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Neema Parvini
The Populist Delusion
Perth: Imperium Press, 2022
Neema Parvini, Ph.D., is the author of five books on Shakespeare who in recent years has turned his attention to political philosophy, including the broader Dissident Right. In our sphere, he is known as Academic Agent.
Parvini’s The Populist Delusion is a critique of populism and democracy from the Right. (more…)
Paul Nash, We Are Making a New World (1918), Imperial War Museum
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Author’s Note: A listener asked during a livestream, “Should war be criminalized?” Hyacinth Bouquet transcribed my answer, and I cleaned it up a bit. I want to thank both the original questioner and Hyacinth.
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This latest episode of Counter-Currents Radio features Greg Johnson answering reader questions about any topics and discussing aspects of the Russo-Ukrainian war, and the broadcast is now available for download and online listening. (more…)
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On Saturday, March 5th, 2022, Greg Johnson will do a two-part Counter-Currents Radio. In the first, hour, he will answer reader questions about any topics. In the second hour, he will read and discuss his essay on Carl Schmitt’s book Theory of the Partisan, which is particularly relevant given the Ukrainian government’s decision to arm civilians to resist the Russian invasion. The entire essay is reprinted below. Your homework is to read the essay beforehand.
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You’ve seen these films, haven’t you, my man? — Manhunter
The sovereign is he who decides on the state of exception: If there is some person or institution, in a given polity, capable of bringing about a total suspension of the law and then to use extra-legal force to normalize the situation, then that person or institution is the sovereign in that polity. — Carl Schmitt, Political Theology 5 (more…)
Carl Schmitt, 1888–1985
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The last episode of Counter-Currents Radio featured Greg Johnson reading from and discussing his essay “Reflections on Carl Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political,” as well as answering YOUR QUESTIONS, as always, and it is now available for download and online listening.
Topics discussed include:
The Concept of the Political
A few words on Carl Schmitt (more…)
Carl Schmitt, 1888–1985
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On Saturday, February 19th, 2022, Greg Johnson will read and discuss his essay “Reflections on Carl Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political.” (The entire essay is reprinted below.) He will also pause to discuss the essay with the audience and, of course, answer YOUR QUESTIONS. Your homework is to read the essay beforehand. If possible, read Schmitt’s essay as well. (more…)
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There are many reasons to like Twin Peaks. Personally, I like the cozy aesthetic, the gentle color palette and soundtrack, and the mild way in which the first season is paced. It is a good show to drift off to sleep to, and goes great with a soft bed and someone special to snuggle up to. To view it in the daytime seems obscene to me.
I was late to start watching the show; I believe I started in January of 2021. It wasn’t “the greatest show ever,” as others hyped it to me. (more…)
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We live under a regime of lies in the modern world, but the lies are not haphazard and random. Rather, they come from a specific place, and they have a specific story they tell which is internally consistent and point to a specific place where we should take our minds. (more…)
Burning of the Templars, from the Grandes Chroniques de France (1314)
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One of the harshest judgements we get as White Nationalists and identitarians is that of being hateful, and that we are motivated purely by hate for non-whites. This charge informs a great deal of the mainstream discourse about us and a good deal of our mainstream-facing discourse (meaning our addresses to the normies). White Nationalists and identitarians will often frantically defend themselves against this charge, about as frantically as conservatives rush to prove they are not racist. (more…)
Carl Schmitt, 1888–1985
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Carl Schmitt was born on July 11, 1888 in Plettenberg, Westphalia, Germany — where he died on April 7, 1985, at the age of 96. The son of a Roman Catholic small businessman, Carl Schmitt studied law in Berlin, Munich, and Strasbourg, graduating and taking his state exams in Strasbourg in 1915. In 1916, he earned his habilitation in Strasbourg, qualifying him to be a law professor. He taught at business schools and universities in Munich, Greifswald, Bonn, Berlin, and Cologne.
