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Category Archives: America
How Does Trump Feel About Non-Whites?
Comments: * Trump’s father was a landlord from Queens, and NYC landlord have a deep contempt for black people-who are notorious for not paying their rent. Trump has had contempt for black people for decades. I remember him back in … Continue reading
American Women Are Becoming Less Feminine
And less white. From the Chateau: Longtime Chateau guests know I’m keen to *preen* when the pretext is right. But sometimes even an egregious preening can’t sufficiently convey the tumescence of my stroked ego when SCIENCE! lands a study in … Continue reading
The Most Important Thing About This Election
William S. Lind writes: The most important question in this election is what the peasants do when the election is over and they are again shut out. Many may simply give up on politics and go home. Others may remain … Continue reading
Neocon: Hold Donald Trump’s voters accountable, too: They are embracing a demagogue with eyes wide open
Gabriel Schoenfeld writes April 9: Even before he entered the political arena, it was evident to most anyone with eyes that Donald Trump was a moral disgrace. Philandering, misogyny, fraud, bankruptcy and tackiness were almost synonyms for his name. To … Continue reading
The new religion of the Silicon Valley elite
Ed West writes: One of the curious trends of recent years has been the rise of “the radical Rich” – billionaires devoted to progressive social movements, whether it’s same-sex marriage or open borders. A recent example is the effort to … Continue reading
The Rise & Fall Of The West
Comments: * Current Western liberalism is a condition I call empathobesity. Briefly, just like obesity is a result of a generally healthy affinity for food gone mad, emapthobesity is a suicidal excess of an otherwise useful instinct of empathy. The … Continue reading
Trump Breaks The Rules
Comments to Steve Sailer: * One thing that Trump did in this campaign, that has been little noticed or remarked upon, was to break the polite gentleman’s rule that you don’t make an issue of the other candidate’s funding sources. … Continue reading
Yglesias: Trump’s Northeastern Strength Represents “Who? Whom?”
From Vox: Northeastern politics is about group conflict There are two fundamental ways to look at politics. To some people, politics is ideological — it’s about big ideas, big issues, and big principles. To others, politics is about group conflict … Continue reading
Seymour Hersh: Saudis Paid Pakistan to Hold bin Laden To Prevent U.S. Interrogation
Tyler Durden writes: In the aftermath of the most signifiant geopolitical event of my lifetime, the attacks of September 11,2001, the U.S. government proceeded to concoct a fairytale for public consumption in order to advance imperial ambitions overseas and a implement a … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: “Africa’s Camp of the Saints Probes Flash-mobbing America’s Southern Defenses”
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Vigilance by who, though? Our own government apparently wants to trade us in for a better, at least browner, model. They’re even bringing in white-collar replacements. Our factories have been shipped overseas and most endure … Continue reading