Author Archives: Max West

Murder, My Sweet (1944)

My favorite noir film. Click on the photo for the animated .gif.

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Stranglehold

In “Literature Is Dead (According to Straight, White Guys, At Least)“, Joel Breuklander (born in Orange County, CA, currently residing in… NYC) bemoans the bemoaning. Take The New York Times‘ Verlyn Klinkenborg, who recently wrote that a “technical narrowness” is … Continue reading

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Guiding Light

Yet another example of why the GOP is destined to lose more POTUS elections: WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats doggedly pursuing a far-reaching immigration bill are counting on help from Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate last year and … Continue reading

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Jacques Derrida’s Life as an Algerian Jew

I just finished Kevin MacDonald’s remarkable The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements (1998). I’ll write a longer review in the future. MacDonald’s thesis is that, from the perspective of group … Continue reading

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Rachel Jeantel, PhD-bound

Eloquent, nubian princess Rachel Jeantel has been offered a full college scholarship by a lib radio host Tom Joyner. “Rachel, here’s my offer to you. If you want to graduate from high school and go to an HBCU, even if … Continue reading

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Can You Distill Feelings About Reality Into Six Words or Less?

From a PBS Newhour segment on “Can You Distill Feelings About Race and Identity Into Six Words or Less?” JEFFREY BROWN: So give us a few examples of the kind of thing you have been hearing. MICHELE NORRIS: “Urban living … Continue reading

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So Tense A Bow

“…a magnificent tension of the spirit such as has never existed on earth before: with so tense a bow one can shoot for the more distant targets.” — Nietzsche, Preface to Beyond Good and Evil

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Zetas Leader Captured

As I’ve long believed, any arrests of Mexican cartel members is simply a ruse, part of the consolidation of power of Sinoloa leader Shorty Guzman, a testament to how high up the government food chain his corrupting influence is. IOW, … Continue reading

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Mania

  Wow, where to start… Expected demographic? Check. Standard-issue, one-size-fits-all, ‘No Justice No Peace’ slogan? Check. Marxist ANSWER affiliation? Check. Misspelling on sign? Check. Trendy, ghetto-bootlegged, cause célèbre T-shirt? Check. Meanwhile, from an ANSWER rally in… drumroll…. San Francisco: ‘Whole System … Continue reading

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Forgotten Victims – Pt. 1,811,923

A 46-year old black man who was assaulted and robbed by six white teens during a “boredom beating” in North College Hill has died. (Hat tip: AmRen.) So, why isn’t this on the news? Why isn’t CNN and MSNBC doing … Continue reading

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