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Category Archives: America
Why So Much Positive Coverage Of Dick Cheney Last Week?
LF: “Why were there so many glowing things said about Dick Cheney this past week around his funeral? I don’t believe in saying only positive things about a public figures when he dies. Cheney played a big role in disasters … Continue reading
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I Like This Trump Peace Plan For Ukraine
John Mearsheimer says this Ukraine war is ten times the disaster for America than its 2003 invasion of Iraq. Ukraine did not launch the war, but Ukraine and the West did make choices of alliance that provided the incentives for … Continue reading
MAGA’s Jew-Hatred Component Are Tiny
LF: “Nobody with anything to lose sides with Nick Fuentes. His Jew-hating crowd are marginalized losers and only a tiny portion of MAGA.” ChatGPT says: The panic about Fuentes often outstrips his real reach. Here’s how I’d map it. Fuentes’s … Continue reading
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Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America
Aaron Renn reviews sociologist Christian Smith’s new book Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America in the new December issue of First Things magazine: Smith offers a useful new lens: obsolescence. Religion is now obsolete—that is, … Continue reading
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Decoding Camp Conservatism: The Dominant Style of the New Right (11-16-25)
01:00 Nick Fuentes, Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson & The Campy New Grub Street, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16488104:00 Halperin: The Dangerous Reality Behind Nick Fuentes’ Rise Exposing How Badly America Has Failed Young Men, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr6F5YdqED810:00 Dan Turrentine and Sean Spicer Quit 2Way Morning Show … Continue reading
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Why Does The Right Love Terrain Theory?
The right loves the idea that through our own agency, we can develop our resistance to disease. This is an amazing document, sort of obscurely hidden in @CityJournal given its importance: @DrJBhattacharya going all in on terrain theory, the belief … Continue reading
American Life Feels Tight
What happened to the quality of life in America? The WSJ says: “The Self-Defense Cases That Made Jacksonville No. 1 in Legal Homicides: In one case, authorities concluded the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old was self-defense—with no one claiming they … Continue reading
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Joins Polite Society
ChatGPT says: When MTG gets mainstream respectability, it scratches a very old itch. Most people want two things at once. They want to feel like outsiders with an edge, and they want the comfort of being recognized by the larger … Continue reading
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Descriptive Vs Normative
I find it impossible to have a descriptive discussion of Trump or any hot topic. When I describe Trump as having the highest tolerance for risk of any politician I know, my interlocutor immediately has to tell me how he … Continue reading
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Trumpcare Should Be Modeled On Vouch Nationalism
Here’s what a Trumpcare-style replacement for Obamacare would probably look like, drawing from past GOP proposals and Trump’s own public statements. Core components Shift subsidies from insurers to individuals or states. • Obamacare gives income-based premium tax credits for people … Continue reading