Monthly Archives: April 2013

Burke vs. Libertarianism

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Max West

Given the larger-scale battles conservatism as a whole faces (We few, we happy few, we band of brothers… against the whole of 21st century culture), it’s nonetheless good to get familiar with some of the philosophical differences between various strands … Continue reading →

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IQ & Corruption

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Max West

Given the link between IQ & corruption (“We find a robust relationship between intelligence and the probability of bribing in which a higher intelligence quotient (IQ) leads to a lower probability of bribing in the game.”), we should not be … Continue reading →

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Guns & Race

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Max West

Steve Sailer on “Guns and Race”, a good followup to the New Century Foundation’s seminal 1999 “The Color of Crime” report. The correlation between race and gun violence (and race and crime) is the elephant in the room when it … Continue reading →

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Prison Violence: Black vs. Brown

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Max West

If you want to see the future of the United States, look to California. (And if you want to look at the future of California, look to Los Angeles.) The racial dynamics fully formed in CA are, given demographic trajectories, … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Winters

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Max West

The great & multi-talented Jonathan Winters has died at the age of 87. His comedic perspective and style was completely unique, a skewed improvisationalism that was almost bizarre.

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Social Media: Effects on Socialization

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Max West

I’m not a big fan of FB/Twitter (I engage in it reluctantly), primarily because of its destructive effects on socialization, especially amongst adolescents.  It’s hard enough being a teenager, but the stressors associated with social media are exponentially larger than … Continue reading →

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SNL Starbucks Skit

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Max West

SNL had a rarity recently: a skit that pivots on the racial stereotype (truism) that blacks are often lazy and incompetent employees. And wouldn’t you know it: Gothamist (an “urbane city blog”, aka self-hating white liberals), Latino Rebels, and BET … Continue reading →

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Cartel Inroads

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Max West

The details of this AP article are worth reading. Given both our unsecured border and our increasingly ‘vibrant’, diversified (i.e., balkanized) Estados Unidos, this dynamic is inevitable. The drug cartels in Mexico have taken savagery to a new, unprecedented level. (Google … Continue reading →

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Mad Men Revisionism

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Max West

I was an early fan of AMC’s Mad Men, but feel the show jumped the shark last year. If the current season’s premier is any indication, Matt Weiner’s freshman-level pedagogy will be all-but-clobbering us over the head this year, even … Continue reading →

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Proxy

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Max West

From Richard Benjamin’s Searching For Whitopia: An Improbable Journal To The Heart of White America (via VDARE): “Most whites are not drawn to place explicitly because it teems with other white people. Rather, the place’s very whiteness implies other perceived … Continue reading →

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