Monthly Archives: November 2017

The Unpersoning of Louis C.K.

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Over at New York Magazine’s Vulture, progressive media critic and RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz proclaims that “Louis C.K. is Done”: Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey, and Harvey Weinstein’s entire body of work has been retroactively contaminated by … Continue reading →

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Question Du Jour: Civil War Edition

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Serious question: What does the average American know about the Civil War other than “The South was racist and in favor of slavery. The North and South went to war. The North defeated the South.”? Is a … Continue reading →

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USG: A Version History

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Here’s a fun game: imagine the United States government is software. What would its version history look like? Inspired by Moldbug, Fabrizio and I were kicking the idea around and here’s what we came up with: 1776: … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Brazile 2020?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Is anyone thinking as I am that there is something a little–odd? revealing?–about how Brazile is handling this affair? She didn’t have to start it up and surely knew she was punching people with power. Her old buddy … Continue reading →

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Our Mr. Brooks

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: David Brooks has long vacillated between culture mode and political mode and sometimes he splits the difference, as he does here. When politics is used as a cure for spiritual and social loneliness, it’s harder to win people … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Tulsi Gabbard

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes:

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Inside a Bubble

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: If you find yourself in a hole the best advice is to stop digging.  What if you suspect you are in a bubble?  How would you know you are even in one?  And if you determine you are … Continue reading →

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Wolcott, New York

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: For the upstate NY devotees here. Wolcott is a small town in upstate New York, on Lake Ontario between Rochester and Syracuse. It is weathered and somewhat beaten down looking but not yet beat. There are some handsome … Continue reading →

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The Production of Billionaires

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: So here are the colleges that, according to Forbes, “produce” the most billionaires. The “produce” word suggests cause and effect, with the hint that if your kid can get in ze will absorb some of that magic pixie … Continue reading →

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