Author Archives: LM

Cormac McCarthy’s Gnosticism

Posted on July 26, 2017 by LM

In First Things, Peter Leithart has a brief article on “Cormac McCarthy’s Gnosticism”: Whatever the religious borrowings, McCarthy puts his sources to good literary use. Few writers are capable of the lush phantasmagoria of the battle scenes in Blood Meridian. … Continue reading →

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Matching Mole – O Caroline (1972)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by LM

In exploring the recesses of prog rock, I’ve been unable to get into Soft Machine, a very influential English prog rock band and one of the founders of the Canterbury scene, as I find their music too dissonant for my … Continue reading →

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The Guardian on Nationalism Surges

Posted on July 26, 2017 by LM

There’s a huge piece in The Guardian on “Globalisation: the rise and fall of an idea that swept the world”.

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Rumblings Over Single-Payer

Posted on July 25, 2017 by LM

When it comes to healthcare, widely cited as 1/6 of our economy, extraordinary inflationary pressures have become both a public and political crisis. As Milton Friedman correctly noted, the root cause of the exploding costs of healthcare can be traced … Continue reading →

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More on Guaranteed Basic Income

Posted on July 24, 2017 by LM

Here’s another article ruminating on the idea of a guaranteed basic income: The idea of a universal basic income — monthly cash payments from the government to every individual, working or not, with no strings attached — is gaining traction, … Continue reading →

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The Darkness – All the Pretty Girls (2017)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by LM

Here is the first single from The Darkness’s upcoming album Pinewood Smile, slated to be released in early October. The song is a rocker, an instant Darkness classic.

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Viktor Orban’s Madness

Posted on July 22, 2017 by LM

From that awful, nationalist, Hitler-like Viktor Orban: BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — European Union leaders and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros are seeking a “new, mixed, Muslimized Europe,” Hungary’s anti-migration prime minister said Saturday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a visit … Continue reading →

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Samuel Huntington, Prophet of the Trump Era

Posted on July 22, 2017 by LM

In WaPo, Carlos Lozada has a lengthy and representative overview of the work of the late great Samuel Huntington (“Samuel Huntington, a prophet for the Trump era”). While it’s got flourishes of Lozada’s liberalism (this is WaPo, after all), the … Continue reading →

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Whiteness And Godliness

Posted on July 19, 2017 by LM

Rod Dreher has a piece today titled “Whiteness And Godliness”. Lisa Robinson, a black Evangelical Christians, offers “Some Questions I’m Asking While Off To My White Evangelical Church.” She says that yes, it’s true that white Christians have historically been complicit with … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Jewish Nepotism and High IQ

Posted on July 19, 2017 by LM

RaceRealist has a piece on “The Evolution of Jewish Nepotism and High IQ”: Ashkenazi Jews are over-represented in many facets in America, as well as around the world. What is the cause of Jewish nepotism? What makes them stick together … Continue reading →

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