Daily Archives: March 20, 2025

How Do You Explain Ron Unz?

Grok says: Ron Unz is a complex figure—a former software entrepreneur turned political activist and publisher who’s carved out a niche as a provocateur. He’s got a sharp mind, no question: Harvard physics degree, a knack for spotting gaps in … Continue reading

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‘The Long Con: Mail-Order Conservatism’

I asked Grok about this November 2012 Rick Pearlstein essay and how well it holds up today: Rick Perlstein’s essay “The Long Con,” published in The Baffler in November 2012, dives into the world of conservative direct-mail campaigns, multilevel marketing … Continue reading

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I Read David Duke’s Memoir, ‘My Awakening: A Path to Racial Understanding’

I found that the section on Jews contained many factual mistakes. Grok: David Duke’s My Awakening: A Path to Racial Understanding is a slog of a book—self-published in 1998, it’s less a memoir than a manifesto drenched in his white … Continue reading

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LAT: ‘Ron Jeremy superfan raped, killed L.A. women.’

From the Los Angeles Times: His mother and sister said he grew up as a “theater kid” in Maryland before moving to Los Angeles, where the aspiring producer struggled to break into the entertainment industry and became friends with one-time … Continue reading

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What Would Tom Wolfe See?

I ask Grok: “What would Tom Wolfe, born in 1930, at the height of his powers, observe about status markers and status striving in America today?” Grok says: Tom Wolfe, the sharp-eyed chronicler of American social hierarchies, would likely find … Continue reading

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