Daily Archives: September 18, 2014

Hilaire Belloc – The Jews (1922)

Andrew Royce has his first installment of a 3-part essay on Hilaire Belloc’s book The Jews (1922). A PDF of Belloc’s book can be found here. Royce writes: Of all the fallacies that one confronts when engaging with the theme … Continue reading

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Australia: Police Stop ISIS Plans for Random Beheadings

How’s that diversity working out for ‘ya, Australia? Police have carried out anti-terrorism raids in Sydney sparked by intelligence reports that Islamist extremists were planning random killings in Australia. PM Tony Abbott said a senior Australian Islamic State militant had … Continue reading

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Did “King Kong” (1933) Create Nessie?

Here’s an interesting sociological angle regarding the Loch Ness Monster mythos: New research from America’s Columbia University suggests the sightings in northern Scotland were triggered by the release of the 1933 classic, which, along with the giant rampaging gorilla, also … Continue reading

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How Gangs Took Over Prisons

The Atlantic has an article on “How Gangs Took Over Prisons“. Don’t expect equivalent MSM coverage. “Originally formed for self-protection, prison gangs have become the unlikely custodians of order behind bars—and of crime on the streets.”

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