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Author Archives: Max West
Austria: Alt-Right Candidate Loses
Reuters is gloating… err, reporting… that the Alt-Right candidate has lost in Austria’s presidential election: Austria’s far-right presidential candidate was soundly defeated on Sunday, confounding forecasts of a tight election in which he would ride a wave of populism sweeping … Continue reading
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NYT: What the Alt-Right Really Means
Christopher Caldwell, of The Weekly Standard, is a #NeverTrumper and, it is fair to say, not a fan of the Alt-Right. So, naturally, the NYT gives him ample space in their Sunday edition to write about that (“What the Alt-Right … Continue reading
The Challengers – Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1965)
Great instrumental, surf-rock, theme song to the ’60s TV show.
Michel Houellebecq: The Root, Youth
From the 2010 Paris Review interview with Michel Houellebecq: “I am persuaded that feminism is not at the root of political correctness. The actual source is much nastier and dares not speak its name, which is simply hatred for old … Continue reading
Posted in Existentialism, Literature, Stoicism
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Hey, Jackass!
HeyJackass! is a wonderful site devoted to statistics on Chicago gun violence. It’s a very well designed site.
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NYT: Putin is a Hero for the Alt-Right
Towards the top of their site, the NYT has a long piece titled “Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin”: Throughout the presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump mystified many on the left and in the foreign … Continue reading
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India & Muslims
In certain parts of the world, influxes of Muslim immigrants is dealt with differently than here in the U.S. From The Daily Caller: Indian officials are registering Bangladeshi residents in the state of Assam in an apparent bid to reduce … Continue reading
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The Ideology of Unrestricted Immigration
In Modern Age, Chilton Williamson Jr. has an excellent piece on “The Ideology of Unrestricted Immigration”. This piece is well worth it and contains lots of historical details. Williamson’s general thesis: Whether the United States should allow any immigration at … Continue reading
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NYT: 12/1/16
Here is day 21 (approximately) of the NYT’s period of sober reflection on how they got the election so wrong (e.g., not understanding Trump nor his supporters):
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Jimmy Fallon & Metallica – Enter Sandman
Using toy instruments: