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Last edit: June 13, 2020

Crash courses (various topics)

Research & fact-checking – includes links to various sites/tools that I use for researching or come recommended from others, as well as general tips for verifying the authenticity of information and/or claims made by MSM outlets.

The United Nations (archive) – a Twitter thread authored by @greg_scott84, very briefly & broadly touching upon the origins and development of the UN; its roster of Secretary-Generals; the development and implementation of Agendas 21 and 2030; the latter’s relation to the Global Compact on Migration (GCM); the issue of voting blocks in the General Assembly; and more. Though not exhaustive (owing to the format), the author does provide numerous links for further reading on the various topics mentioned. If you’re totally new to the subject and don’t know where to start, you may find this thread to be a useful primer.

Online Sources

Climate change skepticism

Tony Thomas, “A Climate Modeler Spills the Beans” – review of a tell-all book written by meteorologist Dr. Mototaka Nakamura, explaining the many issues with using climate models as long-term predictors of future states. If you have Kindle, the article contains a link to download an English-language version of the book itself.

Education

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Learning Objectives – many of these learning objectives have already, to varying degrees, been incorporated into mainstream public education curricula in nations worldwide. Parents should look for course topics such as ‘global citizenship,’ ‘sustainability,’ ‘inclusion/equity’, ‘social protection,’ and so forth, in order to get a better understanding of just what your kids are being taught. You may not be able to entirely prevent them from being exposed to ESD/GCED curricula, but you can self-educate yourself on the topics and talk to your children about what they’ve been told in this regard.

Globalism, general info

Agenda 21 Course: Understanding Sustainable Development and How it Affects You – focused primarily on its American implementation, but the A21 breakdown is internationally-relevant.

UN Agenda 21 & Agenda 2030 – a speech given by Australian parliamentarian Ann Bressington, wherein she details the origins of Agenda 21, the role played by the Club of Rome in propagating “global solutions to local problems” (i.e., globalism), and the progression of Australia’s implementation of A21 from the 1970s into the present day. Again, while the legislative aspects are specific to Australia, this speech is a must-see by citizens of all nations.

UN Document Repository – sorted according to publishing agency; synced to my personal hard drive and as such, this folder updates every time I save a new file to it from my end. All of these files have been legally obtained, I have simply collected them here for convenience.

Sustainable Development & Climate Adaptation

The 10 Most Insane Requirements of the Green New Deal – again, American-specific; but it’s important to note that this ‘green new deal’ didn’t come from nowhere. Every single one of these requirements can be found among the UN documentation and recommendations re: Sustainable Development; this list provides a very good primer.

The Economics Behind Windmills – excellent take-down from Lord Christopher Monckton on the economic inefficiency and physical impracticability of wind-sourced electricity, using a planned wind farm site in the U.K. as an example. There’s a fair bit of mathematics involved in the presentation, but don’t be intimidated; Lord Monckton does the calculations for you.

Recommended Books (multiple topics)

Balanya, B., Doherty, A., Hoedeman, O., Ma’anit, A., & Wesselius, E. (2000). Europe Inc.: Regional & global restructuring and the rise of corporate power. London, UK: Pluto Press.
Offers a great overview of corporate lobbying procedures, gains, figures and history within the European Union (primarily) as well as the UN; further discussion is included on the Bilderberg Group, the Trilateral Commission, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Economic Forum.
* The authors do have a fairly naive interpretation of the length and depth of corruption at both the EU and the UN; however, the book is almost two decades old so this can easily be chalked-up to ignorance. Nevertheless it works as a very good introductory text to trans-national corporate lobbying.

Barnett, M. (2002). Eyewitness to a genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
A very eye-opening, first-person account of the organizational culture/bureaucratic hell-on-earth that is the United Nations, with a particular focus on how the author believes this culture contributed to the UN’s inaction during the Rwandan genocide.

Dallaire, R. (2005). Shake hands with the Devil: The failure of humanity in Rwanda. New York, NY: Carroll & Graf Publishers.
If there’s one book you ever read about UN peacekeeping missions, this is the one. Dallaire’s horrifying account of his time as the head of the UN Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR) during the genocide in 1994 exposes not only the inhuman insanity of the genocide itself, but as well that of the UN system in its utter failure to adequately protect and support both the Rwandans and its own forces desperately trying to save them. Highly recommended reading for anyone still confident in the UN’s alleged ability to “keep peace” in the third world.

Fischer, F. (1990). Technocracy and the Politics of Expertise. Newbury, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Simply put, this book provides All You Need To Know about the history, theory, and practice of technocratic politics. Well argued and written in a very accessible manner,* it can serve well as either a general introduction to the topic or as a reference. Very much recommended.
* Possibly excepting Chapter 3, on the history of technocracy, which is a bit heavy on terminology that may be unfamiliar to a general audience. I would at least recommend that you read through the first two chapters before diving into that one.

Gottfried, P. (1995). After liberalism: Mass democracy in the managerial state. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
This is a great philosophical and political history of the evolution of “liberalism” into “neoliberalism”, with a particular focus on the United States and United Kingdom. Moreover, the author makes several great observations on the relationship between neoliberalism and social planning (social engineering), in both the public education system and society at large. As someone who is not very well-versed in political philosophy, I still found this book to be quite accessible and easy to understand.

Hancock, G. (1989). The lords of poverty: The power, prestige, and corruption of the international aid industry. New York, NY: The Atlantic Monthly Press.
The title mostly says it all; highly recommended for Hancock’s keen observational skills and personal experiences working within the industry. Mandatory reading for those interested in learning more about the development industry/’non-profit industrial complex.’

Maren, M. (1997). The road to hell: The ravaging effects of foreign aid and international charity. New York, NY: The Free Press.
This is a bit of a more (emotionally) difficult read, as it’s very clear that the author has been deeply affected psychologically by his experience working with the Peace Corps in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. That said, he does not tip-toe around the topic of widespread corruption and wasteful spending within the industry; this, too, is mandatory reading on that topic.

Murray, D. (2017). The strange death of Europe: Immigration, identity, Islam. London, UK: Bloomsbury.
Everything you wanted to know about the 2014/15 migrant crisis in Europe; it’s political lead-up and historical precedents; and the devastating effect it has had, and will continue to have, for the entire continent and her peoples.

Further recommended reading that I have not felt compelled to summarize:

Seddon, N. (2007). Who cares? How state funding and political activism change charity. London, UK: Institute for the Study of Civil Society.

Sharma, P. A. (2017). Robert McNamara’s other war: The World Bank and international development. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Wolin, S. S. (2008). Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.