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Category Archives: Politics
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
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?
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
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
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
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
Are Police Anti-Male?
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “Are black males disproportionately involved [in crime]? “All we’re told is how many black men are in prison. Are they in prison because they are black or because they committed a crime?” … Continue reading
Republicans Are Increasingly The Party Of White People
From The Fix: “In 1980 white Democrats dominated white Republicans numerically,” Abrajano argues. “As immigration’s impact on America has grown, whites have fled to the Republican party in ever larger numbers. The end result is that the principal partisan choice … Continue reading
That’s Disgusting!
Many of my political positions are based primarily on disgust. Gay marriage, for instance, I find disgusting. I don’t find gays qua gays disgusting, but when they push homosexuality in my face, when they insist on publicly celebrating it and … Continue reading