Author Archives: Max West

Germany: Braunschweig Parade Halted Over Terror Alert

How many more of instances of this are white Europeans willing to take? A carnival parade has been called off at short notice in Braunschweig, northern Germany, due to the threat of an Islamist attack, police said. A “specific threat … Continue reading

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Sessions on the Illegal Tax Bonanza

Of the illegal alien tax rebate bonanza that Luis Guitterize didn’t know about, one of the only Senators worth rooting for weighs in: Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said there was “no legal or moral justification” for the agency to approve … Continue reading

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The Jazz Crusaders – Thank You Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin (1970)

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The 2nd Court Jester Exits

Of Jonathan Leibowitz’s decision to leave The Daily Show, Hank Stuever has a piece in WaPo titled “It was time for Jon Stewart to wrap up the joke anyway”. The piece actually begins thusly: Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart got in … Continue reading

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The Professor & the Career-Ending Blog Post

“Stripping a Professor of Tenure Over a Blog Post” is a blow by blow account of the circumstances surrounding one professor (obviously a conservative) being stripped of tenure for a blog post he made: Professor John McAdams is being stripped … Continue reading

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Equivocation: Pt. 2,811

Of The Organizer’s equivocation, J. Goldberg writes: …President Obama can’t bring himself to call the Islamic State “Islamic,” but he’s happy to offer a sermon about Christianity’s alleged crimes at the beginning of the last millennium. We are all descended … Continue reading

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David Brooks: On Christianity, Thumbs Up to The Organizer

Token NYT ‘conservative’ David Brooks on The Organizer’s equivocation between Islam today and Christianity 600 years ago: New York Times columnist David Brooks said on Meet the Press yesterday he’s “totally pro-Obama” in how President Obama warned Christians not to … Continue reading

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The Trip Treatment

The New Yorker has an in-depth look at medical research into psilocybin’s therapeutic affects. Rod Dreher has a thoughtful essay on the subject. The New Yorker piece includes this video of one cancer survivor’s experiences:

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Harrison Report, Patton, & the Holocaust Memorial Industry

Making waves at NYT.com is “Surviving the Nazis, Only to Be Jailed by America” by Eric Lichtblau, Washington correspondent for The New York Times and the author of “The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler’s … Continue reading

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The 39 Steps (1935)

A category of my favorite cinematic experience is the ‘innocent man on the run’ genre that Alfred Hitchcock pioneered. While North By Northwest (1959) is my favorite Hitch film of this genre, The 39 Steps (1935) is another great film … Continue reading

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