Tag: Richard Houck

The Toronto police are being ordered to look the other way when non-whites commit crimes while using overwhelming force against peaceful white protesters, such as the Freedom Convoy.

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On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the Toronto Police Service released findings from its Race-Based Data Collection (RBDC) Strategy. This comprehensive initiative is “aimed at understanding and assessing racial disparities in its policing.” (more…)

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We at Counter-Currents celebrated our 12th birthday on last weekend’s broadcast of Counter-Currents Radio, which was a four-hour all-star streamathon with many of our writers, friends, and some ordinary readers who decided to get involved, and they answered listener questions. The second half is now available for download and online listening. (more…)

Grand Duchess’ last Twitter profile pic.

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Earlier this week, I woke to devastating news: A longtime friend of mine, Robin, whom I had met while I was an undergrad — at the same time that I first began writing things that would eventually find their way to Counter-Currents — had passed away. My old friend’s son contacted me by phone and informed me that she had left us a few days before, and that he had wanted to let me know since she’d mentioned our friendship to him previously. (more…)

Richard Houck & Cyan Quinn

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Host Greg Johnson was joined by lawyer Richard Houck on the latest broadcast of Counter-Currents Radio to discuss the possible end of Roe v. Wade, plus current events and YOUR QUESTIONS, and it is now available for download and online listening. (more…)

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Introduction to The Batman

The new Gotham city, presented by director Matt Reeves and inhabited/stalked by Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne, is gothic and atmospheric. On the first of two viewings, I found myself so enamored by the backgrounds and music that I was less focused on the dialogue. Gotham is not merely a backdrop to the events taking place but is brought to life and is almost a character in its own right. Bruce Wayne’s “Batcave” is an abandoned subway station beneath Wayne Tower, which also houses his gothic-styled manor. (more…)

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Let’s talk ice cream machines. They’re a minor aspect of your daily life that you might not even notice much. Chick-fil-a, Shake Shack, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, In-N-Out, Steak ‘n Shake, Dairy Queen, Rally’s — they all have them. Your local family-owned and regional chain restaurants have them as well. They are everywhere, and I contend we can look at the ice cream machine as a miniature social-capital and livability data-outpost because of their ubiquity. We can get to know a particular store or area of town by its ice cream machine functionality level. (more…)

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We gathered in Columbus, Ohio a few weeks ago to meet Counter-Currents author and fierce lawyer Rich Houck. The venue was not a Pizza Hut or a 7-11, which might have been appropriate for the author of “Homage to Pizza Hut” and “7-11 Nationalism.” (Or was it? Be there next time and find out!) (more…)

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Gaddius Maximus has kindly provided us with audio recordings of 12 Counter-Currents articles from the past year that he recorded himself. The link in each article’s title will take you to its text. To listen to the audio in a player, click “download” or in the player bar beneath, or to download it, right-click the link and then click “save as.”

Beau Albrecht, “How to Quit White Nationalism” (10:18) download (more…)

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Host Nick Jeelvy put together The Best Year Ever extravaganza on The Writer’s Bloc last weekend, where audience favorites Fullmoon Ancestry, Jim Goad, Mark Gullick, Richard Houck, Greg Johnson, Gaddius Maximus, James J. O’Meara, Kathryn S., Thomas Steuben, Karl Thorburn, and the Z Man recounted their successes and the lessons they learned in 2021, and it is now available for download and online listening. (more…)

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The restaurant news headline read “300 Pizza Huts are Closing.” It was sent to me by a friend in the middle of the night, and I was up working, knowing what I would find before I opened it. (more…)

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On last Saturday’s episode of Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson was joined by Counter-Currents authors Stephen Paul Foster and Richard Houck for another Argument Clinic. The topic was how to deal with the charge of being a “hater!”, and it’s now available for downloading and online listening. (more…)

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On last Saturday’s episode of Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson was joined by Counter-Currents authors Richard Houck and Thomas Steuben, as well as voice performer Gaddius Maximus, to hold an “argument clinic” on how to respond to the charge of “racism.” (more…)