...they might be better understood via a phrase coined by Hannah Arendt: "conscious pariah." The women in this book were many things—brilliant, difficult, successful, frequently wrong—but they were … [Read more...]
‘And yet, we can see that American youth do have a desire for accomplishment unapologetically pursued’
Christopher DeGroot writes: Such exuberant pride finds a parallel in hip-hop culture, wherein men “battle” and “dis” one another with pleasure. Why is it that we hear rap … [Read more...]
Mark Steyn: ‘The San Bruno attack also underlines a point I’ve been making for over a decade…’
...ever since my troubles with Canada's "human rights" commissions: "Hate speech" doesn't lead to violence so much as restraints on so-called "hate speech" do - because, when you tell someone you … [Read more...]
Steve Sailer: ‘What do the pasts of India and China imply about their futures?’
Steve Sailer writes: Another feature that makes our commentariat comfortable with India is that Indians don’t seem to be all that mechanically facile, perhaps especially not the priestly … [Read more...]
Since #MLK50 is trending, here’s a bunch of stuff for all your ‘Martin Luther King’ needs!
2016: Martin Luther King, Pussy-Grabber PLUS: My [Read more...]
David Cole’s ‘Memo to Laura Ingraham’
David Cole writes: There was absolutely nothing incorrect about Ingraham’s tweet. The kid genuinely did whine about the rejections. But we live in a time in which The New Yorker … [Read more...]
Lionel Shriver: “…it seems I was cited on Twitter as a ‘racist provocateur’”
Today's "Thanks for coming out!", over at the US Speccie: A sole review of my last novel — amid perhaps a hundred — characterised The Mandibles (hence also its author) as ‘racist’. The … [Read more...]
Dear Transwhatevers: Being Who You Really Are Shouldn’t Be This Difficult
Jim Goad writes: I would have no sane reason to deny someone the right to be who they really are. What’s suspicious about our transgendered allies, however, is … [Read more...]
I’m torn: Taki’s shuts down its comments section
I hate to see publications do this, but Taki's was the exception to my rule that, to find out what's really going on, you should "read the newspaper upside down." Gavin McInnes … [Read more...]
Sailer: “The brilliant Harvard geneticist David Reich has published a bombshell scientific book, ‘Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past’…”
Oooooohhhhh booooyyyyy... Countless articles about how unscientifically racist old WASPs were begin by quoting the scene early in The Great Gatsby in which Daisy’s oafish husband, Tom, … [Read more...]
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Gender Dysphoria, and Transition Regret: Billy’s Story
Walt Heyer writes: Billy B.’s story is not exceptional or unique. Childhood sexual abuse is an experience common to many of those who write me with regret about changing genders. Stories like his have … [Read more...]
David Cole: “For White Girls Who Have Considered (Career) Suicide”
David Cole writes: Having been surrounded by actresses my entire life, I can tell you that if one word describes them, it’s needy. Very, very needy. White … [Read more...]