Author Archives: Max West

Sweden May Reject 80,000 ‘Refugees’

From the BBC: Sweden is starting to rethink things, within a politically correct context, of course. Really… Sweden is not racist. Please don’t think they are racist. They would be very worried that they’re considered racist… anywhere… in respectable opinion: … Continue reading

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Who are the Escaped CA Inmates?

Surprising piece from CNN (despite their reportorial restraint): Who are the inmates that escaped a California prison?”, about thethree inmates who escaped a maximum security jail in Santa Ana, California last Friday: Bac Duong: Duong, 43, is a citizen of … Continue reading

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Bowie’s Blue Guitar

In Rolling Stone, Bono has an intimate and candid eulogy to the late David Bowie: The first time I saw him perform was on Top of the Pops in 1972, singing “Starman.” He was so vivid. So luminous. So fluorescent. … Continue reading

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Simon Dupree & The Big Sound – Give It All Back (1969)

Here’s a great track from the underrated band Simon Dupree & The Big Sound. The band’s key members (and brothers) Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman, would go on to form the prog-rock outfit Gentle Giant.

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National Review vs. Trump, Redux

Of the neglible effect NR’s “Against Trump” Special Issue is likely to have on Trump, The New Republic’s Jeet Heer makes an excellent analogy. (Tat tip: VDARE): To the extent that NR did once have power to purge, that was … Continue reading

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CFP: Chapter Proposals for “Transecology: Transgender Perspectives on the Environment”

Once in a while, I’ll plan to post a current CFP, to showcase the navel-gazing lunacy that is the humanities today, 95% academic postmodernism… still limping along: Vakoch / California Institute of Integral Studies contact email: dvakoch@ciis.edu Chapter proposals are … Continue reading

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Swedish Asylum Center Worker Stabbed To Death By Migrant

From Breitbart: A young Swedish woman employed at an asylum centre has died following an attack by a migrant at the centre, the Swedish news agency TT has reported. The victim, 22 year-old Alexandra Mezher, was rushed to a nearby … Continue reading

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Sessions Supports Trump’s Trade Positions

From a lengthy (and recommended) Breitbart exclusive: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the intellectual leader of the modern conservative movement and the catalyst behind much of the rise of nationalist populism in this election cycle, told Breitbart News exclusively that he … Continue reading

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Tom DeLay: FBI ‘Ready to Indict’ Hillary

From Newsmax: The FBI is ready to indict Hillary Clinton and if its recommendation isn’t followed by the U.S. attorney general, the agency’s investigators plan to blow the whistle and go public with their findings, former U.S. House Majority leader … Continue reading

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Ben & Jerry’s Guy Unveils New ‘Bernie’s Yearning’ Ice Cream Flavor

From Politico: Ben Cohen, one of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and a longtime Sanders supporter, has for months talked about making a special flavor for his home-state senator. Earlier this month, Cohen told MSNBC that he … Continue reading

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