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All that mattered in these pieces was to link a well-known name with a subject of current topical interest. The reader may consult Ziegenhalss for some truly startling examples; he gives hundreds.

— Hermann Hesse, The Glass Bead Game

I was recently asked if Hermann Hesse is a man of the Right. My answer, such as it was, was a qualified yes. Read more …

Published: September 24, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, feuilleton, Herman Hesse, intelligentsia, modernity, Nicholas R. Jeelvy, North American New Right, originals, the bourgeoisie, The Glass Bead Game | Leave a comment

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Bugmen Vikings?
The Religious Conflict In Modern Viking Depictions

Robert Hampton

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“ODIN IS WITH US!” shouts the blond beast protagonist in the trailer for the new video game, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. The trailer depicts the Vikings as the noble heroes, fighting against scoundrel Saxons who lie about their misdeeds. The teaser is narrated by an irate Alfred the Great who pillories the Nordic raiders for their bloodlust, godlessness, and cruelty. Read more …

Published: May 4, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Asatru, Christianity, folk religion, Nordicism, North American New Right, originals, paganism, Robert Hampton, subversion, video games, Vikings | 11 Responses

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Socrates Versus the Bugmen

Nicholas R. Jeelvy

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I’ve mentioned before on this site and elsewhere that being part of the Dissident Right is an initiatory experience, as far as I’m concerned. Read more …

Published: February 13, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, asceticism, leadership, Nicholas R. Jeelvy, North American New Right, originals, Socrates, vice, Xenophon | 1 Response

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Attack of the Bugmen!
Heinlein & Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers

Buttercup Dew

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Robert Heinlein’s novel Starship Troopers is a genre-defining classic of science fiction. First published in 1959, Heinlein’s work is audacious in propounding aristocratic militarism, will-to-power, social inequality, and contempt for liberal and mercantile values. Starship Troopers describes the path of a young man, Johnny Rico, from uncertain recruit to achieving the rank of Field Officer in an interstellar war against the “Bugs,” a species of giant arachnids. Read more …