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: The Story of Faisal
I remember identifying Faisal Jaswal as a snake back in 2013. He was the Dean of Students at my school (Bellevue College), and seemed to float around like some kind…
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…
Culture of Consent
In 1922, Walter Lippmann coined the idea of “manufactured consent” in his book Public Opinion. The book seems to accept the premise that the social contract was predicated upon consent; that…
The Great Experiment?
I thought it would be appropriate to think a little bit about America on her 242nd birthday. My last post highlighted some of the challenges we face in keeping this…
On the Coming Civil War
Dedicated to those of this community who, through the Rajneesh invasion and occupation of 1981-85, remained, resisted, and remembered. -- Plaque beneath the post office flagpole, Antelope, OR You'd think…