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Category Archives: Politics
Different Groups Have Different Interests
If you are appealing to a liberal audience, it makes sense to call your opponent an “Orthodox Jew.” Orthodox Jews are not know as liberal-friendly. It makes sense to me to identify your opponents identity, whether it is WASP, Jewish, … Continue reading
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John J. Mearsheimer & Anti-Semitism
University of Chicago political scientist John J. Mearsheimer is widely derided as an “anti-Semite”, a characterization I do not accept. What I find fascinating is that 15 years before he got into trouble with the Jews for his 2007 book … Continue reading
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Nature & Nurture
From comments to John Derbyshire: * Statistically speaking, if I am recalling correctly, differences in our personality and behavioral traits appear to be explained roughly one half genetically (i.e., our individual DNA profiles at conception), one quarter congenitally (i.e., our … Continue reading
Why Did Conservatism Inc (National Review et al) Move Left?
From comments to Paul Gottfried: * I’ve noticed that how influential any given ideas are tends to have a lot to do with how much money is promoting them. There was Big Money behind Jaffa, just as there is Big … Continue reading
Why Murdoch hates Romney but loves Jeb Bush
A friend says: On the bright side, at least Murdoch’s not a Jew. By the way, I’m sure when Bush says “economic benefits” he isn’t talking about cheap labor, because all the neoliberals assure me “everybody wins” with more immigration. … Continue reading
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What Really Happened To Harry Reid?
He keeps getting these hideous injuries that he attributes to exercise mishaps but that does not ring true. What’s really going on here?
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Politico: ‘National Republicans fear revival of Garner tensions’
Yes, because racial tensions and growing white identity would be such a horrible thing for Republicans as increasing numbers of whites vote Republicans. Right now, 70% of whites are voting Republican. If 80% of whites vote Republican, Republicans will control … Continue reading
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What’s The Difference Between Right & Left?
The leading intellectual of the Right, Paul Gottfried, says: “The Right is not only unconcerned about inequality, but is based upon a principle of inequality. Inequality is the natural human condition. Men and women are different. There’s an order of … Continue reading
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Institute for American Values Salaries
I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2013, which listed salaries as follows: Barbara Whitehead: $110,000 Elizabeth Marquadt: ~$121,000 Raina Sacks Blankenhorn: $120,000 David Blankenhorn: ~$331,000 The 2013 revenue was ~$1,400,000 and almost all of that … Continue reading
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93% of Democratic Senate or Governor Candidates Are White
From Red State: In total, the Democrats are running five non-white candidates, which is fewer than the number of white guys named “Mark” they are running (Senators Udall, Begich, Pryor and Warner, Governor Dayton, and gubernatorial candidate Schauer, all in … Continue reading
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