The Nonsense of Consent as Moral Axiom
A recent conversation exhumed a video that went viral a few years back. Given the prevalence of the concept expressed in the video, I think it's worth diving back into,…
Children of the Khan
There must be a union of those who cannot exist without each other; for example, of male and female, that the race may continue; and this is a union which…
“I am a black and white thinker:” Autopsy of the Philosophy of the Enemy
A member of Antifa and its armed, fighting component -- the John Brown Gun Club -- recently attacked an ICE facility in Tacoma, WA with a rifle and explosives. This…
VR Baptism and the Christian Conundrum of “Spirit”
Here's a question: is a virtual-reality baptism valid? On its face, it seems like an absurd question. Better: who would get baptized in virtual reality, and why? The answer to…
Druid wolf pack chasing bull elk;
Doug Smith;
December 2007
On Dog-Loving Misanthropes
There is a particular personality type that I have come to really dislike: that of the dog-loving misanthrope. This kind of person believes that dogs are superior to humans, at…
Thinking Philosophically (Part 4): The Limits of Logic
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series covered the importance of rules, logic, and definitions in thinking for the purpose of philosophizing. Indeed, for many people, philosophy and "logic"…
What is a Nation?
Vox Day is going off on Yoram Hazony -- author of The Virtue of Nationalism -- for being a fake nationalist: I read Hazony's book. Unlike many on the nationalist Right, I…
Poetry and Philosophy
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. - Oscar Wilde I started writing with the…
How Wealth Aggregates: Wealth Inequality and Psycho-Political Addictions
No one likes inequality. Even defenders of inequality (like myself) don't so much advocate it as an ideal, but simply explain its universality and inevitability. Ardent libertarians often defend their…
Objective Evil Does Not Necessitate Objective Good
TV is the epitome of low art in its desire to appeal to and enjoy the attention of unprecedented numbers of people. But TV is not low because it is…