Follow him on Twitter @NebojsaMalicThe US needs ‘international oversight’ one liberal writer argued in a New York Times op-ed, just days after another suggested America should be conquered by other democracies to sort out its ‘toxic’ inequalities. Peter Beinart, whose essay was published Tuesday, makes a convoluted case for seeking “foreign intervention against tyranny in our own land.” His argument? The UN, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Organization of American States (OAS) get mentioned. — Zack Ford (@ZackFord) October 3, 2020It may be tempting to dismiss Beinart and Ford as relative nobodies, but the simple fact is that they aren’t. The source of this pessimism is inadvertently revealed by his reference to “1619,” the notorious pseudo-historical narrative pushed by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times.

Source: International New York Times October 07, 2020 20:37 UTC