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Two kinds of conservatives constitute the mainstream Right: those who take conservatism seriously as a political creed, and those who are merely conservative liberals, or, as the Z-Man once called them, the rearguard of the Left. (more…)
Edgar Fernhout, Schädel, 1935.
Edgar Fernhout, Schädel, 1935.
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The lexicon of mendacious government platitudes has gained another ignominious entry. “Just three weeks to flatten the curve!” they implored one long year ago. Yet after twelve months of authoritarianism and state-enforced solitude, SWAT teams are swooping in to arrest Miami spring break revelers, and lockdown protests from Amsterdam to Kassel are intensifying across Europe. (more…)
Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland
Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland
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Part 1 here
This part of the interview was published in the XXXIV issue of the magazine Reconquista.
In this part, Jaroslaw will discuss metapolitics, Polish culture, music, art, his travels, and writing. (more…)
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Here we have a continuation of the narrative presented in past installments, describing Brasillach’s auto-tour through wartime Spain in July 1938, accompanied by his brother-in-law Maurice Bardèche and their friend Pierre Cousteau. As before, I have translated it directly from Brasillach’s memoir Notre avant-guerre (1938-41). (more…)
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There’s that old saying that politics is showbiz for ugly people. If that’s true, I think it is fair to say that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has “gone Hollywood.” (more…)
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One of the great unexpected pleasures of the Covid lockdown last spring was discovering oddball television series you otherwise wouldn’t have approached with a barge pole. Producers and programming executives detected a nice angle here, so they moved up launch dates by a few months. This is what happened with Mrs. America, a nine-part FX series with Cate Blanchett that debuted on Hulu last April and May, instead of its originally scheduled launch in July and August. (more…)
Alex Belfield with his 100,000 YouTube subscribers plaque.
Alex Belfield with his 100,000 YouTube subscribers plaque.
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It is no secret to those of us from the UK who have not been vaccinated against reality that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is politically biased. Despite an apparent failsafe in its charter requiring it to stay neutral, it is about as non-partisan as a rabid sports fan bellowing in support of his team. (more…)
Frederic Remington, Aiding a Comrade, 1890.
Frederic Remington, Aiding a Comrade, 1890.
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On this episode of Counter-Currents Radio, the regular roundtable of Greg Johnson, Fróði Midjord, and Millennial Woes discuss current events and answer listener questions. (more…)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets convicted spy Johnathan Pollard upon his arrival to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets convicted spy Johnathan Pollard upon his arrival to Israel
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Charlottesville Mayor Writes Weird Poem About How Charlottesville Rapes You
Unless things turn around right quick and proper, the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, will be seen as the Waterloo of white identity politics for the foreseeable future. (more…)
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John Ford’s last great film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) enjoys the status of a classic. I find it a deeply flawed, grating, and often ridiculous film that is nonetheless redeemed both by raising intellectually deep issues and by an emotionally powerful ending that seems to come out of nowhere. (more…)
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Hungarian translation here; Czech translation here
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If I could choose to be anyone from the twentieth century, I would not hesitate for a moment to pick Ernst Jünger. (more…)
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On Sunday, March 28 at noon PST, 3 PM EST, 8 PM UK time, 9 PM CET, I will be hosting the Counter-Currents Radio weekly livestream on our DLive channel: https://dlive.tv/Counter-Currents
The panelists will discuss current events and take your questions for two hours. (more…)
Persian archers, glazed bricks from the palace of Darius I at Susa.
Persian archers, glazed bricks from the palace of Darius I at Susa.
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Counter-Currents is trying to raise $200,000 this year to sustain and improve our work. Since last week’s update, we have received 46 donations totaling $8,290.45 for a total of 66 donations and a total of $14,827.45 since we started our fundraiser on March 10th. (more…)