Tag: Beau Albrecht

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The Brotherhood of the Bell is a bold Deep State conspiracy tale, as well as a tasty morsel of nostalgia. This came out when wood paneling was still in style, although soon to go the way of hair grease. There are rotary phones that sit on a desk, with a corded handset no less, and you, like, actually dial them. Adding machines—for real? Oversized sedans with herky-jerky suspension, nosing upward when you hit the brakes? Got all that too! For kids these days, this showcase of Nixon-era manufactured goods surely is almost like visiting a museum for flint arrowheads and spearpoints. (more…)

Sandro Botticelli, “St. Augustine in his Cell,” circa 1490 to 1494, Uffizi, Florence

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Confessional literature is nothing new. Saint Augustine wrote one of the groundbreaking works in the genre, describing the long process of his conversion from Manicheism to Catholicism. When he’s not denouncing the odd doctrines of his former belief system, he’s bemoaning his sinful past. He really beats himself up over stealing some pears as a teenager, for waiting until the end of the semester to quit his professorship to become a monk, and even for being fascinated by a spider without acknowledging the work of the Creator. Hey, at least Saint Augustine wasn’t responsible for The Force Awakens. . . (more…)

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Ibram X. Kendi
Malcolm Lives!
New York: Farrar, Straus and Girou (BYR), 2025

A fresh biography of Malcolm X emerged for youthful audiences, authored by his fellow X, the illustrious Ibram X. Kendi. (There are sure a lot of Xs here—is Elon behind this?) The think tank gig at Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research didn’t go so well, but clearly Kendi is back to his major pursuit of writing. The e-book is available now—and already at an 85% five-star rating presently—though you’ll have to wait until May 25 to get your hot little hands on the hardcover version. (more…)

If you’ve had anything to eat in the last few years, surely you’ve experienced sticker shock. I knew there was something up when I couldn’t do a modest grocery run without my pocketbook being lightened by over two hundred bucks. As for restaurant food, even proletarian chow like burgers and fried chicken is starting to become rare indulgences for anyone without a comfortably bougie income. What’s up with that? (more…)

Image by Phil Eiger Newman

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Although I have a bit of a following from my articles here and elsewhere, I also write literature, mostly irreverent pastiches of science fiction and fantasy. I’m far less known for that; much like HP Lovecraft, I’ll probably be dead before becoming famous for my books. (Perhaps I should’ve written about sparkly vampires instead? Or maybe wish fulfillment chick lit featuring a billionaire with washboard abdominals hell-bent for BDSM?) Anyway, it is what it is. Here I’ll present a timely timeline of alternative history dunked in political satire, ripped from the headlines—well, kinda sorta. (more…)

Horizon Middle School, site of a recent fentanyl bust.

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It’s often frightful to contemplate how things that were wrong in the past, when the country was still in halfway normal conditions, became much worse lately. By golly, when I was knee high to a cricket, hard drugs meant speed pills, dumb dust, and heroin. Nowadays, as young whippersnappers well know, it’s meth, crack, and fentanyl. Why, they even got horse tranquilizer in Philly that turns you into zombie! (more…)

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During our formative years, most Americans heard much about the celebrated civil rights activist Martin Luther King and his lofty teleological vision. His doctrines, promulgated under the halo of reverence, present a compelling vision of racial harmony best exemplified in the “I have a dream” speech. This discourse ornamented with biblical flourishes conceived of a golden future in which people would be judged only by the content of their character. Another keynote of the speech envisions blacks and whites living side by side in perpetual friendship and good will. (more…)

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To remain in power, even good rulers must always be wary of challengers. This is much more so for bad rulers. Despotism, massive corruption, and skimming off the top will give the public good reasons to want to get them off their backs, obviously. How could an evil overlord prevent regime change by containing rebellious energy? The concept is quite simple. All that’s needed is to redirect enthusiasm in any way that diverts it from meaningful opposition. (more…)

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You can buy Greg Johnson’s It’s Okay to Be White here.

Where Are We Now?

Things are improving at long last. Our society might even be on the verge of turning the corner! This certainly doesn’t mean that we’re out of the woods, of course, or that it’s time to ice the champagne. Still, we’re getting the best news we’ve had since the Soviet empire petered out, so I can’t complain too much. (more…)

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The Good, the Bad

Although The Donald got off to a running start, it was a mixed bag from the beginning. Then things suddenly hit the skids. The “Big Beautiful Bill” budget was a step backward from what it could’ve been. Consequentially, he got into a highly unproductive and very public spat with Elon Musk. Bad move! (more…)

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Not All Doom and Gloom

There were silver linings in the dark clouds here and there. Social media censorship and digital book burning were the worst they’d ever been in contemporary times. (more…)

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Flashback to 2015

Leading up to the Obama years, the neocon dynasty had fallen, thanks to a horrible economy (which wasn’t their fault) and too many Middle Eastern spit-in-your-eye wars (which indeed was their fault). (more…)

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A Slice of Life in a Microparty

To capture the spirit of the times, as well as illustrate an important point, we’ll imagine me in 1995 as the leader of a microparty including half a dozen of my buddies. (more…)