From time to time I post in the comments section in the Independent. About half the time my comments are[...]
Author: Justin Wyllie
The “scholarly” basis for Western propagandaThe “scholarly” basis for Western propaganda
0 Comments 6:56 pmIt never stops. This is a “research fellow” at King’s College, London. An expert on Russia it seems. Comments: her[...]
The Western media’s “ideological manual”The Western media’s “ideological manual”
0 Comments 5:21 pmI was watching this ridiculous piece of “scholarship” on Russia and I was struck by the speaker’s claim about a[...]
The state of the warThe state of the war
0 Comments 9:42 amI generally try to stay away from political analysis – largely because I don’t have the time to do it[...]

What happened to asking questions?What happened to asking questions?
0 Comments 8:39 amIt is characteristic of mainstream Western media that they (almost?) never ask the people they interview on the Ukraine war[...]
It’s as big as it getsIt’s as big as it gets
0 Comments 6:34 pmIt seems almost the entire US (and most of the European) political-media class has gone stark, raving, mad. Do we[...]
Alleged bad behaviourAlleged bad behaviour
0 Comments 6:22 pmOne feature of the Russell Brand episode is that it has brought out a feature of the new ideology. If[...]
Propaganda watchPropaganda watch
0 Comments 6:01 pmThis is a New York Times article about Zelensky’s current trip to the US. One of the main aims of[...]
Trial by media – the modern way. Dealing with conspiraciesTrial by media – the modern way. Dealing with conspiracies
0 Comments 10:26 amThe media personality Russell Brand has been accused by a C4 Dispatches programme of a number of rapes and sexual[...]
Crying in the wildernessCrying in the wilderness
0 Comments 9:17 pmJohn Mearsheimer is one of the few people in the West (I mean figures from academia, politics or the think-tank[...]