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Author Archives: Max West
From White Trash to the Whitelash
In New Statesman, Helen Lewis has a column titled “From white trash to the whitelash: what do white people want?”: A few weeks after the election of Donald Trump, a veteran British politician told me about visiting a multi-ethnic primary … Continue reading
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What a Difference a Few Years Makes
Steve Sailer points to this keen psychological insight made by Spotted Toad, on how and why the Progressive Left (which is still dominated by upscale, self-hating whites) has tacked Hard Left in recent years: The elite has shifted left, especially … Continue reading
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Douglas Murray: “Europe Signs Its Own Death Warrant”
In the London Times, Douglas Murray has a piece on how “Europe Signs Its Own Death Warrant”. Alas, the piece is behind a firewall, but Rod Dreher has some quotes from it. In particular, the first paragraph is an outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Death of the West, Europe, Immigration
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Charles de Gaulle on Muslim Immigration
Charles de Gaulle on the importance of Algerian Independence: “It is very good that there are yellow French, black French, brown French. They show that France is open to all races and has a universal vocation. But [it is good] … Continue reading
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The Sound of Anxiety
“‘The Dreyfus Affair’ and the Sound of Anxiety” is a NYT review of a new play on… The Dreyfus Affair. The toxic mess of nationalism and anti-Semitism known as the Dreyfus Affair deeply divided France in the late 19th century, … Continue reading
Baltimore’s AG: Don’t Charge Illegals With Non-Violent Crimes
When it comes to the ‘open borders’ religion, I suppose this is a logical next step of their ideological trajectory: Don’t charge illegal aliens with certain crimes… because it might lead to their deportation. Think about that. The Baltimore State’s … Continue reading
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Rod Dreher’s Monastic Vision
In The New Yorker, Joshua Rothman has a profile of “Rod Dreher’s Monastic Vision”. It’s a fairly empathetic take on Dreher, although Rothman does go off an overly-lengthy “Why are Dreher-types still opposed to gay marriage” rant. As I’ve mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Politics
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Jared Kushner & NYC Real Estate
From a NYT article on “Bribe Cases, a Jared Kushner Partner and Potential Conflicts”: It was the summer of 2012, and Jared Kushner was headed downtown. His family’s real estate firm, the Kushner Companies, would spend about $190 million over … Continue reading
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Professor Aaron Hanlon
Here is Aaron Hanlon, a professor of English at Colby College: Aaron Hanlon: “Colleges should be able to have standards for the speakers that they bring.” #Tucker pic.twitter.com/OMiyG53bUP — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 27, 2017 Here is one of Hanlon’s … Continue reading
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Harry Nilsson – Gotta Get Up (1971)
The song’s wonderful lyrics really come through in this solo piano rendition by Nilsson, from a 1971 performance on the BBC:
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