Can You Hate an Idea?
Last month, KM Patten wrote a rather lengthy review of my first book, In Defense of Hatred: Two observations can be made almost instantly when one considers the concept of Hatred.…
Are Traditional Wives Submissive?
Varg offers an alternative account of the ideal wife to that proposed by many young, and especially Christian, "traditionalists": As you know, ordinary Christians, as well as the, you know,…
The Dis-Ontological Argument Against Christianity
I've made two videos now attempting to lay out this argument. While the audio quality of the first one is not ideal, I think it is the better video in…
Simplicity in Music
I've written a little bit about how complexity can make music more interesting and enjoyable. Such is the case with Tool. But in many cases, the best music is not complex…
On the Wall
About a decade ago, Democrats (including Obama and Clinton) supported the erection of a border wall. Republicans, broadly speaking, were generally uninterested in immigration and highly critical of spending a…
What is the Problem with Liberalism?
Contra my own lofty ideals that led me to delete my Facebook account, I found myself in a debate on Twitter the other day. The original post went as follows:…
The “Personalized-Exclusive” Argument
As a lover of arguments, there are few things more irritating than the kinds of arguments which shut down the conversation. Ad hominems are probably the most familiar variety of this…
A Few Words About Mormonism
A number of more significant posts about religion I've made in the past year relating to Anwei, identity, and the various problems with Christianity, revolve around the conflict between identity…
A “Nation of Immigrants”
I think it may be worth a few minutes (but no more) to address the argument against more restrictive immigration which says that "X is a nation of immigrants." I…
Speech: Thought or Action?
In his excellent book Skin in the Game, Nassim Taleb makes the point that Sargon has been making online for a few years: morality is about what you do not what…