We’re Winning

We’re Winning

While my recent posts may have struck some of you as rather downbeat, bear in mind that the last two articles especially focused on the present state of dissident political action. I've said all along that there's no voting our way out of our current predicament. If it wasn't clear…
January 11, 20182 Comments
Devil’s Advocate

Devil’s Advocate

Reader Xavier chimes in to play devil's advocate regarding yesterday's post. Brian.Outstanding post. Let me play devil's advocate. I think the Benedict/St Anthony of the desert option is one of the choices in a multifaceted strategy. We also need the Franciscan one of engaging the world the Dominican at the…
January 10, 20185 Comments
Fifth Columnists

Fifth Columnists

The war to save Western civilization stands at a turning point. For years, the West seemed fated for terminal decline into a dystopia micromanaged by SJW kommissars. #GamerGate, Sad Puppies, and the election of Donald Trump offered hope that the tide was turning against anti-civilizational madness. At this moment, neither…
January 9, 201819 Comments
What Is Weimerica?

What Is Weimerica?

Heinlein called it "The Crazy Years". Others refer to it as Clown World. Return of Kings contributor Bryce Lockwood prefers the term Weimerica: a portmanteau of Germany's prewar Weimar Republic and America, which he defines in this helpful guide. Among the defining statistics Lockwood cites for our decline into Weimerica are:…
January 4, 20187 Comments
The Necessity of Good Books

The Necessity of Good Books

Reader D.J. Schreffler writes: Here I talk about good, not just in the sense of enjoyable, but with a sound moral foundation. Stories--and ideas--are like food in many ways. They can be an acquired taste, people may differ on whether they like them or not, they can nourish (or not).…
December 26, 20175 Comments
A Simple List

A Simple List

Author JD Cowan provides a simple list of steps that movie, television, comic book, and novel writers can take to avoid ticking him--and other civilized men--off. These four points are literally (in the actual sense of the word) all you need to do to get me to nod along and consume…
December 22, 201712 Comments
The Last Jedi Is a Con

The Last Jedi Is a Con

Film critic Steven Greydanus reviews The Last Jedi for The National Catholic Register. Before we dig in, a reminder: You were warned. Greydanus begins conventionally enough with the sorts of bland compliments you'd expect from any film reviewer who wants to keep his job under the ever-expanding Mouse Monopoly. In the…
December 15, 201742 Comments
The Perfect Publisher

The Perfect Publisher

Ebooks are here to stay. Amazon enjoys overwhelming dominance among book retailers. Indie has matured into the preferred publishing model for authors. These developments, among many that have turned the book industry upside down in recent years, are widely known. Yet publishers, and even most indie authors, continue to employ…
December 11, 201720 Comments
Never Go Full SJW

Never Go Full SJW

A friend and reader writes: Haha, it's official -- Tor newsletter just went full retard.And with that, I'm going to unsubscribe. He ain't kidding! Here are some highlights. Tor.com kicks off with a bit of garden variety historical revisionist boilerplate. Sure to be the talk of the junior college faculty…
December 8, 20179 Comments
Put Up or Shut Up

Put Up or Shut Up

As Advent approaches, the Injustice Gamer notes the increasing commercialization and concurrently decreasing observance of religious holidays. But the celebration of religious holy days and festivals is largely a foreign concept, especially when one looks at the family problems of the day. When kids start seeing all the problems of…
November 29, 20173 Comments