Articles by Mitchell Bate

About Mitchell Bate
Mitchell is a blogger currently studying Politics and International Relations at the University of Bath
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Aleksandr Dugin and the Death of Globalism

March 30, 2017 Mitchell Bate 0

Aleksandr Dugin, the brain of Vladimir Putin, is a political scientist whose ideas have inspired Russian foreign policy and enamoured nativist ‘alt-right’ elements across Europe. His Fourth Political Theory, is the

Education

Professor Miller and the Bottomless Pit of Academia

March 11, 2017 Mitchell Bate 0

According to some, Muslims can only be one of two variants: terrorists, Islamists. Any other behaviour reflects more on their western masters than it does on them, because Muslims can’t have agency. And this is neo-orientalism. Our candidate is David Miller.

Opinion

Trump Finally Becomes President of the United States

March 4, 2017 Mitchell Bate 0

President Donald Trump delivered the best speech of his political career yesterday. However, there is still much to worry about, including the falsities within the speech itself. However, it is heartening to see that Trump is capable of keeping his ego in check. Let’s bring some civility into politics.

Fascism
Opinion

“The Fascists are Coming!”

February 11, 2017 Mitchell Bate 0

No, Fascism is not coming to American shores. And even if fascism were to mount a threat to the US, I do not think it can be defeated by preening twenty-somethings looking for a punch-up.