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NYT Mentions “The Flight 93 Election”

The useless David Brooks has done something useful today be (at least) mentioning one of the most important essays of the past year: The economist Tyler Cowen of the Marginal Revolution blog excellently suggested that I include a pro-Trump essay, … Continue reading

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The Flight 93 Election – Redux

I just read “The Flight 93 Election” by Publius Decius Mus, a very well written ‘Trump By Default’ position piece, which Rush Limbaugh essentially advertised to millions earlier this week. In The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf has an entire critique of … Continue reading

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The Flight 93 Election

The most talked about Alt Right piece this week was inarguably “The Flight 93 Election” by Publius Decius Mus. (I haven’t had a chance to read the piece, but intend to.) At VDARE, James Kirkpatrick fills us in: [The late … Continue reading

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American Affairs

American Affairs is a brand new political journal, with a nationalist bent. From the journal’s Mission Statement: The conventional party platforms no longer address or even comprehend the most pressing challenges facing American institutions. Economic mobility is down and inequality … Continue reading

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KMac on Publius

In The Unz Review, Kevin Macdonald comments on Publius Decius Mus (aka Mike Anton) and the latter’s September 2016 essay “The Flight 93 Election”: The fact is that the racialization of politics is the most salient fact of our time. The White population … Continue reading

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Publius Decius Mus is Now Working for Trump

I know it won’t last – probabilistically, it can’t last – but right now each new day brings better news the previous. As has been noted in this blog’s pages previously, the essay “The Flight 93 Election“, written under the … Continue reading

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New Yorker: “Intellectuals For Trump”

In The New Yorker today, we have “Intellectuals for Trump”, which is largely a profile of Publius Decius Mus, who’s “secure borders, economic nationalism, interests-based foreign policy” platform fueled the most talked about political essay of 2016. The New Yorker … Continue reading

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Slaughterbots & Von Neumann Machines

The fictional but not-too-distant-from-future-reality Slaughterbots scenario is thought provoking: UC Berkeley professor Stuart Russell and the Future of Life Institute have created an eerie viral video titled “Slaughterbots” that depicts a future in which humans develop small, hand-sized drones that … Continue reading

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NYT: Are Liberals Helping Trump?

“Are Liberals Helping Trump?” asks the NYT. Liberals may feel energized by a surge in political activism, and a unified stance against a president they see as irresponsible and even dangerous. But that momentum is provoking an equal and opposite … Continue reading

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Pizzagate

A couple days ago, a guy walked into one of the ‘Pizzagate’ pizzerias with a rifle and fired off a few rounds. Then retired Gen. Mike Flynn (as well as his son) tweeted about Pizzagate, to the consternation of the … Continue reading

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