One evening this summer, I drove two hours to have a dinner with friends. One was a friend I had recently seen due to a cross country trek of his. The other was Bronze Age Pervert (BAP). We drank hard spirits and ate a feast of meats. Offal, steak, seafood, and other delicacies were had…
Month: November 2018
Accelerationist Court Rhetoric
After the Kavanaugh fiasco, a cry rose up from the punditocracy. “When we get back in power, we will stack the Supreme Court! #11Justices” Some even said this should be a litmus test for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Politicians did not say this but the media did, which holds real power anyway. The media…
A Review of The Things They Carried
When looking for something to read, either for myself or a recommendation for someone else, I usually look for something old. The older the better. In fact, aside from questions of historical significance the test of time is the surest quality filter I’m aware of. That said, I’m quite comfortable ignoring the New York Times…
The Impossibility of Integralist Reform
One of the best and worst things about getting old is the fact that, in gazing upon a world you’ve seen so wrecked and ruined, your mind’s eye can still attach itself to a present object and recall the way it used to be. I can see in wrinkled and bloated classmates the blushing smiles…
Alexa, Play “Every Breath You Take”
It’s Black Friday. You are looking for gifts for your boomer parents. All they really want to be able to do is hear the Stones at will. So maybe get an Echo, or one of those Google Home things. Phil and Sharon love theirs, you just say “Alexa, order the Eagles remaster” and it shows…
The Crown: Leadership, Followership, and Duty on Display
By Micah Jenkins The Crown is a Sony-produced Netlix series portraying the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The series uses a television drama format to present the never-ending series of decisions and challenges confronting the monarch of a world power. Traditional documentaries often treat their subjects as two-dimensional figures with the…
Five Friday Reads 11/16/18
Who pushes culture and who has energy? We know institutional power is in the hands of the left. Every institution. No matter if wrong they are entrenched and sit tight with their sinecures and power. They are on their heels a bit with narrative. How fast did the MAGA bomber happen and then fall apart?…
The Last Election
We have another election season behind us. Well, not quite – it seems that somehow, Schrodinger’s ballots have yet to fully collapse into the ordained Democratic victory in Georgia and Florida, so we must consult the priests on the correct way to count them. Why do we bother with this charade every two years, when…
Populist Economist – Saving Social Security
Many of the essays I have written here have been about a Fair Deal. They also focus on government solutions that are outside the dogma and ideological toolboxes of our two parties. Government can be good when it enforces contracts fairly and sets up an environment where individuals and groups can be enabled to perform….
Armistice Day’s Centennial
France hosts leaders from the nations linked to WW1, the Great War, or the War To End All Wars. It is to remember the Great War. It is the token systemic gesture where leaders can use some historical event to make contemporary political points. They can step outside our time yet still be soaked in…
The American Sun 