The Libertarian Experiment

The Libertarian Experiment

,,, Has been run, and as everyone who has kids warned for years, making a false idol of freedom has been a disaster.The Z Man looks at the data:There are fewer people in the court system for possession charges now, but no reasonable person doubted that claim. If we stopped…
December 31, 20207 Comments
The Village Troll

The Village Troll

My recent reviews of M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy sparked a discussion of the controversial director's other films on and off this blog. One movie in his catalogue that proved more contentious than most was 2004's period thriller The Village. On the meta level, The Village is noteworthy because it…
December 30, 20209 Comments
Falling Down the Stairs

Falling Down the Stairs

Spend some time hanging around dissident circles online, and you'll soon be introduced to the concept of the Collapse. Though formulated by philosophers of history a hundred years ago, the idea that civilization now faces a great decline is popular with ex-Trump supporters discouraged by the MAGA program's failure. Embracing…
December 29, 20202 Comments
The Plural of Omnibus

The Plural of Omnibus

It's often remarked in the dissident art scene that right-wing creators don't support each other. Authors like Jon Del Arroz are making a conscious effort to cross-promote more likeminded artists, which is a hopeful sign.Jon recently did me the honor of inviting me on-stream with science fiction grandmaster John C.…
December 28, 2020
The Eastrail 177 Trilogy: Part 3

The Eastrail 177 Trilogy: Part 3

The following is a review of the third movie in a trilogy of films, all of which have twist endings; all by a director who only knows how to write twist endings. Be forewarned: spoilers ahead. Confession time: I didn't know that M. Night Shyamalan had released two sequels to…
December 24, 20209 Comments
The Eastrail 177 Trilogy: Part 2

The Eastrail 177 Trilogy: Part 2

"Spoiler-free M. Night Shyamalan review" is an oxymoron. Read on at your own risk if you haven't yet seen Split. The first decade of the twenty-first century saw director M. Night Shyamalan burst onto the scene with back-to-back hits. Unfortunately for his fans, the auteur's curse would strike Shyamalan at…
December 23, 202013 Comments
The Eastrail 177 Trilogy: Part 1

The Eastrail 177 Trilogy: Part 1

They say that when you've got it, you've got it. Then, at some point, you lose it. That would have been an apt summation of M. Night Shyamalan's directorial career in the mid-late aughts. After an early hit that invited frequent comparisons to Steven Spielberg, Shyamalan was widely perceived as…
December 22, 202013 Comments
Hiding Wealth

Hiding Wealth

*Disclaimer: The following is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, investment advice.*Perhaps the greatest disservice done to inmates of the American educational system, besides teaching them to hate themselves, is keeping them ignorant of wealth.This ignorance isn't limited to the means of wealth creation. Most people…
December 21, 202018 Comments
Newpub Marketing Manual

Newpub Marketing Manual

Embarrassing admission time: I have a chronic case of Boomer tech when it comes to social media. Longtime readers know I relentlessly advocate for elevating publishing out of the oldpub tar pits and into the newpub promised land. I'm the first to ditch obsolete publishing bromides and embrace newly emergent…
December 18, 20202 Comments