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Author Archives: Max West
This Blows
And so we find out that Charles Blow’s son (of whom, a couple days ago, he went on an un-retractable Twitter rampage against ghosts) was stopped by… drumroll… a black cop, not a white one. Imagine that. From Breitbart: Charles … Continue reading
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Michael Caine Impersonations
I love me some Michael Caine impersonations. Here’s a classic exchange from The Trip (2010):
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Heritage: 2015 Index of Economic Freedom
Heritage has published their 2015 Index of Economic Freedom. The Index covers 10 freedoms, from property rights to entrepreneurship, in 186 countries. In terms of these measurements, the top 10 countries are: Hong Kong Singapore New Zealand Australia Switzerland Canada … Continue reading
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Liberal Hand-Wringing about P.C.
On campuses today, “microaggressions” and “trigger warnings” are logical entailments of the dialectics of Political Correctness, and serve as a more militant re-packaging of first generation P.C. circa 1991. Jonathan Chait, himself a liberal, bemoans things, especially insofar as P.C. … Continue reading
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In the Blink of an Eye
From philosophy professor Fred Feldman’s review of “Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life: A Psychologist Investigates How Evolution, Cognition, and Complexity are Revolutionizing Our View of Human Nature”, by Douglas Kenrick, New York, Basic Books, 2011: Chapter 4 (“Outgroup … Continue reading
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1 in 3 on Disability Have Mental Disorder
The SSI disability train keeps-on-a-chuggin’: (CNSNews.com) – One in three, or 35.2 percent, of people getting federal disability insurance benefits have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Washington, D.C., … Continue reading
Walzer: Islamism & the Left
Writing in Dissent, longtime Jewish enthocentrist lefty Michael Walzer discusses “Islamism and the Left“. It’s almost embarassing to listen to (or read) the Left contort itself into a pretzel while discussing Islam. As the reality of contemporary Islam becomes more … Continue reading
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RIP: Edgar Froese
The leader of Tangerine Dream has passed: Edgar Froese, who has died aged 70, was the founder and mastermind of the Berlin-based band Tangerine Dream, a prolific solo artist, and one of the most influential pioneers of electronic music. That … Continue reading
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Kirsch v. Judt
In Tablet magazine, Adam Kirsch reviews a collection of essays by the late Jewish leftist Tony Judt. A committed leftist, Judt took his utopian logic to its natural conclusions (e.g., the multiculturalism-is-good mantra, the end of Israel as a Jewish … Continue reading
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British Pubs & Immigrants
One of the most tragic sociological phenomena in England’s changing face, is the demise of the old fashioned pub (aka ‘publick house’). One contributing factor, it would seem, is the influx of immigrants who, for religious reasons, don’t drink (at … Continue reading
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