Category Archives: Philosophy and Religion

Conrad Black, William Deresiewicz, and David Goodhart. What Manner of Coming Conflict?

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Three authors have proposed a way to think about current and coming conflicts. Conrad Black sees the conflict as between the religious instincts of the people and the secular worldview of the elite. William Deresiewicz thinks that lurking … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics, Uncategorized | Tagged Conrad Black, The Sleep of Reason, William Dereciewicz | 6 Comments

It’s Man’s Things That Really Define Him

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Now, all at once, with his mind at ease, the professor’s stomach began to feel great pangs of hunger. And suddenly he remembered other ravenous flashes, especially those colossal appetites that man falls prey to after … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Food and health, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics, The Good Life | Tagged Jean Raspail, The Camp of the Saints | 2 Comments

Ideology, Myth and Reason

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: In the 18th century a revolution came to the world. Reason had proved itself the last word in truth for the physical, and the decadent aristocracy left an opening for sweeping change in society. For a thousand years Church … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Personal reflections, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | 6 Comments

A Vested Interest In Disorder

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found myself mulling over a discussion in our class in History and Moral Philosophy. Mr. Dubois was talking about the disorders that preceded the breakup of the North American republic, back in the 20th century. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged Robert Heinlein, Science Fiction, shitlordery, Starship Troopers | 9 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I’ve seen plenty of evidence of this over the past year.

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged 2016 election, democracy, Friedrich Nietzsche | 1 Comment

Quotes Du Jour: On the Intellectual Yet Idiot

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Over here, commenter Gary Jones shared some wisdom for ages: Having a high IQ doesn’t prevent you from being stupid. In fact, it lets you be stupid in ever more complex ways. Amplifying on that, Nassim Taleb writes … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged Nassim Taleb, public intellectuals | 1 Comment

The UR Syllabus of Shitlordery

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Browsing my Facebook feed the past few days, I’ve been astonished at the amount of hysterical, sloppy thinking I’ve seen from many of my otherwise smart friends. How you can see a (likely gay) Muslim man shoot up … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Education, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Bukka White, Charles Bukowski, Charles Ferguson, Charles Portis, Charles Willeford, donald westlake, Edward Abbey, Elmore Leonard, Epictetus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gary Taubes, George MacDonald Fraser, Gore Vidal, Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending, Howlin' Wolf, John Colapinto, John Lee Hooker, John T. Flynn, Joseph McCarthy, Kevin MacDonald, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lonnie Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, Marcus Aurelius, Mencius Moldbug, Michael Oakeshott, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Nassim Taleb, Nicholas Wade, Oswald Spengler, Otis Rush, Raymond Chandler, Red Pill, seneca, shitlordery, Skip James, Son House, Stanley Rothman, Steven Pinker, T-Bone Walker, Thomas Sowell | 7 Comments

Tim Ferriss on (dot dot dot) Seneca

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Over at a related Facebook page the question of podcasts was being tossed around and the name Tim Ferriss came up. Now Fenster he is at the point where he has to work hard to avoid knowing about … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged cricket bars, expensive sheets but of very high quality sold directly to consumers, seneca, tim ferriss | 1 Comment

Book Notes: Catching Up with Moldbug

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Whenever the topic of Moldbug came up in online discussion, I would confess to friends that I was never able to make it through an entire post. Too long-winded, too arch, too many references that admittedly went right … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged late to the party, Mencius Moldbug, Neoreaction, The Cathedral | 9 Comments

R.I.P. Jacques Rivette

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I think we live in a world that happens to be incomprehensible. And you have to try to see that the questions this incomprehensible world poses are [unanswerable]. We know in advance that there are no … Continue reading →