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The Barnes Brief: Substack-Style, Weekend of December 1, 2023
December 01, 2023
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Schedule

  • Sunday: Law For the People at 6 pm eastern
  • Closing Argument: The Utility of Resistance Against Futility

Introduction: Top 10 Headlines of the Week

  • Santos expelled
  • J6 committee destroyed evidence
  • Kissinger died
  • Charlie Munger passed
  • Kochs back War Karen Nikki
  • Venezuela seeks to annex Guyana
  • The Tax Man cometh
  • China-Biden ties grow as corruption evidence builds against Biden
  • Musk tells blackmailing advertisers where they can go.
  • Trump trial shows no fraud.

*Bonus: Alex Jones’ video game.

Wisdom of the Day: "the effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death." Monty Oum. 

The Evidence: Top Ten Curated Articles from The Barnes Library

  1. Hunter Biden testimony controversy. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/01/the_biden_family_grift_and_hunters_fake_offer_to_testify_150133.html
  2. Mail-in voting problems. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/30/mail-in-voting-republicans-00129139
  3. Left populist: Democrats crime position is irrational.https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-democratic-position-on-crime
  4. Hamas history. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/01/the_unhinged_among_us_150137.html
  5. Market educates Disney. https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4326247-happy-birthday-adam-smith-the-invisible-hand-just-slapped-disney/
  6. Texas sues Pfizer. https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/30/exclusive-texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-pfizer-for-false-deceptive-covid-jab-con/
  7. Hitchens’ book on Kissinger. https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Henry-Kissinger-Christopher-Hitchens/dp/145552297X
  8. Kissinger’s multiple sides. https://unherd.com/2023/12/the-two-faces-of-henry-kissinger/
  9. The many legends of Kissinger. https://www.ft.com/content/02ce3837-41ea-4c05-bc7a-8329b285ed54
  10. Charlie Munger’s truths. https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/insights/market-commentary/timeless-truths-from-charlie-munger

*Bonus: Babies love ice cream. https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjust.4fun/video/7306228800864521504

 

Closing Argument: The Utility of Resisting Futility 

  • Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, said it best: Do not go gentle in that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light. Be more like the wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, and in the same vein, the greatest trick the system ever pulled was convincing people you cannot resist. The argument is simple, short, and, in this vein, sweet: never forget our own ability to change the world, no matter how long the odds may seem. Do indeed never go gentle in that good night.
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