“I don’t believe in luck. I believe in being prepared.” — Olympic wrestling champion Dan Gable
“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.” — World chess champion Bobby Fischer (more…)
“I don’t believe in luck. I believe in being prepared.” — Olympic wrestling champion Dan Gable
“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.” — World chess champion Bobby Fischer (more…)
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One thing I have always admired about the British is that they know when to quit. Just think of all the legendary British bands that broke up at the height of their popularity: The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Police, The Smiths. I’ll even throw in Led Zeppelin. They could have easily replaced John Bonham with any drummer in the world they wanted and kept going. They had won the rock and roll lottery, selling records like hot cakes and with no signs of slowing down. (more…)
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Senator Bilbo excerpts from a compilation of fourteen essays by black notables in one of the recent egalitarian books, What the Negro Wants, edited by Rayford W. Logan (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1944). He identifies one of the authors, W. E. B. DuBois, (more…)
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If there is one universal truth about humanity, it’s that we are, by nature, tribalistic. We identify with our tribe, whatever that tribe may be. In a monoracial society, tribalist loyalties can form around clans, nations, religions, classes, or even actual tribes, as is the case in many places in Africa. In multiracial societies, however, everything boils down to race. (more…)
Jews were faced with two uncomfortable events last weekend.
One was a black man stabbing Jews at a rabbi’s home in New York.
The other was a New York Times op-ed that said Jews were genetically smarter than other people.
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There are few displays of ethnomasochism and xenophilia more perverse than that of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a day in January when white and black alike are meant to remember this hero of the Civil Rights era and to reflect on how far we have come as a country. MLK Day is an odd holiday to me, since it is as if the Byzantines had set aside a day to celebrate the heroism of Mehmed II, or some other Ottoman Sultan. Perhaps this analogy gives Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) far too much credit. (more…)