Better Dying than Crying

Better Dying than Crying

This is s good news/bad news scenario. The good news is that some among the new cohort of Catholic priests from generations X and Y understand the demographic and liturgical crises that are bringing the Church to her knees. It is no secret that in many (if not most) Catholic…
February 5, 201916 Comments

The Best of East and West

Nathan Housley reviews Combat Frame XSeed at the Castalia House Blog: Brian Niemeier brings the same otherworldly imagination from his award-winning Soul Cycle to the mecha genre, creating an homage to Gundam and Tom Clancy. At a time where military science fiction has ossified into space marine wars of attrition and…
February 4, 20192 Comments
Between the Wolves and the Tiger

Between the Wolves and the Tiger

They will never leave us alone, and nowhere is safe. Item 1: New author Amelie Wen Zhao, a refugee from Communist China, was recently harangued by SJWs into pulling her upcoming debut novel from publication with Delacorte Press. She was further compelled to post a 1984 style confession and apology for her…
February 1, 201915 Comments

XSeed at Large

Longtime reader Wolfman at Large shares his video review of my new mecha mil-SF novel Combat Frame XSeed. The characters are where this book shines. It's an ensemble cast. Every character has a cohesive motivation and worldview that at least explains their actions. It's also noteworthy that all the characters…
January 31, 20192 Comments
Tough Week for Fedora Tippers

Tough Week for Fedora Tippers

Many have pointed out--rightly, I believe--that the Covington Catholic fiasco has dispensed more red pills than a Seconal dealer. The tawdry spectacle of the entire #FakeNews media, Conservative, Inc, and even elements of the Catholic academy and hierarchy ganging up to throw a bunch of innocent kids in the stocks…
January 30, 201912 Comments
Gunga Din: Boomer Edition

Gunga Din: Boomer Edition

You can learn a lot from the remnants of the Buckley Right--not about effective policy or the true state of the world, but about how the neo-feudal uniparty manipulates Conservatives into thinking and acting against their own interests. Our elites' fingerprints are all over attempts to create a new controlled…
January 29, 201916 Comments
Is Allegory Always Bad?

Is Allegory Always Bad?

So asks author Alexander Hellene in this thoughtful piece on the relationship between allegory and propaganda. My question is: Is allegory always bad? Look at William Shakespeare: Why did he write plays about ancient Roman Emperors and former English kinds, if not to draw lessons for his audience to learn…
January 28, 20194 Comments

Combat Frame XSeed Is Here!

It's my sincere pleasure to make the announcement that my readers have been eagerly waiting for. The first book in my new mecha Mil-SF series Combat Frame XSeed is now live on Amazon! The future is over.  Civilization on Earth has collapsed. Oligarchs have established a new order in manmade space…
January 25, 201918 Comments
False Logical Fallacies

False Logical Fallacies

Republished versions of old posts have proven quite popular with my readers, so here's another one from the vaults. OP date 8/20/2014. Discuss: To someone with formal training in logic, the internet can be a strange place indeed. It's analogous to being a pharmacist at an Old West medicine show.…
January 24, 201910 Comments
Keyboard Warrior Tonkasaw

Keyboard Warrior Tonkasaw

Another news item that broke over the weekend, but was overshadowed by more serious events, developed when Morning Kumite host Tonkasaw chickened out of his MMA fight with fellow YouTuber Andy Warski. Mister Metokur does the postmortem [NSFW language]: From the transcript: This was a pay-per-view event that people within the…
January 23, 201910 Comments