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Monthly Archives: September 2013
MacDonald on Gottfried
Kevin MacDonald weighs in on Paul Gottfried’s recent VDARE piece, “Claes Ryn, Allan Bloom, Leo Strauss, and Me,” which I posted about here. MacDonald aptly notes how “Straussian ideology has functioned to pave the way for a new elite with … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-White, Jewish, Race
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California: New Day Rising
I am ceaselessly amazed at the degree to which white liberals seek to accelerate their own racial suicide: Police in California would be prohibited from helping deport some illegal immigrants under a bill being considered by Gov. Jerry Brown, in … Continue reading
Posted in CA, Immigration, National
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Team Nagel
I can’t recall the last time a single work of philosophy has generated so much A-level commentary. I, for one, am on Team Nagel. William Carroll, a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion of the University of Oxford, … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
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Obama’s 5th Estate
From Politico: L.A. Times 2-col. lead, “Hollywood plays key role for health law: White House counts on the entertainment industry to promote its plan, especially to young people,” by Maeve Reston: “Wedged into the blotter on [president of production] Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Democrat Party, Hollywood, Left, Politics
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Charles Mingus: Angry Black Man
In The Nation is an article on jazz legend Charles Mingus, whose “relationship to black identity gave his music its stormy weather.” The biography of this titular jazz pioneer is representative of black identity that can only come about from … Continue reading
Out of the Shadows – Pt. 813,229
Here’s the Vice President of the United States using the Democrat Party’s favorite words “undocumented” and “out of the shadows” in a speech he delivered… in Mexico: (CNSNews.com) – Speaking at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City on … Continue reading
Posted in Democrat Party, Immigration, Politics
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Is Tom Wolfe a Race Realist?
Over at the excellent Occidental Observer is the first of Nelson Rosit’s 3-part essay “Is Tom Wolfe a Race Realist?“: Perhaps it is a product of his Southern heritage — born in Richmond in 1931, B.A. Washington and Lee, 1951. … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Race
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Conservatism, Inc vs. Ted Cruz
FNC’s Chris Wallace receives opposition research on Ted Cruz…. from Rove, Inc: Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said Sunday morning that he’d received opposition research from other Republicans about Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in advance of Cruz’s appearance this … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Republican Party
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Jeffrey Sachs’ Incredible Failure to Eradicate Poverty in Africa
Howard French writes on the hubris of Jeffrey Sachs, whose Millennium Village [MV] projects, intended to wipe out poverty by 2025, has wrought all sorts of unintended consequences. Of an MV set up in northeastern Kenya: As MV money poured … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, International, Left
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Joel Kotkin on Urban Crises
Joel Kotkin on the impending, urban, pension crises across the country. The biggest, most Democrat-controlled cities will be the first to fall: Detroit’s bankruptcy revealed the unsustainable fiscal problems facing most major urban centers, including, most importantly, President Obama’s political … Continue reading
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