Caveats on Orwell
From almost six years back, Ed Smith has some interesting insight on the subject of deceptive speech and Orwell's Politics and the English Language: Orwell argues that “the great enemy of…
Politics and the English Language
By George Orwell Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we…
Condemning Tribalism is Suicide
Tim Pool recently put out another video talking about how we are in a cold civil war... and it's getting worse. We are in a cold civil war. There is…
Weed-Burning
Review: Set the World on Fire By Augustus Invictus They say that you can only judge a piece of art by its internal consistency and integrity. The surreal work of…
Predictable
I remember identifying Faisal Jaswal as a snake back in 2013. He came into the newsroom and, in front of everyone, talked about the importance of free speech -- pointing…
The Problem with Libertarianism
I stumbled across a presentation from Dr. Greg Johnson about libertarianism earlier today, which I think merits a listen, especially from the sorts of people who read Reason magazine and think…
Violence and Pacifism
"Pacifism" vs "Non-Violence" One cannot live as a pacifist in an organized society without the presence of a warrior class which is willing to be violent. It is the latter group's…
Free Speech and Hate Speech
The day we all worried about has finally arrived: Alex Jones has officially been banned from Facebook, YouTube, Apple, and Spotify. Even YouPorn has banned Alex Jones and InfoWars content.…
Pedophile Jokes Can Be Funny
David Cole wrote a piece last week about the growing problem developing on the right with humor. This time, it's pedophilia. The subject of his piece was James Gunn, the…
MCS1: Against Antisemitism
On what will hopefully be the first of many Saturday morning caffeine streams, I spoke with Kyle Broussard about circumcision, antisemitism, and Eric Clopper's presentation on the subject of male…