Why Fireworks Should Be Illegal
Being the anniversary of our independence -- and the beginning of the war by which we won it -- today has become a traditional day for content creators to be…
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…
Journalist Andy Gno, after getting hit with a milkshake mixed with quick-drying concrete. Courtesy of Oregon Live.
Breaking Down Civil War 2
A year ago, I wrote about how we are already presently embroiled in a kind of civil war: The first realization is that Civil War is on the horizon, and…
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…
Sanity and the Sun
The two best summers of my life were unusual. For the first, I was 20 years old (if memory serves), and I had moved back in with my parents, between…
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…
Diesel Chariot
Blinding chrome bars gleam like metal sunlight Shining 'tween the headlights, mirrored sky, Throws up dusty stormclouds in its passing, Roaring horses make the wagon fly, Down the sun-scorched fields…
What is a Christian? (Request for Comments)
The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book, and an attempt to define what a Christian is, exactly: Before discussing the truth of Christianity, we must clarify what is meant by…