Blog | Yoav Litvin

A Comparative Approach to Violence in Animals and Human Societies: An Interview with Professor Caroline Blanchard

June 12, 2018Yoav LitvinBlog, NeurobiologyNo Commentsaggression, animals, behavior, caroline blanchard, defense, jilly ballistic, neuroscience, psychology, violence, yoav litvin

For millennia, humanity has been plagued by violence and its consequences: oppression and inequality. Academics, intellectuals, politicians and dissidents have since attempted to understand the causes of these phenomena, with the ultimate goal of promoting peace and forming a sustainable, equal and just society. Theories in economics, political science and psychology have profoundly influenced human…

Antifa and Antiwar: Purging Hangers-on in the Struggle for Equality and Justice

May 25, 2018Yoav LitvinPoliticsNo CommentsAlexander Reid Ross, caitlin johnstone, consortium news, counterpunch, Diana Johnstone, eric draitser, Fascism, identity politics, jeffrey st clair, jilly ballistic, red brown, yoav litvin

On May 21st Diana Johnstone published a long-winded conspiracy theory on Consortium News. The conspiracy included myself, and several past and present contributors to Counterpunch, including CP’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey St. Clair, CP contributor and podcast host Eric Draitser and past contributor Alexander Reid Ross. Further, Johnstone substantially cited an article by Elise Hendrick from her…

Lee Camp Should Know Better – Hint: “Banking” is a Dog Whistle

May 3, 2018Yoav LitvinPoliticsNo Commentsbanking, comedy, conspiracy, imperialism, lee camp, rothschild

Who doesn’t love comedy? Laughing is enjoyable, cathartic and healthy. Plus, in our dystopic day and age of climate change, endless war, poverty, the rise of neofascism, and the overall ascension of misogyny, crony capitalism and white supremacy, comedy can be both highly educational and a necessary diversion. Therefore, it is not surprising that comedians,…

On Red-Brown Alliances and the Death of Nuance

April 17, 2018Yoav LitvinPoliticsNo CommentsAlexander Reid Ross, Fascism, Haaretz, imperialism, jilly ballistic, red brown, White supremacy

I have been pretty vocal about the dangerous cozying up between left and right, which is a real phenomenon that predictably occurs when the liberal establishment is thoroughly corrupted (see here and here). However, I have several major problems with Alexander Reid Ross’s latest piece, published today by the Liberal Zionist publication Haaretz, a problematic…

Crossing Ideological Lines: The Case of Glenn Greenwald and Tucker Carlson

April 13, 2018Yoav LitvinPolitics2 Collaboration, Donald Trump, Glenn Greenwald, jilly ballistic, Syria, Tucker Carlson

Recently, many progressives have debated the utility/futility of crossing ideological lines and collaborating on isolated joint interests with people who hold opposite views. By ‘opposite’ I mean that while the left works to uphold/expand rights and advocate for justice for all oppressed communities and against moneyed and/or racist agendas, potential collaborators on the right actively…

Will Deleting Facebook Produce Withdrawal?

April 6, 2018Yoav LitvinAddiction, Blog, Neurobiology, PsychologyNo Commentsaddiction, deletefacebook, facebook, George Koob, neuroscience, NIAA, social media

A Discussion with Professor George Koob on Social Media Addiction Nowadays, virtual spaces make up a significant portion of the contexts wherein people congregate, share thoughts and discuss ideas. Social media is a prominent battleground for the hearts and minds of all smartphone users, which in 2017 totalled a staggering 2.32 billion people worldwide….

The Con of the Red-Brown Alliance

February 27, 2018Yoav LitvinBlog, Politics1 Donald Trump, Fascism, socialism

The word fascism has undergone a renaissance, and with good reason. A series of global affairs, culminating in the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States have rattled the hegemony of neoliberalism and elevated the reactionary right. But Donald Trump has not revolutionized the presidency. Since taking office, he has continued and…

The Contemporary Jewish Dilemma – Adopt or Reject Zionism and White Supremacy

December 6, 2017Yoav LitvinPoliticsNo CommentsBenjamin Netanyahu, Fascism, Israel, Jew, Palestine, White supremacy, yoav litvin

‘Whiteness’ is a relatively novel concept, which continues to evolve. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served to stratify Europe and its colonies into classes of privileged white people with full rights and ‘others’ to be disenfranchised, used as manual labor, or eliminated. Societies that champion ‘whiteness’ as the focal point of their identity…

Callout Culture – a Grassroots Means of Promoting Truth

November 17, 2017Yoav LitvinBlog, PoliticsNo Commentscall out, fascist, ideology, online, red brown, social media, troll, trolling, yoav litvin

UPDATED 8/24/18 WITH MORE EXAMPLES As a writer/political analyst, I focus on several topics that I believe can benefit from my contributions. These include Israel/Palestine, the arts, sciences and American politics. The combination of my education and experience affords me the knowledge and ability to add my viewpoint to debates that are constructed of many…

Rats in Sheep Clothing – Vectors of neo-Fascism

November 2, 2017Yoav LitvinPolitics1 anti Semitism, BDS, Boycott divestment sanctions, Diana Johnstone, Fascism, Left, media, Nazi, propaganda, Rats, Trump, White supremacy, yoav litvin

Rats are opportunistic social mammals that can adapt to – and survive in – a plethora of environments. They are skilled diggers, climbers and swimmers, have highly developed olfaction and hearing and communicate by leaving scent markings and emitting ultrasonic vocalizations. Rats can serve as vectors for a variety of diseases. For example, the “Black…