Monthly Archives: August 2020

Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Luke Ford

Rick Perlstein writes in 2001: Goldwater’s approach to any political problem invariably derived from the evidence of his own eyes—an attitude most visible in his views on discrimination. “There never was a lot of it,” he recalled of the Phoenix … Continue reading →

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The Theological Origins Of Modernity

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Luke Ford

Michael Allen Gillespie writes in this 2009 book: Petrarch asserts unequivocally in The Solitary Life that public life is incompatible with virtue. At the heart of this claim is his conviction that social life is dominated by the opinions and … Continue reading →

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Theses On Method

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Luke Ford

Professor Bruce Lincoln writes: 1. The conjunction “of” that joins the two nouns in the disciplinary ethnonym “History of Religions” is not neutral filler. Rather, it announces a proprietary claim and a relation of encompassment: History is the method and … Continue reading →

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Kamala Harris – The Affirmative Action Candidate

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Luke Ford

From comments at Steve Sailer: * I don’t understand the logic here. I would think Whitmer, Warren, Klobucher, etc. as VP would guarantee a Biden win at this point. Black women aren’t going to vote Trump just because Biden chose … Continue reading →

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Kamala Harris Slept Her Way To The Top

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Luke Ford

Comments at Steve Sailer: * By fucking her way up the ladder of success, Harris is the mirror opposite of the meeeeee-too movement. * So they coached her up for the big reboot today… Go watch the video. It’s a … Continue reading →

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