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John Morgan talks about the prospects for uniting religion and ethnonationalism, as well as the inauspicious history that the two have with each other, in this video from the 2023 Counter-Currents Spring Retreat. The text of the talk, including links for more information, is here. (more…)
The only genuine traditional form of society: one ruled by a nobility that is guided by a priesthood.
The only genuine traditional form of society: one ruled by a nobility that is guided by a priesthood.
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The following is the text of a talk that was given at the recent Counter-Currents Spring Retreat. The video can be seen here, or below.
Cyan asked me to speak on this topic, and before I begin, I just want to clarify something, because when it comes to these matters I’m overly pedantic. But historically speaking, ethnonationalism and religion don’t go together. This is because the nation-state itself, which was born out of either the French Revolution or the Second English Civil War, depending on who you ask, has always been secular and opposed to any mixing of politics and religion. (more…)
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Victor Hugo famously said that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. Unfortunately, that also applies to bad ideas. Daniel Patrick Moynihan reportedly quipped that affirmative action is a bad idea whose time has come. I feel the same way about Donald Trump’s third run for the White House. (more…)
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
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As I write this, the final results of the 2022 midterm election remain in doubt, but it appears that the Republicans will win a bare majority in the House and gain half the Senate. Georgia’s Senate race will be determined in a runoff. Regardless of whoever wins there, Georgia will not produce a very good Senator. (more…)
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It is Friday, November 11th, 2022, and if America is the greatest nation in the world, why do we still not know the final results of Tuesday’s midterm elections? (more…)
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Well, there was no “Red Wave.” It hardly even qualified as a Red Spurt.
It wasn’t a sweep. It wasn’t even a light dusting. This was the puniest “reckoning” in electoral history. This would have been an uncharacteristically meager midterm pushback even during relatively normal times. (more…)