Category: History and Historiography

WWII Fallout, 79 years later

79 years ago today, formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri, marking the end of World War II Celebrations erupted quickly across the United States. And for good reason. The cost of the War was high. More than 330,000 American soldiers were dead. Families were heartbroken. […]

Maoism in a Nutshell

How the “spiritual atom bomb” wrecked China Craig Willy Aug 24, 2024 My maternal grandfather was a manager in the British textile industry. In that capacity, he traveled to China in 1971 and acquired the above second-edition copy of Mao Zedong’s “Little Red Book.” The 1966 Foreword by […]

Ethnopolitics in the Roman Empire

Was there such a thing as Roman Nationalism? Keith Woods Jan 13, 2024   It has become a common trend for left-wing academics to leverage their status as “experts” in attempts to convince the public of seemingly counterintuitive claims about history. The establishment media is all too happy […]

Yuri Bezmenov on Subverting Subversion

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   Truth Jihad Radio Yuri Bezmenov on Subverting S… 0:00 56:22 Yuri Bezmenov on Subverting Subversion Kevin Barrett Aug 30 READ IN APP Yuri Bezmenov of the How to Subvert Subversion Substack discusses…well, subverting subversion. What’s that about? And who is Yuri? […]

‘Pagan Imperialism’

Arktos Journal Aug 23, 2024 OUT NOW FROM ARKTOS Julius Evola — PAGAN IMPERIALISM With a foreword by James Kirkpatrick and an introduction by Dmitry Moiseev In the 20th century, now, and in the forever future, we are unlikely to find a better spiritual guide than the immortal […]

A Long-Dry Wadi

Stirrings in the depths Baruch Hasofer Aug 20, 2024 Part 1 In 1936, Carl Jung wrote his Essay on Wotan, in which he argued that the rise of the Nazis represented the awakening of the ancient national archetype of the pagan Germanic god Wotan (Odin.) Wotan was a […]

Psychogeography

A Few Thoughts Luke Dodson Aug 21, 2024 Guy Debord The term ‘psychogeography’ was coined by Guy Debord in the 1950s, who defined it as: “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of […]

Who’s Curing Who?

Hannah Zeavin ‘We Took Care of the Network’ The Catalan psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles imagined an asylum that could cure not only individual patients but society itself. Geoffrey Wheatcroft Lights, Camera, Royals Portraitists of kings and queens have long struggled to address a paradox: royalties are different but ordinary, […]

Eurosiberia Podcast #33: Rose Sybil

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Watch now Eurosiberia Podcast #33: Rose Sybil Constantin von Hoffmeister and Rose Sybil Aug 14 READ IN APP Rose Sybil and Constantin von Hoffmeister talk about the clash between the hero and trader archetypes, the all-consuming void, the Western elite as […]

The Radio Priest

Forgotten History Alan Schmidt Aug 10, 2024 Ever hear the story of the small, rural priest who took on the President of the United States? It’s said that the power of propaganda lies not only in what it reports but also in what it excludes. Is so, Father […]

To Bey or Not to Bey

Sponsored by Arcade, a Koffler Arts publication Nicole Sealey Color Me Country Cowboy Carter is both a country album and a Beyoncé album—the distinctions aren’t mutually exclusive, nor should they be. Anahid Nersessian Refusing the Eye In Simone Leigh’s sculptures, strange and contingent details redirect the viewer’s gaze. Sean […]

The Legacy of WW1 with Keith Preston: Tune in on August 1st at 4 PM EDT!

I will be joined by Keith Preston to discuss the lasting and terrible impact of World War 1 world history. Praise of Folly Podcast: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ Twitter:   / pofpodcast   Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook:   / praiseoffollypodcast   BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/PraiseO… Substack: https://substack.com/profile/40985862… Email: tertullian155@protonmail.com Keith Preston: ATS: https://attackthesystem.com/ Twitter: @TKeithPreston1 Praise […]

Swimming with Sharks

Sponsored by The Authors Guild Foundation Leanne Shapton Crossing to Safety Diana Nyad has an astonishing ability for unfathomably difficult, even terrifying athletic feats, and, like many athletes, she achieved them in the aftermath of abuse. Susan Tallman The Sneaky Sublime The Chicago artist Christina Ramberg recontextualized things […]

Americanism and Comfortism

by Ernst Niekisch Arktos Journal Jul 26, 2024 Ernst Niekisch explores the development of Americanism and comfortism, highlighting how young America’s technical and economic ambitions fostered a society driven by material comfort and liberal values, distinct from the qualitative traditions of old Europe. This is an excerpt from […]

BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IN JIM CROW MEMPHIS 1930s rare film!

FOR LICENSING INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE (info@historicfilms.com / http://www.historicfilms.com / 800-249-1940) 00:00 (TC: 00.01.12): HAND DRAWN TITLE CARD: “THE NEGRO IN BUSINESS” 00:00 (TC: 00.01.20): TITLE CARD: “WASHBURN’S SERVICE STATION. WICKS AVENUE AT MISSISSIPPI BLVD. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. A SERVICE INSTITUTION. MR. CHARLES WASHBURN, PROPRIETOR”. 00 01 […]

The Nationalist Revolution

by Ernst Jünger Arktos Journal Jul 23, 2024 Ernst Jünger argues for a militant, uncompromising nationalist revolution to overthrow the existing liberal order and establish a new Germany driven by nationalist ideals. This article was originally published in the journal Standarte on 20 May 1926. By the honorary […]

The Rise of the Autocrats

“The playbook has become familiar,” observes Ben Rhodes in the Review’s August 15 issue. A right-wing populist harnesses the backlash to globalization’s failures to win an election on a grievance-filled us-versus-them platform. Cronies, enriched via corruption, finance the leader’s political agenda. Courts are packed with judges who allow […]

Ukraine and the Winter War, 1939-1940

July 11 2024 Ukraine and the Winter War, 1939-1940 COMMENTARY By Victor Davis Hanson Both the media and Western democracies may lionize brave countries fighting against Russian aggression, as seen in 1939 and again in 2022, but they also sometimes fool themselves. More Heir to George Soros’ Empire […]

The Fascist and Bolshevik Overlap

by Zoltanous Jul 12, 2024 Introduction Communism and Fascism, typically seen as polar opposites on the ideological spectrum, reveal unexpected similarities when examining Italian Fascism and Soviet Communism. Both regimes faced significant challenges, and their diplomatic interactions, particularly the economic and non-aggression pacts between Italy and the Soviet […]