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What is it like to be a social media censor? I have no direct knowledge. In fact, I’d prefer to become a male prostitute than do a thing like that. (I’d rather sell my body than my personal integrity.) However, the article “The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America” does have some insights on the subject. (more…)
Caravaggio, Narcissus, 1594-96.
Caravaggio, Narcissus, 1594-96.
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As the handsome Greek youth Narcissus gazed into his forest pool, adoring his own reflection, he would have made a perfect target for the Knock-Out Game. An oppressed black could easily have crept up behind him and demonstrated the power of the righteous black fist. (more…)
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On this episode of Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson and Millennial Woes are joined by Greg Hood to discuss current events and answer listener questions as part of an Independence Day special. Topics discussed include: (more…)
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Happy Independence Day to all our American readers!
1. This Weekend’s Livestream
On Sunday, July 4th, at noon PST, 3 pm EST, 8 pm UK time, & 9 pm CET, Greg Johnson will be joined by fellow Counter-Currents Brain Trust members Millennial Woes and Frodi Midjord, plus special surprise guests, to talk about current events and YOUR QUESTIONS, on DLive and Odysee.
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Dear Friends of Counter-Currents,
1. Our Webzine and Traffic
In June, Counter-Currents celebrated our 11th birthday. We added 89 pieces to our webzine, including eight podcasts. We also enjoyed robust traffic despite ongoing DDOS attacks. Our Top 20 articles and full stats are below.
In June, our unique visitors rose a bit over May, which makes sense (more…)
Like most illustrations of this kind, Death seems to be having a grand ol’ time.
Like most illustrations of this kind, Death seems to be having a grand ol’ time.
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The half-light of an autumn evening reflected off the Old River and into the face of the boatman. Over and under each subtle ripple and eddy, his eyes darted here to there so quickly that his gaze seemed fixed. As if he took in the whole broad sweep of the Thames with a hungry look-out. Next to him, and charged with steering the dinghy, stooped a young girl, his daughter. She “watched his face as earnestly as he watched the river. But in the intensity of her look, there was a touch of . . . horror.” (more…)
You can buy Collin Cleary’s Wagner’s Ring & the Germanic Tradition here.
You can buy Collin Cleary’s Wagner’s Ring & the Germanic Tradition here.
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Collin Cleary
Wagner’s Ring and the Germanic Tradition
Wagnerphile Books, 2021
Richard Wagner is a cornerstone of Western culture. He is one of the few composers that still receive mainstream attention in the 21st century, but usually for negative reasons. Hacks can’t resist the temptation to bash him for his alleged proto-Nazism and anti-Semitism. Even if critics see him as a predecessor to Hitler, many of them still enjoy his music. Few doubt he was a great musician. (more…)
Robert Cuccioli as Ben Rumson in Jon Marans’ Paint Your Wagon
Robert Cuccioli as Ben Rumson in Jon Marans’ Paint Your Wagon
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The Western dominated American pop culture until the early 1970s, when it suddenly winked out like an aging athlete. TV was infested with Westerns. Jonathan Winters once complained that though he loved Westerns, he didn’t like “fifteen of them in a row.” It sure seemed that way. (more…)
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If there are two things I write about a lot, it’s Bernie Bros and wignats. And now I get to write about both in the same article! (more…)
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When I was but a wee beardless prepubescent male in the 1960s, there was to be no questioning of the immutable fact that not only was the USA the greatest country in the world at that time, it was the greatest country the world had ever seen. This was a truth that was held to be self-evident by nearly everyone, and if you dared to disagree, you risked a beating. (more…)
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We all know that when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. But does it follow that when you understand the culture of critique, every Jew looks hostile? Of course not, but, boy, it’s kind of tempting to think that way, isn’t it?
I think Tobias Langdon might have given in to that temptation a little bit in his engrossing essay “The Spinal Solution.” (more…)
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Ever since Monday
I’ve seen it comin’
When I say what’s wrong
She just says nothin’ (more…)