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* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
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* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
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* The Norm Explainers (6-2-26)
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Category Archives: Feminism
Should We Retire The Word ‘Slut’?
* RE: Leading Jewish intellectuals. “They’re lost souls. Sodom and gomorrah got the best of them. They’re worshiping a golden calf of hedonism. Everyone on my israel trip was a hedonist. Pretty much everyone. it was depressing. I’m sick of … Continue reading
Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff: ‘Feminism is the biggest problem we have’
This is an interesting class from 2006. The rabbi says he permitted a woman, quietly, to put on tefillin. If you have a young woman leading the prayers, “if your eyes aren’t on her, you’re not a man, and if … Continue reading
NYT: ‘Female Directors Were Conspicuously Absent’
Regarding the Directors Guild of America feature film nominees, the NY Times Watching blog says today: “Female Directors Were Conspicuously Absent” I noticed in the last night’s NCAA championship football game, female players were absent. Big deal. Men are better … Continue reading
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On Domestic Violence
Martin van Creveld writes: In about fifty percent of all cases the violence is mutual. The remaining fifty percent are initiated almost equally by people of both sexes. Poof! Goes myth number one. Again judging by the media, women suffer … Continue reading
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Daily Caller: Student sought man on Craigslist to beat her up and have sex with her, then reported it as rape
My friend Joel posts on my FB page: Curious Luke, since you posted this… This woman appears to be a fraud and a bit crazy. But why do you post? We know a LOT of crazy people out there who … Continue reading
Do Women Want To Be Coddled Or Respected?
From comments to Steve Sailer’s blog: * American females (probably all females) suffer from a strange schizophrenia. At times they wish to be viewed as strong, powerful and empowered to make their own decisions and run their own lives. Hence, … Continue reading
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The Goy Is Weak
He is unable to summon the will to defend what his fathers bequeathed to him. Breitbart reports: Never before in history have relations between the sexes been so fraught with anxiety, animosity and misunderstanding. To radical feminists, who have been … Continue reading
Lessons From #ShirtStorm
The goyishe men watch sports as their country is stolen from under them. If only my tribe wasn’t going to pay a terrible price for stealing it, I could watch and laugh. Essay: So a team of scientists landed a … Continue reading
The Lady Defense Minister
Martin Van Creveld writes: As Margaret Mead, perhaps the greatest female anthropologist of all time, wrote in 1948, in all known societies whatever men do is considered most important by both men and women. As she also wrote, when any … Continue reading
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Man Smacks The Soul Out Of Girl That Was Clowning Him On The NY Subway
If they try the guy, I don’t know where they are going to find a juror willing to convict him. He was just defending himself against an attack. There is so much video out there of black women doing this … Continue reading