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…
The Deplatforming Takes Heartiste
It seems that WordPress has taken down Chateau Heartiste. I don't know what part of the Terms of Service Heartiste supposedly violated. It seems as though the pretense of objectivity…
Fire-Circle
By food and drink, the bonds we make Around the fire by the lake; Though waves exhaust and embers burn, To this circle we return; Some depart, to flee the…
Are Fascism and Ethno-nationalism Mutually Exclusive?
Here is a question for the political far-right: If the heart of fascism is the belief that the nation arises from the state, but the core belief of ethno-nationalism is…
Notre Dame: Raging at the Dying of the Panda
I have a lot of mixed feelings about the Fire of Notre Dame. On the one hand, it is an indescribable tragedy. One of the most majestic and awe-inspiring feats…
The Camera and the Wrench
Everyone wants power, And this is not a sin -- The strength to lift your furniture, The speed and skill to win -- Everyone wants power, For those without aren't…
Why is Sex Associated with Death?
It isn't just the French la petite mort -- the "little death" -- that binds the mysteriously opposed forces of sex and death together. Death has long been associated with…
The Fruits of the Sexual Revolution
You don't have to disagree with the premise of the sexual revolution (as I do) in order to accept that its results have been counter-productive to its stated aims. The…
Leaving Crow-Country: Reflections on Domestication and Suburbia
I didn't always live in hawk-country. I used to live in crow-country. Notwithstanding that crows live everywhere, I am referring specifically to urban suburbs -- the sorts of new developments…
The Silent Statue
Was "cold command" what Shelley saw, When looking Ramses in the eye? Dead and gone was man to king -- And statue lived beneath that sky; He wrote his hate…