Category Archives: Philosophy and Religion

Franklin and Montaigne

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I don’t object to Bastiat being named as a patron saint of UR philosophy, such as it is.  It’s a big tent–not unlimited in size for sure, but capacious enough. Blowhard Esq. previously nominated Montaigne, and that fits … Continue reading →

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Peoples is the Cwaziest Monkeys

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Lew Lehr said that monkeys is the cwaziest peoples.  I don’t know monkeys so I don’t know if that is true.  I have been around a lot of humans, though, and I believe that you could fairly put … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go To College, Create Your Own For $4,000

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: One of the most fascinating spectacles of 2015 was the hilarious and horrifying student protests across American universities. The Red Guard hysteria spread from one campus to another with a voraciousness that would make the Bubonic plague jealous: Mizzou, … Continue reading →

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UR’s Philosophy and “The Evolution of Everything”

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Back here Blowhard Esq. summed up UR’s philosophy in a nutshell by quoting Frédéric Bastiat, which makes us classical liberals in economic matters I think.  I don’t object since that line of thinking is agreeable.  Plus, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Proggy Bullshit Du Jour

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Because in the wake of Islamic terrorism nothing is more important than fending off Islamophobia, the experts at ThinkProgress would like to remind us that ISIS aren’t really Muslims: Indeed, even from the viewpoint of a casual observer, … Continue reading →

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Anthony Jeselnik on Thoughts and Prayers

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Listing Books: Anti-Modernism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how after over a century of a near-stranglehold on elite sensibilities, modernism refuses to give an inch in the art world. Whether in novels, gallery art, architecture, fashion, or music, the implicit (or even at times, … Continue reading →

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Charlemagne Sleeps at Salzburg

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Such a changed France have we; and a changed Louis. Changed, truly; and further than thou yet seest!—To the eye of History many things, in that sick-room of Louis, are now visible, which to the Courtiers … Continue reading →

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Random Notes on Spengler’s “Decline of the West”

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Like a snake slowly digesting a fat rabbit, I’ve been working my way through this massive and challenging work for the last 4 or 5 years. While I’m not ready to write the Cliff Notes version, … Continue reading →

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“Cultural Literacy for Religion”

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I enjoyed Mark Berkson’s hyper-basic (one-half to four lectures per major religion) Great Courses series very much. My beefs with it first, but only because complaining is so much more fun and easy than praising. It wasn’t the anthropological lecture … Continue reading →

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