Author Archives: Max West

A Dream Undone

In case you were wondering… The shredded American flag is a nice touch. Do they teach that sort of thing at the Columbia School of Journalism? The title of the NYT piece, I should add, is “A Dream Undone“. I … Continue reading

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Today’s Blotter

A 44-year-old man, who once threatened to behead his own daughter, traveled to Turkey on two occasions with the intention of joining ISIS. Where does the man live, you ask? Syria? Nope. Iraq? Nope. Yemen? Nope. He lives in New … Continue reading

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Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal

Jim Holt discusses the new documentary, Best of Enemies, which is about the infamous William F. Buckley – Gore Vidal debates on ABC in ’68. These debates culminated in a steel cage match between the two men, which I previously … Continue reading

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Jon Stewart: Hypocrite & Latent Racist

Over in Politico is a piece titled “Jon Stewart’s secret White House visits“, the byline of which reads: “Obama, aides took unusual steps to cultivate ‘Daily Show’ comic.” Creepy. “You’re doing theater when you should be doing debate!”, Stewart once … Continue reading

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100 Greatest American Films Of All Time – BBC Culture (2015)

From the BBC: In recognition of the astounding influence of the US on what remains the most popular art-form worldwide, BBC Culture has polled 62 international film critics to determine the 100 greatest American films of all time… Some of … Continue reading

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NYT: Motivations

How’s that for a headline. Still no word, however, from the NYT on whether Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, the Muslim immigrant who murdered 5 military enlistees at a Chatanooga recruitment center, “liked ISIS and hated non-Muslims.” The motives for that murder … Continue reading

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Plastic Penny – She Does (1969)

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Fitzgerald and the Jews

One feature of Jewish paranoia is to ‘see’ anti-Semitism everywhere, under every rock, behind every corner. It’s how and why a Jewish hate group like the ADL construes their polling data to show that 25% of the world’s inhabitants are … Continue reading

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Kate Steinle’s Family Going Off-Script

It seems that Kate Steinle’s family isn’t taking their proper cues from the MSM — e.g., NYT: “Slain Woman’s Parents Focused on Healing, Not Sanctuary Law” — but is apparently having a change of heart (or maybe this was their … Continue reading

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Martin O’Malley: ISIS Exists Because of Climate Change

From Politico: Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley said on Bloomberg’s With All Due Respect that ISIS came about because of the effects of climate change. “One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation-state of Syria and the … Continue reading

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