Category Archives: History

Jacob’s Grandfather

Posted on July 31, 2017 by LM

In The New York Times (where else), one Jacob Mikanowski pens “My Grandfather, the Secret Policeman”. After describing his family’s multi-generation love affair with Communism (“The family romance with Communism began with my great-grandfather Solomon…”), the piece focuses on the … Continue reading →

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Gladwell on Brown v Board of Education

Posted on July 15, 2017 by LM

Here’s an interview with Malcolm Gladwell, where he throws shade upon the very faulty social science (e.g., Gunnar Myrdal’s 1944 book An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy) that informed the ridiculously consequential Brown vs. Board of Education … Continue reading →

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The Same Ancestors

Posted on June 7, 2017 by LM

From The Federalist Paper #2 by John Jay: I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people – a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same … Continue reading →

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Roman Mosaics Discovered in Southern France

Posted on April 6, 2017 by LM

This story has some cool pix of the discovery: Archaeologists have unearthed part of an ancient Roman city in southern France, known as Ucetia. To date, the settlement had only be known by name, and this is the first time … Continue reading →

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A Primer on Black Intelligence

Posted on March 27, 2017 by LM

In response to this article about how archaeologists have digitally reconstructed the face of a medieval man who died 700 years ago, commentator “Robbie” has what is probably the best encapsulation of HBD findings on black underperformance I’ve yet seen. … Continue reading →

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The Irish vs. The Blacks

Posted on March 19, 2017 by LM

We now know longstanding ‘alternative facts’ about the races are penetrating Culture. Proof of this is each time an outlet like the NYT feels obligated to publish stuff like “Debunking a Myth: The Irish Were Not Slaves, Too”: Historians say … Continue reading →

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Solzhenitsyn: “200 Years Together” English Translation

Posted on February 27, 2017 by LM

Kevin MacDonald notes: There is a project to publish (long-overdue) translations of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s 200 Years Together. So far, they have posted Chapters 2, 3, 6, and 7, with more on the way. The website is: https://twohundredyearstogether.wordpress.com/ The translation reads very smoothly and seems … Continue reading →

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Hugh Trevor-Roper on Africa

Posted on January 11, 2017 by LM

From the Wikipedia page for the late Oxford historian Hugh Trevor-Roper: Another aspect of Trevor-Roper’s outlook on history and on scholarly research that has inspired controversy, is his claim about the historical experiences of pre-literate societies. In accordance with Hegel … Continue reading →

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Trying to “Hack” an Election in 1984

Posted on December 16, 2016 by LM

From The Federalist: According to Soviet documents unearthed in the early 1990’s, [Ted] Kennedy literally asked the Soviets, avowed enemies of the U.S., to intervene on behalf of the Democratic party in the 1984 elections. Kennedy’s communist communique was so secret that it was … Continue reading →

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Dear Generic Higher Power

Posted on November 23, 2016 by LM

While it’s not terribly funny, it is nice to see the axioms of Political Correctness get skewered on mainstream cable entertainment:

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