Spare Thoughts on “Joker:” Identity, Sanity, and Evil
[Spoilers] My first reaction to Joker was to its qualities as a story -- specifically as a Greek tragedy. This, I think, is the primary and best face of the…
Enjoying Joker
I decided to do a short video on everyone's new favorite movie to talk about. There are already hundreds of breakdowns, analyses, and comparisons out there, so instead of doing…
Another Review for IDOH
Sam Salazar reviews In Defense of Hatred, and includes a personal story about how hatred clarified and motivated her in a direction of true and actionable love: ...and this is a…
Review: Bronze-Age Mindset
I haven't finished reading a book in three days for a while. I think I did Jack Donovan's A More Complete Beast in a few days, but this was partially a…
“This Work is Gold.”
The first review for Letter to Anwei is in: 5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Relevant and Logical February 28, 2019 Format: Paperback This book makes a compelling case for honoring the…
It depends on what you mean by “said”…
Related to a previous post, the following review of Jordanetics illustrates perhaps the primary problem with Peterson: It is a strange experience to look back in time and see something I…
On Jordan Peterson
Tomorrow morning, I will be discussing Vox Day's book Jordanetics: A Journey into the Mind of Humanity's Greatest Thinker with Kyle Broussard. Naturally, my review will give some idea of where…
Jordanetics: A Review
In criticizing an irritating Peterson fan a while back, I made the following claim: In this case, the problem is in trusting an argument which you cannot understand, without realizing…
It’s a Woman’s World
I don't know if it's just my experience, but it seems that some of the most masculine guys I've met were stay-at-home dads. My father-in-law and one uncle in particular…
What’s in a Book Review?
James O'Meara gives an interesting glimpse into what is possible in the realm of book reviews: I had almost reached the massive iron door, hidden behind a construction dumpster, that…