All posts tagged: Illiberal

“Let’s Get Ruthless”: Bulwark’s Bill Kristol Suggests Illiberal Means Are Needed To Save Liberal Democracy

“Let’s Get Ruthless”: Bulwark’s Bill Kristol Suggests Illiberal Means Are Needed To Save Liberal Democracy

Authored by Jonathan Turley, “Let’s get ruthless.” Those words are, unfortunately, nothing new in this age of rage. In just the last few weeks, various liberal pundits and politicians have been calling for radical and even violent action. Even comedian Margaret Cho publicly declared this week that “we need a feral, bloodthirsty, violent Democrat.” However, these words were reposted by Bill Kristol, the founder of the Weekly Standard and the current editor-in-chief of The Bulwark. Kristol was a leading conservative figure in the Republican Party. Kristol left the Republican Party and is now a vehemently anti-Trump writer. There are certainly good-faith reasons why some conservatives have broken with Trump on a variety of issues. However, the original column was endorsing the Democratic plan to pack the Supreme Court with an instant liberal majority to force through a slew of political changes in the country. Various Democrats have been pledging to not only impeach Trump (and a long list of other figures), but to pack the Supreme Court as soon as they regain power. James Carville declared, “If the Democrats win the presidency and …

Italian PM Meloni Slams ‘Illiberal Drift’ After Comedian Quits TV Show

Italian PM Meloni Slams ‘Illiberal Drift’ After Comedian Quits TV Show

ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ‌accused ​centre-left opponents of trying to silence ‌their critics in the entertainment world after a self-declared right-wing comedian pulled out ​of a hugely popular show. Andrea Pucci had been expected to appear at this month’s Sanremo music festival, a week-long song contest ‍that is the most popular television ​event of the year in Italy.  However, he abruptly quit the line-up on Sunday, saying he and his family ​had faced a ⁠wave of insults and threats after state broadcaster RAI announced he would be a co-host for one night of the festival. Meloni immediately leapt to his defence. “It’s sobering that in 2026 an artist should feel forced to give up doing his job because of the climate of intimidation and hatred that has formed around him,” she ‌wrote on X, adding: “The illiberal drift of the left in Italy is becoming frightening.” Pucci is well-known for ​his ‌politically incorrect jokes, which top-selling ‍Italian daily Corriere della ⁠Sera this month said “belonged to the last century”. …