Category Archives: Demographics

Juxtaposin’: Diversity

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: — United Auto Workers, 1946 Groups of idle sailors lay about the decks, “overhauling a range of their memories;” how they had spent the last Christmas-day, in some “Wapping,” or “Wide Water street,” with the brimming … Continue reading →

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And the Wasps?

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: He had spoken in the little room near the Courts where the pleaders waited for clients; clients, waiting for pleaders, sat in the dust outside. These had not received a card from Mr. Turton. And there … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Roger Scruton’s list of what conservatives believe wouldn’t go over well with many American Republicans, I suspect. More. Fred Reed recalls a less-regulated America. I grew up under not-very-different circumstances. Scott Chaffin submits to a brain MRI. … Continue reading →

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To Him Who Meets Eighteen, They Seem Enemies Enough

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Each one singly is called man;  ‘t is twain if they are two;  three are a thorp;  four are a group;  a band is five men; if there are six, it is a squad;  seven complete … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: The Future Is Now

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: (With apologies to Fabrizio for appropriating his “Juxtaposin’” tag…)

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Caesar, when informed of these matters, fearing the fickle disposition of the Gauls, who are easily prompted to take up resolutions, and much addicted to change, considered that nothing was to be entrusted to them; for … Continue reading →

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“The Middle of the World”

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Alain Tanner’s “The Middle of the World,” released in 1974, is a movie about cultures clashing in the most subtle of ways. Maybe it’s more appropriate to say it’s about cultures slipping past each other in the … Continue reading →

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Knockout Game Roundup

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Last week The New York Times ran a story on “knockout game.” As Chuck Ross at Gucci Little Piggy pointed out, the piece cleverly shifted focus away from the effects of the punching attacks onto a debate about … Continue reading →

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I Was a Second Grade Racist

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’m not sure how you feel about racial and ethnic stereotypes, but I’m going to take a deep breath and confess that I mostly don’t mind them. Sometimes I even get a kick out of ’em. … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A rave review from the Huffington Post for Polly Frost’s one-woman show “Bad Role Models.” Demographic note du jour. Steve Sailer wonders if Mexicans are like or unlike previous generations of immigrants. Some appreciation for the alternative-monetary-system … Continue reading →

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