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Category Archives: America
“What Genetic Secrets Hide Beneath a ‘white Bread’ Appearance?”
Comments at Steve Sailer: * This guy (who is John Updike’s son) married an african and has a black child or children. His older sister did the same thing. There’s no humble-brag here. He genuinely wishes to be something he’s … Continue reading
Clinton’s VP
Scott Adams blogs: For context, consider Trump’s VP running mate, Mike Pence. He’s the perfect choice for Trump because of the contrast it creates. If you started with Trump and removed everything interesting about him, you’d have Pence. Visually, Pence … Continue reading
Hillary’s Volunteer Auxiliary Thought Police
Comments at Steve Sailer: * The linked-to article explains something I was wondering about: “Super PACs are typically prohibited from working in tandem with candidates, but Correct the Record is doing just that by exploiting a loophole in campaign finance … Continue reading
American Dream v. Israeli Dream: Jennifer Rubin and Mickey Kaus debate
From Steve Sailer May 12, 2013: A commenter transcribes a 2011 videologue between Mickey Kaus and Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post: iscussion begins after 50:00. Jennifer Rubin and Mickey Kaus discuss an alleged difference between the American Dream and … Continue reading
Social Justice = Organized Bullying
From Twitter: * Ann Coulter: I like hearing CNN’s Fareed Zakaria ask in a thick Indian accent, “What kind of America do we want to return to?” * On CSPAN, Dem bigwig Ed Rendell just blamed American tech workers’ poor … Continue reading
Which American Intellectuals Pushed For Overthrow Of Assad In Syria?
As the Twitter user #thelatempire notes: “Syria war has been the most globally destabilizing event since 9/11.” So who pushed for this disaster? People like the neoconservative Charles Krauthammer. 8/29/13 Washington Post: Having leaked to the world, and thus to … Continue reading
So Who Were The Men & Institutions Who Pushed For America To Go To War In Syria?
As the Twitter user #thelatempire notes: “Syria war has been the most globally destabilizing event since 9/11.” So who pushed for this disaster? 9/3/13 Urgent Rosh Hashanah message from Rabbi Marvin Hier, SWC Dean and Founder Dear SWC Supporter, As … Continue reading
‘Power is what matters’: Alt Right leader Richard Spencer explains his admiration for Trump and Israel
From Mondoweiss: A specter is haunting Cleveland, the specter of the Alt Right. The Alt Right in the United States is a small but growing intellectual movement that seeks to resist the dilution of “White” people, both as a matter … Continue reading