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About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Post-Modern Left imagines a system of 'systemic oppression' so devious that it allows every adult to vote, own property, work any job, move anywhere, marry anyone, learn anything, and say anything. — Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) November … Continue reading →

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Pope Brody Issues an Encyclical

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Like the Pope issuing a bull, New Yorker film critic Richard Brody has declared Louis CK’s I LOVE YOU, DADDY to be a “disgusting movie that should never have been acquired for distribution in the first place.” … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Manhatta(n)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

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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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Progressive Hypocrisy Du Jour

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I watched FIFTY SHADES DARKER and JOHN WICK 2 over the weekend, neither of which were very good movies, yet both are partially redeemed by the performances of Dakota Johnson and Keanu Reeves respectively. After watching them … Continue reading →

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“Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” (2016)

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As the full title implies, director Matt Tyrnauer‘s documentary profile of writer and urban theorist Jane Jacobs frames her story in terms of confrontation. In this corner we have politician Robert Moses, the power broker of post-World … Continue reading →

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Is the Model UN a CIA Propaganda Tool?

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yes, I’m talking about the high school extracurricular activity but waitasecond, hear me out before you click over to the most recent Naked Lady of the Week. The GF and I were working our way through PARKS … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: His reading ran the gamut, from radical progressive to moderate progressive, along with the occasional conservative progressive to ensure that all sides were heard from. — Aaron Haspel

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