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Dr. Strangelove

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2024/04/25

Note: I have something to attend to this morning, so what follows is a post from behind the green door that everyone hated. In this review of what many consider the greatest cinematic satire ever, I reveal that I have … Continue reading →

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The FUD-Packer’s Ball

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2024/04/24

Throughout the Cold War years, it was a standard claim from the people called the left in America that the intelligence services manipulated domestic politics. This did not come from the mainstream left, but the fringier left-wing activists. For its … Continue reading →

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Everyone Believes It

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2024/04/23

The mostly online wars over what has come to be called “woke culture” obscures a reality that lies behind the fads and programs. That reality is an ideology that evolved in the last century and now defines the ruling class … Continue reading →

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A View To The End

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2024/04/22

Correction: Last week in this post I linked to something at Claremont and said they are financially backing the IM1776 project. I am told by the people at IM1776 that this is not the case and their operation is funded … Continue reading →

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How To Be A Man

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2024/04/19

One of the unremarked things that has happened over the past ten years is the collapse of the so-called man-o-sphere. There may be people still working that land, but all the big names have moved on or disappeared. The pickup … Continue reading →

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Escape From Talos IV

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2024/04/18

One of the underappreciated aspects of political discourse is that the person arguing for a particular theory or ideology starts with a set of assumptions. Often, the assumptions are part of the arguer’s conditioning to the point where he no … Continue reading →

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A Lesson In Managerial Imbecility

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2024/04/17

It appears the end times have been avoided as Israel has been forced to take no for an answer and not escalate her war with Iran. The Iranians put on a show of force, apparently as part of a deal … Continue reading →

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The End Is Nigh

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2024/04/16

Since it became clear during the 2016 election cycle that Conservative Inc no longer had any influence on the Dirt People, there has been an effort to reconstitute a New Right that will fill the void left by the now … Continue reading →

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Taxes & Conservatism

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2024/04/15

Note #1: Behind the green door is a post about the classic comedy, Dr, Strangelove, in which I reveal that I am a humorless dullard, a post about how O. J. Simpson was framed by the Clintons and the Sunday … Continue reading →

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Sympathy For The Devil

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2024/04/12

On the Sunday show I said I was swearing off any Trump news until the summer, as there is only so much screeching and squealing, I can take. I needed to take a break in order to train for the … Continue reading →

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There Is Worse Than Hitler

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2024/04/11

If you have paid any attention to British politics, you will note that what passes for the political right in Britain is more feckless and ridiculous than what passes for the political right in the United States. It is one … Continue reading →

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A Very American Scam

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2024/04/10

For fifty years abortion was a part of the national political debate due to the fight to overturn Roe v. Wade. Those who opposed abortion sought to overturn this court decision, thus returning the issue to the people. The pro-life … Continue reading →

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The Ukraine End Game

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2024/04/09

One of the enduring truths about war is that the side that wins is usually the side that starts with a clear objective. That understanding of the goal allows for a strategy to accomplish the goal, which then becomes the … Continue reading →

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Liar Land

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2024/04/08

Note #1: Behind the green door is a post about Bonnie and Clyde, a post about narrative in the managerial class and the Sunday podcast. Subscribe here or here. Note #2: Here is a roundup of the shows I was … Continue reading →

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Transcendental Ruminations

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2024/04/05

An aspect of our increasingly ideological age is the things that used to be a part of the culture that have been removed by force or by neglect. The parts pried loose and discarded are easy to see, as they … Continue reading →

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Cuban Versus Rufo

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2024/04/04

An interesting exchange took place this week on Twitter between Mark Cuban, former owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and Christopher Rufo. The topic of their exchange was diversity, with Cuban claiming that diversity was our greatest strength and Rufo claiming … Continue reading →

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The Internet Of Reality

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2024/04/03

Note: As everyone probably knows, VDare has been under assault by the regime for years and may finally be forced to close down. They have been de-banked so the only way to send them money at the moment is GiveSendGo. … Continue reading →

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The Real World War

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2024/04/02

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After Left And Right

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2024/04/01

Note #1: Behind the green door is a post about Gen-Z being raised on the internet and a post about failing up in managerialism. The Sunday podcast was cancelled due to Easter and nothing happening. Subscribe here or here. Note … Continue reading →

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A Z Potpourri

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2024/03/29

It is appropriate that on this Good Friday I have carried your questions up the hill to my studio and answered them in the podcast. Lots of good ones this time. No questions about Easter, which was not a surprise, … Continue reading →

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