Daily Archives: April 26, 2016

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

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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

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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

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Will Israel Survive Going Haredi?

From Ruth Marcus in 2012: “We’re verging on a trajectory of Israel slipping toward a third-world economy, and a third-world economy can’t sustain a first-world military,” says Yohanan Plesner, a Kadima member who chaired a committee to rewrite the exemption. … Continue reading

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The Genius Of Moldbug (A Founder Of The Dark Enlightenment)

Comments to Steve Sailer: * Moldbug wrote extensively on the religious underpinnings of the modern progressive “mind”. If you can deal with the baroque and self-indulgent writing style, it’s a thought provoking analysis. * Some of his most valuable content … Continue reading

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