Author Archives: Max West

The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise

Roger Kimball is, in my humble opinion, one of the best conservative wordsmiths out there, unparalled when it comes to culture. Via the weekly email newsletter from The New Criterion comes Kimball’s brief review of a new myth-busting book about … Continue reading

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Mizzou TA’s Vibrant Diversity

He became violent with a relative who didn’t wear her hijab: A Benghazi native who recently served as a teaching assistant at the University of Missouri was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of child abuse after police said he “very violently” … Continue reading

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2016: The Nightmare of The Left

Across both Eastern and Western Europe, relatively new political parties focused on the inextricable issues of immigration, national identity, and national sovereignty are making major gains. In the U.S., while many of us — disgusted with GOP, Inc. — wait … Continue reading

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Vibrant Diversity in Switzerland

“Fears over rise in horse sex abuse in Switzerland” is the Independent’s headline, the byline of which is “Experts reportedly believe up to 10,000 people in the country are ‘predisposed’ to zoophilia”. Hmmm. I wonder if this rise has anything … Continue reading

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McCain: Islamic Rage Against America Caused By…

The venerable Sen. John McCain, who has referred to Trump supporters as ‘Whack-a-Birds’, believes the cause of any Muslim antagonism to the U.S. (and, by extension, modernity) is…. wait for it… Donald Trump. From Brietbart: On Sunday on CBS’s “Face … Continue reading

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Sweden Democrats: through Marxist Lens

Young members of the Sweden Democrats, through the eyes of the leftist newspaper The Guardian: “Sweden’s liberal identity is under attack,” reads the video’s description. “As increasing numbers of refugees enter the country, anti-immigrant violence is rising.”

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CNN: “The Seventies”

I watched about 15 minutes of CNN’s “The Seventies” and was struck by how much killing, be it radical year-to-year increases in the national homicide rate, to Manson, to Jim Jones, to the Zodiac Killer, to John Wayne Gacy, to … Continue reading

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Map: Avg Penis Length

One of “Vargic’s Miscellany of Curious Maps” reflects a long-standing (no pun intended) “stereotype”:

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The Sundowners – Sunny Day People (1968)

A wonderful slice of psychedelia. Wonderful production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCEQIk4Gr9w

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Six French Films That Do Not Speak to the Identity of the Nation

I foolishly clicked a NYT piece titled “Six French Films That Speak to the Identity of the Nation” thinking it might contain cinematic recommendations that elicit a sense of lost indigenous French identity. Instead, all six of the films discussed … Continue reading

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