Tag Archives: politics

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: From an excellent essay by traditionalist conservative Jim Kalb: What allows the managerial liberal regime to function are habits of loyalty and sacrifice, and understandings of natural goods and purposes, which it continually undermines and cannot justify … Continue reading →

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Utopia?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Confidence

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: My tax dollars helped pay for this piece of feel-good-about-yourself propaganda: But, hey, maybe this is a message that’s urgently needed … because we all know that, if today’s girls and young women are lacking in anything, … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Soviet erotic alphabet. Great to see that the smart and cantankerous Will S. is blogging again. More on Bitcoin. The alternative-currency meme has really become something. Joys of multiculturalism, cont. And more. The things some people … Continue reading →

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Egalitarianism Question

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Shouldn’t the anti-stereotyping crowd be more worked-up than they are about the habit bookstores have of segregating some magazines into “Men’s Interest” and “Women’s Interest” sections? Isn’t it unfair to make — no, to impose — the … Continue reading →

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Immigration, Legal and Illegal

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I don’t normally have much time for Anne Coulter, but this strikes me as a terrific column. Fact Du Jour: “During the three years from 2010 through 2012, immigrants have committed about a dozen mass murders in … Continue reading →

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A New Counterculture?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been arguing for a while (with friends and on Facebook) what John Derbyshire is implicitly semi-arguing in his provocative new piece at Taki’s Magazine — that the alt-Right is today’s counterculture. In the way it quarrels … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Argumentation

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Simon Dixon on Banking

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I don’t know about Simon Dixon’s proposed solutions to our banking problems, but his analyses and descriptions of how things work and what’s wrong with them strike me as awfully helpful. Related, related, related.

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Linkathon

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: “The last pre-Neolithic tribe on earth” isn’t giving up without a fight. A nice visit to a car-free quartier in Québec City. Why are there so few such neighborhoods in North America? Meet a great little Reddit … Continue reading →

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