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Glenn Greenwald: Raving Leftist

Matthew Vadum

My article from the March 6, 2014 issue of FrontPage magazine: Photo: courtesy of USASurvival.org Glenn Greenwald: Raving Leftist By Matthew Vadum Adding to a long tradition of misleading the public with dubious information, Princeton history professor Sean Wilentz recently unleashed a scathing attack on Edward Snowden promoter Glenn Greenwald in a 7,600-word essay published by The New Republic. Although Wilentz never comes out and says it directly, the reader is left with the distinct impression that he believes neo-communist Greenwald shouldn’t be considered a member-in-good-standing of the Left. In fact, Wilentz seems to insinuate that Greenwald is an extreme right-winger at heart, … Continue reading Glenn Greenwald: Raving Leftist

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Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback

Matthew Vadum

(originally published at Front Page Magazine, a publication of David Horowitz Freedom Center) Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback By Matthew Vadum Radical activist groups associated with President Barack Obama have launched a campaign of economic terrorism and sabotage – possibly with his blessing. Mortgage and student loan strikes, crippling bank boycotts, intimidation, and who knows what else are all on the agenda. The idea of leftists using terrorism to achieve political objectives isn’t new. Leon Trotsky supported the use of terrorism to advance so-called social justice. Decades before an ice-axe found its way into his skull, Trotsky argued in Dictatorship vs. Democracy that … Continue reading Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback

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Bloodthirsty Leon Trotsky inspired Cloward and Piven

Matthew Vadum

It’s May Day, a day of celebration for communists and community organizers alike. On that note, although the bloodthirsty Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky was long dead before community organizing picked up steam in the United States in the 1960s, he served as an inspiration to Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven. Trotsky, who was assassinated in 1940, was instrumental in the Bolshevik Revolution and founded the Red Army. Cloward and Piven were, like Trotsky, what Joseph Stalin referred to as “ultra-leftists.” Stalin, himself a homicidal monster, considered ultra-leftists to be dangerous and uncontrollable because they were content to set the … Continue reading Bloodthirsty Leon Trotsky inspired Cloward and Piven

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Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback

Matthew Vadum

“Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback” is the name of my latest piece at Front Page Magazine. Here’s the top of it: Radical activist groups associated with President Barack Obama have launched a campaign of economic terrorism and sabotage – possibly with his blessing. Mortgage and student loan strikes, crippling bank boycotts, intimidation, and who knows what else are all on the agenda. The idea of leftists using terrorism to achieve political objectives isn’t new. Leon Trotsky supported the use of terrorism to advance so-called social justice. Decades before an ice-axe found its way into his skull, Trotsky argued in Dictatorship vs. Democracy that Communists who reject … Continue reading Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback