Author Archives: Max West

Psychologists on Virtue Signaling

From “Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists”: When people publicly rage about perceived injustices that don’t affect them personally, we tend to assume this expression is rooted in altruism—a “disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.” But new … Continue reading

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Time: Divided Dems Debate Future of Party

Time has a story on “Divided Democratic Party Debates Its Future as 2020 Looms”: Ignoring that struggle has caused headaches in the heartland. Today only 28% of House Democrats hail from states that don’t touch the Atlantic or Pacific oceans, … Continue reading

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The Sci-Fi Roots of the Alt-Right

In “The Sci-Fi Roots of the Far Right”, leftie David Auerbach makes me want to read the Hugo-nominated 1977 novel Lucifer’s Hammer, co-authored by Larry Niven and the recently-deceased Jerry Pournelle: Pournelle — who died earlier this month — first rose to … Continue reading

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NYT: “Undercover With the Alt-Right”

For a year, an effeminate Leftist using an assumed identity infiltrated various Alt-Right events and informal get-togethers. He has just put together a rather banal (at least from the excerpts) ‘documentary’ comprised of his undercover footage. Naturally, the NYT wants … Continue reading

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Compliment Towards a Blazer

An actual Amazon comment/review for a men’s blazer: “This jacket looks much more expensive than it is. I wore it to work and received a compliment from my gay coworker. I don’t like to stereotype, but he has good fashion … Continue reading

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The Online Relevance of René Girard

In The Weekly Standard, Joseph Bottum, professor of cyber-ethics at Dakota State University, writes a cuck piece on the Great Statue Removal Frenzy, but in this passage astutely discusses the contemporary relevance of René Girard (“The Joy of Destruction”): In … Continue reading

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White Loaves Matter

From The Onion:

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Chinese Detergent Commercial

I remember seeing this a year or so ago when it made U.S. news, but a recent post on AltRight.com reminded me how epically awesome this Chinese commercial is:

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Closing Time

In “What Is Great about Ourselves”, Pankaj Mishra, who proudly represents the ‘New’ England of Non-White ‘Diversity’, scoffs with animus at white ‘Old’ England-types and their U.S. equivalents, her piece ending with this: ‘Most of the white people I have … Continue reading

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Proud To Be Mexican

After clicking on today’s Google icon propaganda, one of the top links was to the Twitter feed of “Proud To Be Mexican”.

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