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Attack the System- How Dems Weaponize Empathy, Identity To Kill Progress 24th February 2021This is good. Host of The Bad Faith podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, discusses how the Biden White House is using identity politics to support their agenda.Keith Preston
- Are Cotton, Hawley, Romney SERIOUS About Raising Minimum Wage? 24th February 2021As I’ve said before, some Republicans will increasingly embrace Christian Democrat or national-populist rhetoric as class divisions continue to widen. Team Rising discusses Republican plans for raising the minimum wage.Keith Preston
- Dem Ask To DEPLATFORM Fox News Is Gravest Threat To Press Freedom In Modern Memory 24th February 2021This is some important commentary. This is how Chinese or Saudi levels of censorship could make its way to the Western countries. Saagar Enjeti reacts to reports that Democratic members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce wrote to Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, Dish, Verizon, Cox and more […]Keith Preston
- How Dems Weaponize Empathy, Identity To Kill Progress 24th February 2021
- Samizdata
- Well in that case… 25th February 2021When I read this zinger: “It is absolutely clear that climate change is a threat to our collective security and the security of our nations,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who presided over the meeting. I thought it was perhaps the most succinct summation of why (1) the ‘Conservative’ Party should be prosecuted under […]Perry de Havilland (London)
- Samizdata quote of the day 25th February 2021I honestly believe that if the media and ‘experts’ said that blue masks don’t work, but yellow masks do, then a significant % of the population would switch colours tomorrow… And proceed to call anyone who questions it a ‘science denier’ or ‘conspiracy theorist’. – Zuby UdezueSamizdata Illuminatus (Arkham, Massachusetts)
- We don’t need state planning to recover from the bug – we need the opposite 24th February 2021“Though you can’t move for pundits and politicians demanding more public spending, the big lesson of the postwar recoveries is that with robust consumer and investor confidence there is negligible need for government stimulus. History, not abstract theory, shows that the best way to boost growth after a ‘wartime’ period such as the pandemic is […]Johnathan Pearce (London)
- Well in that case… 25th February 2021
- Mr. Mean-Spirited
- EVIL IS MERELY AN EDGE OVER OTHER PEOPLE 2nd February 2021by John Grauerholz“Evil” has nothing to do with ethics whatsoever. Despite what do-gooders might want you to believe, evil has no connection with any moral system. “Right” and “wrong” are simply a matter of convenience: what is beneficial to you in this life is simply not advantageous to other people - and this lack of […]Mr. Mean-Spirited
- EVEN IF YOU WERE NOT A COMPLETE LOSER 20th January 2021by John Grauerholz If you, on a rainy, thundering night, ever dare to look in the mirror - then you, my dear reader, will see a complete failure gazing stupidly back at you. That slobbering, slack-jawed creature gawking from the glass is you. Even if your face were not completely hideous, your acquaintances would still […]Mr. Mean-Spirited
- CREDO 29th April 2020by John Grauerholz I need no gods; I worship myself. I need no church; my ego is powerful enough. I need no faith; I am confident in myself. I need no scriptures; my own presence is inspiration enough. I need no savior; I can handle things myself. I need no government; I […]Mr. Mean-Spirited
- EVIL IS MERELY AN EDGE OVER OTHER PEOPLE 2nd February 2021
- The Hoover Hog
- In Praise of Delicious Tacos 30th May 2019The writer presently known as Delicious Tacos is responsible for, among other things, a series of short confessional narratives that chronicle his agonizing ordeal with an anorectal abscess. That micro-memoir of butthole affliction – the "Ass Variations," as I have...chipsmith
- In Memoriam! Adam Parfrey 19th May 2018A few years ago I was interviewed by Greg Johnson of Counter-Currents Publishing and I banked off one of his questions to talk about some of the publishers who inspired me to start up Nine-Banded Books way back when. Here's...chipsmith
- Book Journal – "How to Judge People by What They Look Like" 19th May 2018The title cracks me up. I mean, it could have been something vaguely academic -- maybe Physiognomy Reconsidered, or Physiognomy: The Abandoned Science; or it could have been something suggesively literary, like Body and Essence or A Book by Its...chipsmith
- In Praise of Delicious Tacos 30th May 2019
- Wandewring Near Sawtry
- A Review of Ed West’s “Small Men on the Wrong Side of History”… 21st February 2020One might think that few people were more annoyed by the 2019 British general election than the conservative author and commentator Ed West. Here he was, preparing to publish his book Small Men on the Wrong Side of History (Little, … Continue reading →bsixsmith
- In Defence of Andrew Sabisky… 16th February 2020The first time I met Andrew Sabisky we walked through central London for hours and neither his energy or my interest flagged. This is a rare combination. There are people who can talk for a long time and there are … Continue reading →bsixsmith
- 2019 14th December 2019I began this decade in London, a physical wreck, mentally ruined, almost friendless and facing the grim realisation that not only was “creative writing” a titanically stupid course to pick but my writing sucked. As bad as all this was, … Continue reading →bsixsmith
- A Review of Ed West’s “Small Men on the Wrong Side of History”… 21st February 2020
- Wisdom Dancer
- The Liberating Value of ReconciliationTwo things amaze me, again and again, about American enthusiasm for rancor in politics. I. Vengeance welcomes and relishes any opportunities to humiliate or oppress one’s opponents, but shows no foresight of how this creates a precedent—a legal and cultural … Continue reading →Wisdomdancer
- On Ugly Ideas and IntoleranceIdeas are neither benign, nor malignant, out of the context of a specific mentality. They depend entirely on our subjective mental context to affect us. As we respond to ideas in one way or another, as we adopt one idea … Continue reading →Wisdomdancer
- Strategy and Clarity about the Police State and Racism, continuedThis post is a follow up to my previous post, Knowledge Matters, Too: Tell the Twin Stories of Violence and Race, which introduced the dispositive role that power plays, specifically the overlapping institutions of the police state and militarism. I … Continue reading →Wisdomdancer
- The Liberating Value of Reconciliation
- Razib Khan
- Made in China 25th February 2021Does it matter who writes history if no one reads it?Razib Khan
- On the historicity of the Vedas 22nd February 2021BPer Mukunda and I were having a discussion on Twitter, which I want to elevate and push to the blog, because it’s somewhat important. When I was young (20th century) I read stuff about how the Indo-Aryans described the natives of the subcontinent as dark and “snub-nosed.” That their arrival in some ways was a […]Razib Khan
- Unsupervised Learning Podcast reviews 22nd February 2021Just a note: I want to drum up more reviews for the Unsupervised Learning podcast. Can you guys please do so if you haven’t? This matters mostly applies to Apple […]Razib Khan
- Made in China 25th February 2021
- Entitled to an Opinion
- My dialogue with “Jeff” in the comments at AC10 over West African sprinting ability 19th February 2021Nested comments on Substack become unreadable after a certain number of levels, so I’m using this post to continue a conversation. Jeff: We know that athletic ability is heritable in individuals, but you’d look pretty dumb if you said it’s plausible that Jamaicans are naturally better sprinters, Kenyans better distance runners, and African-Americans better basketball […]teageegeepea
- Protected: A place for marxbro1917 to continue his comments on AC10’s review of “The Cult of Smart” 18th February 2021There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.teageegeepea
- Scott Alexander is back… in Substack form! 22nd January 2021One of the few things I blogged about last year was the demise of a blog… specifically, Scott Alexander’s. He had noted in (what was) his last post that he planned on returning via Substack once he sorted out his real-life job so it couldn’t be threatened by doxing, and now his actual last post […]teageegeepea
- My dialogue with “Jeff” in the comments at AC10 over West African sprinting ability 19th February 2021
- Instead of a Blog
- Evolutionist X
- Bad Content vs. Good 7th February 2021So I was reading this interesting article on “The Journalistic Tattletale Industry,” by Glenn Greenwald, recommended by a friend, and came across this quote: The article itself is about how these people have become censorious hall monitors who go crying to the principal if they think you even breathed a bad word, and Oliver here […]evolutiontheorist
- Avoiding hyperstimuli 30th January 2021Hyperstimuli are like regular stimuli, but turned up to 11. Fruit contains naturally occurring fruit sugars, which your body craves because sugar is an important energy source and fruit is full of valuable nutrients. Fruit is a natural stimulus. Candy is made from a vegetable, sugarcane, that has had all of the annoying fibrous vegetable […]evolutiontheorist
- Everyone’s a Conspiracy Theorist, now 14th January 2021We live in interesting times. The internet was supposed to usher in an era of increased knowledge, understanding, and maybe even human harmony. Instead it has turned us all into conspiracy theorists. Don’t get hoity-toity and claim that it’s only those Bad Guys over on the other side of the aisle who believe in conspiracies. […]evolutiontheorist
- Bad Content vs. Good 7th February 2021
- Human Stupidity
- Gain followers with free speech; later control the captivated users. Social media’s brilliant deception as march through institutions 9th February 2021The orchestrated effort to funnel all internet users into a small number of well controlled large enterprises has been obvious once large enough section of the population was completely locked in on them, that’s when the control of the narrative truly kicked in. Old habits die hard, so after years of keeping the public on […]Programmer
- Demand Equal Rights!! Civil Rights for All!! Abolish “minority” quota privilege!! 26th January 2021Whites voluntarily forfeited constitutional rights!! equal treatment under the law (independent of the color of the skin) freedom of association freedom of speech to criticize minorities, the democratic ideal of the fully informed voter Reprinted with permission from TruthRevolution.net Solution to the cartoon’s riddle: Point out the inequality and injustice. Humbly suggest, or […]Programmer
- Scientific honesty: tell the WHOLE truth, nothing hidden: fully disclose weaknesses, alternative explanations, conflicts of interest … 11th January 2021“Blacks have lower income than Whites in the USA. That proves ‘systemic racism’”. Scientific honesty requires to inform about all weaknesses in this statement. Reprinted with permission from SINCERITY.net Scientific honesty* requires full and total disclosure of all relevant issues regarding the theory in discussion. Dishonesty must be shunned, deception be taboo. Scientific honesty should […]Programmer
- Gain followers with free speech; later control the captivated users. Social media’s brilliant deception as march through institutions 9th February 2021
- Entitled to an Opinion
- My dialogue with “Jeff” in the comments at AC10 over West African sprinting ability 19th February 2021Nested comments on Substack become unreadable after a certain number of levels, so I’m using this post to continue a conversation. Jeff: We know that athletic ability is heritable in individuals, but you’d look pretty dumb if you said it’s plausible that Jamaicans are naturally better sprinters, Kenyans better distance runners, and African-Americans better basketball […]teageegeepea
- Protected: A place for marxbro1917 to continue his comments on AC10’s review of “The Cult of Smart” 18th February 2021There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.teageegeepea
- Scott Alexander is back… in Substack form! 22nd January 2021One of the few things I blogged about last year was the demise of a blog… specifically, Scott Alexander’s. He had noted in (what was) his last post that he planned on returning via Substack once he sorted out his real-life job so it couldn’t be threatened by doxing, and now his actual last post […]teageegeepea
- My dialogue with “Jeff” in the comments at AC10 over West African sprinting ability 19th February 2021
- Der Geist (Union of Egoists)
- Jeff Riggenbach reads “The Ego and His Own” by Max Stirner | 03 of 20 (2A) 21st February 2021The Ego and His Own Podcast Cassette tape 2, side A, episode 3 of 20. Jeff Riggenbach (1947-2021) reads The Ego and His Own by Max Stirner (1806-1856). Translated by Steven T. Byington (1869-1957), edited and introduced by James J. Martin (1916-2004). Edition read is based on the 1963 Libertarian Book Club edition. We do […]Kevin I. Slaughter
- Jeff Riggenbach reads “The Ego and His Own” by Max Stirner | 02 of 20 (1B) 14th February 2021The Ego and His Own Podcast Cassette tape 1, side B, episode 2 of 20. Jeff Riggenbach (1947-2021) reads The Ego and His Own by Max Stirner (1806-1856). Translated by Steven T. Byington (1869-1957), edited and introduced by James J. Martin (1916-2004). Edition read is based on the 1963 Libertarian Book Club edition. We do […]Kevin I. Slaughter
- VOIMA ON OIKEUS, a Finnish translation of Covington Hall’s “MIGHT IS RIGHT” 10th February 2021The following Finnish translation of Covington Hall’s poem “Might is Right” appeared in Proletaari Laulija (Proletarian Singer), the 1917 Finnish translation of I.W.W. Songs: To Fan the Flames of Discontent. It was published by Workers Socialist Publishing Company of Duluth, Minnesota for American immigrant workers and members of the Industrial Workers of the World. The […]Kevin I. Slaughter
- Jeff Riggenbach reads “The Ego and His Own” by Max Stirner | 03 of 20 (2A) 21st February 2021
damn. hate when that happens.
you must master “the desire” like a well-paid servant! learn to summon it at will and let your bidding be done!