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Noble Truths for Modern Mad Men
4,562 words Andrew Lynn Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man Classic Spirituality for the Modern Man Howgill House Books, 2017 “In a time of universal triviality, seeking answers to the great...
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“Most Likely You Go Your Way & I’ll Go Mine” Stephen King’s Fight Club
3,820 words Chuck Palahnuik Adjustment Day: A Novel London: Jonathan Cape, 2018 “Ears, gentlemen. Sandinista ears.”[1] I had almost reached the massive iron door, hidden behind a construction dumpster,...
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Protocols of the Puppies of the Alt Right
5,872 words Ex Ignum Sapientiae The Alt-Right-Hand Path Amazon Digital Services, 2018 “[Leo] Strauss relished his role as a guru to worshiping disciples, once writing of ‘the love of the mature...
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“Mueller, Do You Realize What This Means?” Reflections on Brett Kavanaugh &...
The definitive proof of innocence (in every sense): Brett Kavanaugh’s and Christine Blasey Ford’s yearbook photos. 4,312 words[1] “There was absolutely no choice but to cut her adrift and hope her...
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Bonfire of the Dunces
1,901 words Gordon Peter Wilson Quench the Smoldering Wick CreateSpace, 2018 “I want to fit in!” — Patrick Bateman, American Psycho Whatever one’s opinion of A Confederacy of Dunces, it surely must be...
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Coen? No, Caan: Reflections on Slither
2,743 words Slither (1973) Directed by Howard Zieff Screenplay by W. D. Richter Starring James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield, Richard B. Shull, & Alex Rocco...
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Evola’s Other Club: Mitch Horowitz & the Self-Made Mystic
7,841 words Mitch Horowitz The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions, 2018 “I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of...
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The Plot Against the Hero: Colin Wilson’s Absurd Magick
7,981 words Colin Wilson The Age of Defeat London: Aristeia Press, 2018 (reprint; original edition 1959) “You get to be a superhero by believing in the hero within you and summoning him or her forth by...
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Overcomer to the End: The Return of Brother Stair
Brother Stair 1,905 words After spending a restless night after reading the latest productions of the Dissident Right, I sought solace, at around 4 AM, in one of my favorite entertainments: radio...
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Five Books that Shook My World (2018)
547 words 1. Camille Paglia, Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education (New York: Pantheon, 2018). Paglia is self-recommending, of course. I was a bit let down, as...
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Pulp Puppies & Competent Men: John W. Campbell, Jr. & the Supermen of Science...
9,259 words Alec Nevala-Lee Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction New York: Dey Street Books, 2018 “We seek nothing less...
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Con-Tiki: Torchlight Reflections on an Aryan Archetype
8,679 words Adam Foshko & Jason Henderson California Tiki: A History of Polynesian Idols, Pineapple Cocktails and Coconut Palm Trees Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2018 “It’s just a...
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Max Stirner: Marxist, Meme Master, or Mentor? Part One
Max Stirner, as sketched by Friedrich Engels 7,551 words Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 here) Jacob Blumenfeld All Things are Nothing to Me: The Unique Philosophy of Max Stirner Winchester, UK: Zero Books, 2018...
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Max Stirner: Marxist, Meme Master, or Mentor? Part Two
4,274 words Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here) C. Max Stirner: Nineteenth-Century Shitlord But we can sharpen our focus a bit more; Stirner’s contemporary popularity and perceived relevance may derive from a...
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A Word from the Wise Guy: The Mid-Century Mysticism of Max Stirner, Part I
Neville 5,554 words Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 here) “While, to get greater clarity, I am thinking up a comparison, the founding of Christianity comes unexpectedly into my mind.” — Max Stirner, The Ego and...
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A Word from the Wise Guy: The Mid-Century Mysticism of Max Stirner, Part II
5,125 words Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here) In my previous essay on Stirner, I suggested that the modern online community, or the Internet itself, would be an excellent example of a “Union of Egoists.” And...
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Clueless in Portland: Blake Nelson’s The Red Pill
2,407 words Blake Nelson The Red Pill: A Novel Nashville/New York: Bombardier Books, 2019 “We weren’t conducive. We got together and hypered each other into a frenzy. His wife left for a younger woman;...
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Artist & Autist: Crowley in the Light of Neville, Part 1
Aleister Crowley, presumably after having consumed his daily drug regimen. 4,286 words Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 here) “It’s when one gets to the parents that a bottomless pit opens. My dear, such a...
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Artist & Autist: Crowley in the Light of Neville, Part 2
Neville 4,196 words Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here) It is with relief that one turns to Neville’s biography; the bright Sun, soft breezes and blue ocean of the Caribbean replace the dark and soggy little...
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The Counter-Currents 2019 Fundraiser The Big Kill
A photo from James J. O’Meara’s residence, taken by the author from his desk while writing this piece. 2,532 words Our goal this year is to raise $100,000 in order to expand our efforts to build a...
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