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On Religion - Ten years of reporting on a fault line - Columns

On Religion - Ten years of reporting on a fault line - Columns Terry Mattingly, writing in 1998: "Back in the 1980s, I began to experience deja vu while covering event after event on the religion beat in Charlotte, Denver...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 16, 2019 6:33 PM

Suicidalism - Eric S. Raymond

Suicidalism - Eric S. Raymond "The most important weapons of al-Qaeda and the rest of the Islamist terror network are the suicide bomber and the suicide thinker. The suicide bomber is typically a Muslim fanatic whose mission it is to...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 18, 2015 5:49 PM

Gramscian damage - Eric S. Raymond

Gramscian damage - Eric S. Raymond "Accordingly, the Soviet espionage apparat actually ran two different kinds of network: one of spies, and one of agents of influence. The agents of influence had the minor function of recruiting spies (as, for...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 18, 2015 5:36 PM

Ace of Spades HQ: Fundamental Concepts - Why the Left Hates Families

Ace of Spades HQ: Fundamental Concepts - Why the Left Hates Families Brief and unsopisticated, but fairly on point. "It's nothing more than a Utopian vision: Things aren't perfect now, but when WE are in charge of them, then we...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 28, 2015 12:06 PM

Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say -- NYMag

Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say -- Jonathan Chait -- NYMag "The p.c. style of politics has one serious, possibly fatal drawback: It is exhausting. Claims of victimhood that are useful within the left-wing subculture may alienate much of...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 28, 2015 12:16 AM

Zombie » Progressive Racism: The Hidden Motive Driving Modern Politics

Zombie » Progressive Racism: The Hidden Motive Driving Modern Politics A fascinating theory expounded by Zombie, the chronicler of far-left craziness. Progressives are lying about their motives with respect to gun control, abortion, climate change, junk food taxes, plastic bag...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 24, 2014 4:58 PM