Category: Culture Wars/Current Controversies

The American Crack-Up

The nation remains blinded by a veil of madness BY David Samuels F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function”. His formula is […]

Adulthood is a Racket

By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Being a self-unemployed, thirtysomething, literary visionary can be a depressingly thankless existence. The pay sucks, the publishers are clueless, the editors are dicks and the endless barrage of finger-wagging rhetorical questions from the sanctimonious adults in the boomer […]

Menses Matters

Laura Kolbe Month to Month What we as a society prefer not to know about periods extends beyond menstruation itself to its management and the management of women’s health more broadly. Christine Smallwood Time Unregained In La Captive, Chantal Akerman’s adaptation of Marcel Proust’s La Prisonnière, she offers us a […]

The Year Ahead in 2024

From Surviving Leviathan with Peter Gelderloos Hey everyone, The second round of chemo has knocked me on my ass but, writing from bed, I wanted to get out a little newsletter. This is a partially facetious, partially serious forecast for the next 15 years, or more specifically, an […]

Esoteric Trumpism

Arktos Journal Jan 20, 2024 AVAILABLE NOW FROM ARKTOS Esoteric Trumpism, by Constantin von Hoffmeister With a foreword by Raw Egg Nationalist and an introduction by James Kirkpatrick Esoteric Trumpism delves into the profound and often unexplored dimensions of Donald Trump’s political journey, presenting it as a pivotal […]

Tomorrow at 3 pm. A discussion of Thomas Sowell’s “A Conflict of Visions.”

I will be joined by Keith, Aleksey and Florian to discuss Thomas Sowell’s “A Conflict of Visions.” My Contact Info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PoFPodcast Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PraiseOfFoll… BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/PraiseO… Substack: https://substack.com/profile/40985862… Guest Contact Info: Keith Preston: https://attackthesystem.com/ Aleksey: aleksey.bashtavenko@gmail.com Ulrich: flulrich@gmail.com Visit http://www.academiccomposition.com for […]

What Free Speech Depends On

Our February 8 issue is now online, with Philip Clark on Bernstein and Maestro, David Cole on cancel culture, Brenda Wineapple on the mad Transcendentalist, Laura Kolbe on that time of the month, Christine Smallwood on Chantal Akerman, Vivian Gornick on Lore Segal, Christopher R. Browning on democracy in […]

Tax Us, Daddy?

Tax Us, Daddy? Plus: Polycules go mainstream, DeSantis pulls out, tackle football lives on, and more… LIZ WOLFE Taxes are the only way to get rid of excess money? “We ask you to tax us, the very richest in society,” reads an open letter to the world leaders assembled in Davos, […]

Israeli Spy Base

Israeli Spy Base Plus: Workplace wellness programs, obnoxious awards shows, “love gov” update, and more… LIZ WOLFE Iran directly attacks: On Monday, Iran took credit for hitting and destroying an Israeli spy base with missiles. This is significant because it’s the first time since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel that […]

Introducing “American Prestige” and “Tech Won’t Save Us”

Introducing American Prestige and Tech Won’t Save Us Two popular podcasts join our existing roster of provocative news programming devoted to providing unconventional perspectives that challenge authority, question the status quo. We are proud to announce The Nation will be adding two new weekly programs to our ever-expanding roster of regular podcasts: American Prestige and Tech […]

The Comeback Kid

The Comeback Kid Plus: Migrant drownings, cancer-ward Zionism, and more… LIZ WOLFE Trump’s Iowa: For a minute there, it looked like former President Donald Trump’s political career was in shambles. With his four felony indictments, 91 total criminal charges, and schedule full of court dates, it was hard to see […]

Europe in Their Eyes

by Andrej Sekulović Arktos Journal Jan 16, 2024 Andrej Sekulović explores the profound connection between our ancestors and ourselves through the metaphor of eyes, suggesting that in them we see the legacy of our past, the soul of our civilization, and the promise of our future. It has […]

War on Us

Hans Vogel Jan 14, 2024 Hans Vogel critically analyzes the World Economic Forum’s devilish influence and sinister policies. This new year seems to have gotten off to a bad start: of course, around Christmas there were the usual reports of cute little ice bears or pandas born in […]

FLASHBACK FUNNY: Learn2Code!

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more FLASHBACK FUNNY: Learn2Code! The Corbett Report Jan 14 READ IN APP FROM THE 3rd ANNUAL FAKE NEWS AWARDS: Are you a fake news dinosaur media journalist struggling to meet your deadlines? Are you worried about your job security in light of […]

The Coming Competency Crisis, How to Decolonize Britain, Europe’s Political Stupor, Who is Siding With Israel at The Hague?, All the James Bond Movies Ranked

Niccolo Soldo Jan 15, 2024 Every weekend (almost) I share five articles/essays/reports with you. I select these over the course of the week because they are either insightful, informative, interesting, important, or a combination of the above. Request: Please hit the like button at the top or bottom […]

GOP Senators: Biden ‘Targets Americans Based on Their Religion,’ Enlisting Far-Left Smear Factory

January 15 2024   GOP Senators: Biden ‘Targets Americans Based on Their Religion,’ Enlisting Far-Left Smear Factory NEWS By Tyler O’Neil Republican senators condemn as “deeply disturbing” the Biden administration’s reaching out to the Southern Poverty Law Center in combating the “domestic terror threat.” More Allegations of Affair […]

Criminality in the White House

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024 President Roosevelt’s civil liberties abuses extended far beyond the internment camps. – David T. Beito, “How FDR Emasculated the Black Press in World War II” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG January 11, 2024 Why Are There So Many Suicides in America? Last November, the Wall Street […]

ORWELLIAN NIGHTMARE: Biden Admin Consulted Anti-Christian Group for ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Strategy

Jan. 12, 2024 Commentary ORWELLIAN NIGHTMARE: Biden Admin Consulted Anti-Christian Group for ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Strategy Law-abiding Americans increasingly are convinced their government views them as an enemy, perhaps even a “domestic terrorism threat.” A newly unearthed video may confirm those fears. More News EXCLUSIVE: Overnight School Program Accused […]