Against Common Sense
I have been looking for a term to describe words which have universal emotional association but wildly divergent denotations. So far, the best I have come up with is "ambiguities,"…
Friday Night Hate
In preparation for his upcoming book Make America Hate Again, Milo Yiannopoulos had me on as a guest on his show "Friday Night's All Right." We talked about hatred, disgust,…
A Working Definition of “Greed”
After messing around in the crypto-trading world for a few weeks, I've begun to emotionally grasp the truth behind the phrase "scared money don't make money." One of the more…
Review: Fire In the Dark
I've never been religious [...] none of it ever stuck. But I'll tell you, in the last three, four, five years, I am most open towards some sort of spiritual…
Condemning Disavowal
"I disavow" has become almost a joke these days. In internet circles -- and YouTube in particular -- sometimes the "I" is dropped and the speaker simply says "disavow," after…
Christian Pacifism Grows Over Time
Earlier today, John Lovell of the Warrior-Poet Society put out a short video on Instagram where he said: If the mob silences you and you hide your morality from the…
Is it time to Grieve for Christmas?
I was watching Viva Frei the other day, and he had some complaints about a tone-deaf Montreal "morale" campaign: https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1336673523306291201 Quebec isn't the only place trying to force you to…
Drones and the Changing Battlescape
One of the lesser-known facts of America's first Civil War was the dramatic impact of the minie ball munition. Rifled muskets could send 50-caliber musket balls a little farther then…
The Big Tech Challenge to Free Speech
I think it's beyond question now that our tech giants had a significant effect on the 2020 election. Their throttling, shadow-banning, and outright censorship of selective stories and outlets is…
On Critical Race Theory
I think it's worth saying a word about "systemic racism," now that recent politics has brought critical race-theory into the public eye. The concept of systemic racism is a creation…