Norman Finkelstein on the IMPLOSION of Ibram X Kendi | ArtiFact 46
Ibram X Kendi (born Henry Rogers) is an "antiracist scholar" who is now under investigation by Boston University due to alleged mismanagement of the Center for Antiracist Research. In ArtiFact #46, Ho...
29 Sep 20231h 13min
Dreamscapes In Scorsese’s ”Taxi Driver” | ArtiFact #45: Laura Woods, Jessica Schneider
Universally heralded as an American classic, Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER (Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster) deserves its reputation for nuance and the subtle ways in which its thematic, cinematic, and ps...
5 Sep 202359min
Norman Finkelstein On Race, Class, & Robin DiAngelo’s Fraud | ArtiFact #44
In the last few decades, political correctness has divided Americans and reduced their ability to embark on a real political project. According to Holocaust and Israel/Palestine scholar Norman Finkels...
20 Aug 20231h 2min
Norman Finkelstein Exposes The Cult Of Barack Obama | ArtiFact #43
According to Holocaust and Israel/Palestine scholar Norman Finkelstein, Barack Obama’s “neat trick” allowed voters to imbue whatever political values they wished on to a blank slate who seemingly came...
3 Aug 20231h 27min
Benjamin Studebaker On The Crisis Of Democracy | ArtiFact #42: Alex Sheremet, Benjamin Studebaker
According to the Left, Right, and Center, democracy is under attack. Donald Trump claimed election fraud in 2020, while both Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton hinted at fascism with a Republican administr...
5 Jul 20232h 7min
ArtiFact #41: Is YouTube Destroying Art? | Alex Sheremet, Ezekiel Yu, Dan Schneider
Art YouTube ranges from academic to street, high-brow to low-brow, natural, performative, good and bad. In ArtiFact #41, writers Alex Sheremet, Ezekiel Yu, and Dan Schneider tackle some of the more po...
28 Jun 20232h 5min
How ”The Limits To Growth” (1972) Was Vindicated | ArtiFact #40: Arnold Schroder, Alex Sheremet
In 1972, four scientists – Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, William W. Behrens III – published a book called The Limits To Growth, about planetary limits based on a new computer ...
18 Apr 20231h 34min
ArtiFact #39: On Friedrich Nietzsche’s ”The Gay Science” | Laura Woods, Alex Sheremet
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote a large number of books defying systematization, creating a reputation for difficulty that is not altogether fair. For instance, “The Gay Science” (1882) captures the bulk of...
8 Mar 20232h 34min
