In Defense of Interruption
No one likes to be interrupted. You're making some argument, or explaining yourself, and maybe you're not even entirely sure what you think. Through explanation, you're finally putting words to…
Progressivism, the Rise of Authoritarianism, and the Destruction of the Four Olds in the United States
History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.Mark Twain If you're anything like me, you have had nothing but an insatiable urge to turn off the news, get off social…
Debating Christianity
Next Saturday (June 20), I'll be debating with Myles and SuperLutheran over at The Godcast. No doubt, we will rehash episode 119, where they attempted to take down Holy Nihilism…
Political Hypnosis
Hypnosis is generally defined as a "mental state of highly focused concentration, diminished peripheral awareness, and heightened suggestibility." It goes without saying that someone in a hypnotic state is not capable…
The Mechanics of Black-Bloc
Anyone who says that the protests of the past week have been "mostly peaceful" does not know what they are talking about. That or they are participants. The problem is…
Interview with Jack Donovan
137 years ago, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about "the last man," an anti-idealistic vision of what man might become: unambitious, cautious, uncurious yet arrogant; seeking to live long and comfortably. To…
On “Consumerism”
What's so bad about consumption? Everyone needs to eat to survive. In my own experience, everyone seems to like having nice things. Yet it is increasingly accepted as a kind…
On Wearing the Mask
There is one argument against wearing masks that I haven't heard anyone else making: masks are inherently anti-social. Our sixth amendment guarantees us the right to be "confronted with the…
The Philosopher’s Audience: A Problem
Since the beginning of philosophy, people have debated about who should be philosophizing because it is understood that the philosophy arrived at will, in some manner, reflect the nature of…
Vox Day is Wrong About American Identity
As if to prove my point about the incompatibility between Christianity and Nationalism, Vox Day has been tripling-down on his recent anti-American position: A question asked on SocialGalactic:Â What tribe does…