

December 2020
The Real Authoritarian Threat: The concentration of economic power and information control in the hands of a few monopolies is a far greater threat to political freedoms than Trump's failcoup Hatred of liberals is all that's left of conservatism (paywall) Kirk Cameron Hosts Maskless Carol Singing Because He’s A Dick How Sam Harris and Donald Trump are both alike How the success of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code foreshadowed the mainstream rise of conspiracy theories. Mixed Martial Arts morons think they're edgy outsiders while spreading QAnon bullshit David Hirsh demands that the Labour Party expel Jewish members who criticise Israel New research shows that "pandemic profits" of billionaires could fund a one-time 3,000 UBI for everyone in the US and still be as rich as they were before the pandemic A study finds that tax cuts for the rich doesn't boost the economy and suggests that politicians shouldn't be afraid to raise taxes on the wealthy to deal with the ongoing economic crisis [https://dbknews.com/2020/12/09/psychology-education-pseudoscience-myers-briggs-personality/ Personality tests don't show what your personality is. So why should it affect where you go to college?] New study finds that militarization of police doesn't reduce crime Drag them: calling out oil companies online is not only cathartic but also builds up public opposition to oil companies, as without it the industry cannot survive Publishers are not obligated to give bigots like Jordan Peterson a platform Donald Trump has been a failure on Iran, with his policies focused on nothing more than undoing Obama's legacy and resulting in a much greater Iranian nuclear capacity.