Hatred and the YouTube Shooting
In the aftermath of the YouTube shooting, I decided to tune in to Stefan Molyneux for the first time in a few months, and I felt like I was having…
Dankula’s Downfall
Markus "Count Dankula" Meechan has just been convicted of "grossly offensive" hate speech, for the crime of teaching his girlfriend's dog to respond excitedly to "gas the jews," and to…
Retraction, RE: Sargon
Further information has compelled me to change my mind regarding Sargon's character. This is not conclusive proof of wrongdoing, but circumstantial evidence of shenanigans which are not in line with…
In Defense of Sargon
UPDATE: I have retracted the view I expressed in this piece, in light of further information. To me, Carl "Sargon of Akkad" Benjamin is much like Christopher Hitchens: I don't…
Video Games as Narrative High Art: Skyrim
I recently completed a lengthy essay on why Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim qualifies as high art and as a good story, in the classical sense. The piece is a bit…
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The Violent Artwork of Cleon Peterson
"I'm just trying to communicate strength and aggression through the least amount of strokes as possible." - Cleon Peterson, July 2016 When Andrew Breitbart asserted that politics is downstream from culture,…
The Weev Strategy
To most people, Andrew Auernheimer, better known as "Weev" is nothing more than a raving racist, a troll, and a lunatic. As a contributor to Neo-Nazi websites like the "Daily…
War Drums
There are some ominous storm clouds circling in the geopolitical stratosphere, and being between two presidencies is like running for cover in an open field. Safety is in sight, and…
Deciphering “Fake News”
What is "fake news?" Outside of the context in which it has suddenly and recently become popular, the phrase "fake news" really shouldn't be such a contentious thing. It's all…
On Data and Science
The irrepressible Justicar recently exposed a fraudulent study published in the Journal of American Medical Associates linking Australia's 1996 gun-restriction legislation to decreases in mass shootings, in which "mass shootings"…