Author Archives: Max West

SNL: The O’Baxter Factor with Donald Trump

Alec Baldwin is a d*ck, but he is also a damned good comedian. While his Trump is so-so, his Ted O’Baxter is much better:

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Chabad’s Role in Things

The #2 trending story on Politico is “The Happy-Go-Lucky Jewish Group That Connects Trump and Putin”, about the (apparently) influential Jewish organization called Chabad: Two decades ago, as [Putin] set about consolidating power on one side of the world, he … Continue reading

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Kevin Hassett

“Trump to nominate pro-immigration free-trading globalist as CEA chair” is a piece on: Kevin Hassett, the economist who will be nominated by Donald Trump to be the next chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. The latest reports of internal … Continue reading

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The Benefits of Globalization

Among the benefits of globalization are brain-invading worms.

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Celebrate Diversity – Pt. 261,822

From AP: LOWELL, Mass. –  A Massachusetts man who had his hand cut off by a machete during a fight has had the hand re-attached, and authorities say the suspect has been ordered held without bail. The Sun reports that … Continue reading

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The Judeo-Christian Liberal Order

From Greg Johnson’s post “The Specter of White Nationalism”: The establishment has turned White Nationalism into the embodiment of evil, the political equivalent of Satan. This is just the latest version of the ancient slave revolt in morals, in which … Continue reading

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RIP: Don Rickles

Don Rickles has passed at the age of 90. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform standup a few times. What an icon. And what a life: Donald Jay Rickles was born in Manhattan and studied acting at the … Continue reading

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Roman Mosaics Discovered in Southern France

This story has some cool pix of the discovery: Archaeologists have unearthed part of an ancient Roman city in southern France, known as Ucetia. To date, the settlement had only be known by name, and this is the first time … Continue reading

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Peter Singer’s Arc

Strict utilitarianism is the libertarianism of moral philosophy. If you want to see how odious utilitarianism can be (it’s natural trajectory?), read this account of the infamously-utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer’s recent opinion piece.

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French Catholics’ Political Awakening

Philip Jenkins reports on an interesting turn in France: Something quite un­expected is happening in France: in what has long been regarded as one of the world’s most secular societies, Catholics are now re­emerging as a potent force in public … Continue reading

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