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I recently encountered a Twitter thread of Americans spewing hatred for Europeans. I decided to ask where this hatred comes from, and received many helpful replies, and many stupid ones. (For example, one person bizarrely blamed Europe for America’s liberal immigration policies.) (more…)
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David Zsutty and Christian Secor chatted about political theory, “gamer nationalism”, and other subjects in this episode of Counter-Currents Radio. It is now available to download or listen to online. (more…)
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Adolescence is the stubborn turd that just won’t flush. Here in its country of origin, the United Kingdom, the dismayingly popular Netflix series about so-called “toxic masculinity” is still dominating the mainstream news agenda, over a month after it was first released. (more…)
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In American elections, candidates who outspend their opponents tend to win. Some question whether correlation is the same as causation because donors may want to bet on the stronger horse to ensure access after the election. (more…)
Jan Davidsz de Heem, Still Life with a Glass and Oysters, ca. 1640
Jan Davidsz de Heem, Still Life with a Glass and Oysters, ca. 1640
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(Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, Part 5 here, Part 6 here, Part 7 here, Part 8 here, Part 9 here, Part 10 here, Part 11 here, Part 12 here, Part 13 here, Part 14 here, Part 15 here)
In our last installment, Callicles has admitted to being a hedonist. Hedonism is the view that happiness (eudaimonia) is pleasure. In other words, pleasure is the good that all men seek. If pleasure is the good, that means that the distinction between good and bad things boils down to the presence or absence of pleasure. If pleasure is present, then something is good. This implies that there are no bad pleasures, for pleasure is what makes things good. Thus if pleasure is present, so is goodness. (more…)
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Özlem Sensoy, Robin DiAngelo
Is Everyone Really Equal?
Teachers College Press, 2017
I just got a second edition copy of the book Is Everyone Really Equal? subtitled An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education. Already it looks like quite a beaut. (more…)
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Cosmopolitan was not the only magazine whose covers caught my attention as a child. There were also celebrity gossip magazines dishing all the latest on Liz and Dick (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton). Another celebrity couple I particularly remember from childhood is Gregg Allman and Cher, then recently divorced from Sonny Bono (this will have been in 1975 when I was eleven). (more…)
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Men pretending to be women in order to gain sporting advantage is not a brand-new phenomenon. Perhaps the first of these cheats to gain a public profile was William Thomas, who changed his name to Lia (why do they always choose such crappy names?) when he decided it was easier to beat girls in the swimming-pool than fellows with testicles like his own. (more…)
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George Lepre
Fragging: Why US Soldiers Assaulted their Officers in Vietnam
Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 2011
America’s first truly imperialist war, that against Spain in 1898, was waged by an army whose recruits were upper class, old-stock American men. (more…)
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Have you ever wanted to go to the gym, grocery store, or a family outing displaying Jonathan Bowden depicted as a delightful frog speaking in front of the Union Jack while engulfed in flames?
Leading up to Jonathan Bowden’s birthday, we offered 15% off all his anthologies. Thank you to everyone who participated in the sale!
To continue our celebration, this week only, any new membership subscription or gift subscription will receive a complimentary item from our brand new Merch section! (more…)
Karmelo Anthony
Karmelo Anthony
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A black judge has released accused murderer Karmelo Anthony in the latest case of “we should not be forced to live with these people.” Angela Tucker, a graduate of SMU’s ironically named Dedman School of Law, serves on the bench of Texas’ 199th District Court where she was elected as a Republican in 2012. She also lowered his bond from $1 million to a mere $250,000. (more…)
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Aging well is one of the best signs of how inspired a movie is—especially for comedies. To make audiences laugh the filmmakers must share certain frames of reference with them—things against which other things can go splat, so to speak. Since frames of reference change over time, making lasting comedies often requires finding the right frames of reference. (more…)
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The reason I believe that Infinite Jest is David Foster Wallace’s masterpiece is that it takes for granted that there is no real reason for him, or really anyone to embrace the mundane horrors of modern life— unless (and he isn’t), you’re willing to defend the transcendent ideal of your people, which if you’re me, or you’re someone like Wallace today, equals the white race. (more…)