Follow Logical Meme:
Store
Normism: The Philosophy of Norm Macdonald, a short book I wrote about the late great comedian, is available on Amazon.
Author Archives: Max West
Beinart: How TNR Stopped Being a Jewish Magazine
In the wake of TNR’s implosion, Peter Beinart (ahem), who used to be the Editor of TNR, has a column in Haaretz (ahem) titled “How The New Republic stopped being a Jewish magazine.” (ahem). He sees TNR’s implosion as “an … Continue reading
Waking, Dreaming, Being
From a review of Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy by Evan Thompson: Armed with high-resolution digital tools, researchers have mapped critical steps in cognition and vision, language and even memory. The success of these … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy of Mind
Comments Off on Waking, Dreaming, Being
Soumission
He’s controversial. He pisses off Muslims. He’s won France’s highest literary prizes. And he’s one ugly motherfucker. Michel Houllebecq is worth reading. Why? If for no other reason than how The Guardian describes him in their article on his upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Immigration, Literature
Comments Off on Soumission
Rosen on Leo Strauss
In “Athens on the Midway: Defending Leo Strauss”, Gary Rosen (former managing editor of Commentary… ahem) writes a defense, of sorts, of the ‘Dark Lord’ of neoconservatism, Leo Strauss. I chuckled at the following paragraph, representing the perils of attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Political Theory
Comments Off on Rosen on Leo Strauss
Unexpected Developments
Shocking news from the rap world: An up-and-coming rapper was among several people arrested Wednesday in an investigation into a series of gang-related shootings and drug trafficking in the city. Ackquille Pollard, who performs under the name Bobby Shmurda, was … Continue reading
Holywood 2025
Mark Harris has a good piece on “How Hollywood’s toxic (and worsening) addiction to franchises changed movies forever in 2014.” Amidst an ever-expanding menu of ‘universe-formation’ franchising, the future of quality movie-making is looking rather ominous.
15,000 March on Dresden
A march against the “Islamization of the West” spearheaded by Pegida (Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West). They will continue to be portrayed by the media as racists and neo-Nazis. But they are not. They are ordinary Germans. Real … Continue reading
Posted in Death of the West, Europe, Immigration
Comments Off on 15,000 March on Dresden
Scruton on Kitsch
The great Roger Scruton on “the strangely enduring power of kitsch.”
Pew: 72% are Okay with Public Displays of Christ on Christmas
From a recent Pew poll: [N]early three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) favor allowing Christian symbols on government property in at least some cases – either by themselves or with symbols from other faiths. Looked at another way, however, nearly half … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture Wars
Comments Off on Pew: 72% are Okay with Public Displays of Christ on Christmas
The 1%-ers
According to Nielsen, only 1% of FNC’s viewers are black. As with the GOP, over time the ‘implicit whiteness’ of FNC becomes inevitable. And like the GOP, FNC is tired and shout-y and needs a ‘third party’ competitor (i.e., another … Continue reading
Posted in Black, MSM, White Identity
Comments Off on The 1%-ers