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Author Archives: Max West
Bogeyman Militia
From Reuters: PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday warned against the risks of rising nationalism in his last New Year address ahead of the election of his successor next spring. Hollande, who said this month he would … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Der Trumpenfuhrer
Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2016
Posted in Republican Party
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BLM: Painterly Edition
From the Independent Journal Review: A piece of art depicting police officers as pigs with guns terrorizing a black neighborhood is currently displayed proudly inside our nation’s Capitol. The untitled artwork, which supposedly symbolizes the unrest that followed the fatal … Continue reading
Posted in Black, Culture Wars
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Introspection at The New Yorker
It’s nice to witness the seriousness and diligence with which the New Yorker crowd reassesses its smugness towards Middle America. On the current ‘Most Popular’ list of New Yorker pieces are two parody columns by the one-note (i.e., conservatives are … Continue reading
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
The Upcoming Border War
Here we go. Time to gear up! From Bloomberg News: Donald Trump’s pledges to deport undocumented immigrants and build a U.S.-Mexico border wall helped fuel Republicans’ surprising election victories, but they now face growing challenges from fellow party members. Three Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
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The Death of Clintonism & The Dying (?) of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party’s quadrupling down on political correctness and identity politics will not be without consequences in future elections. For example, Pew research shows some striking disparities among religiously-affiliated voters: In The Atlantic, we have “Democrats Have a Religion Problem”, the subtitle … Continue reading
Posted in Democrat Party, Religion
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New Normal: Terror Tax Edition
One of the memes the MSM is trying to normalize is the idea that terrorism is the ‘new normal’, something we must just accept as a feature of modern life. One accompanying, governmental gesture is the existence in France of … Continue reading
Posted in War on Terror
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The Libertarian Bubble
Some 20+ years ago, I was a Marxist. Then, some 15+ years ago, I became a libertarian. In terms of domestic political issues (e.g., welfare), it’s empirical weight was like a light-switch, and as a political philosophy it’s theoretical consistency … Continue reading
Posted in Alt-Right, Political Theory
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Soros: Democracy is in Crisis
The pressure has gotten just too much for George “Borders are an Obstacle” Soros. (“Open Society Needs Defending”): I find the current moment in history very painful. Open societies are in crisis, and various forms of closed societies – from … Continue reading
Posted in International, Left
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