Author Archives: Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Is Margaret (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Atwood writing about Trump’s America or Islamic culture? Thanks, Jews. Gender history? A prof says, “The problem was, and is, that I was making it all up.” China isn’t showing a lot of … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: Excellent tips about how to have a good death. There can be no such thing as too much Political Correctness. More. And even more. It’s really been quite a week. What’s your Intersectionality Score? Since I got … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: Time to break up the social-media companies? College students have lost interest in books. The Dalai Lama isn’t getting with the multicultural program. Trans correctness seems to be rapidly taking over the academy. Steve Sailer compares San … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: This used to be called “basic psychology,” and people weren’t puzzled by it. Some British profs don’t like being told what their attitude towards transpeople must be. Who does, really? Unhappy transperson du jour. In the U.S., … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: That’s a lotta overtime. Steve Sailer considers Jared Diamond. Tyler Cowen tries to make some sense of the New Right’s more recent victories. Why are Jews so enthusiastic about immigration from Muslim countries? “Woman.” Is Whiteness “the … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: The legendary E.O. Wilson thinks STEM subjects should be taught differently. Speaking of STEM … When you haven’t got any real evidence, it’s time to play the “unconscious bias” card. Why are lies being told about France’s … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: The national-populist moment has a non-hysterical book written about it. Maybe in fact the real danger at the moment is anti-populism. Steve Sailer reads a book about walls and wonders about dogs and television. It’s good to … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: Nothing sinister about this. What’s really going on with France’s gilets jaunes? Dave Rubin conducts a moving and unusually thought-provoking conversation with Yoram (“The Virtue of Nationalism”) Hazony. I loved Hazony’s book too. We know that back … Continue reading →

Paleo Retiree writes: An interesting history of the index card. Dinosaur that I am, and despite going around with an iPhone in my pocket, I’m still a regular user of 3×5 cards. It’s a big inconvenience that most index cards … Continue reading →