No Country for Bold Men, Part I

When the State Allied with Anarchists to Outlaw Political Protest in Portland Deeply unpopular Portland District Attorney Mike Schmidt is on the way out after losing an election primary in May; he was defeated by his lead prosecutor, Nathan Vasquez, who ran to the vast right of his radically progressive boss. The win has been hailedContinue reading “No Country for Bold Men, Part I”

Conspiracy Theory, Conspiracy Practice

There’s an episode of the Simpsons where the family buys its first computer, prompting Homer at one point to say something like “don’t worry, the computer will think for us now”. Yet again the show proves prophetic. Science magazine on a recent study looking for ways to make computers think for us via AI: BeliefsContinue reading “Conspiracy Theory, Conspiracy Practice”

Bubba’s Bible Study August 18 2024

China has released a “fact sheet” about the National Endowment for Democracy: After World War II, the United States opened a covert front against the Soviet Union through the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other intelligence apparatus. By the 1960s, the United States had realized gradually that it was far from enough to “promote democracy”Continue reading “Bubba’s Bible Study August 18 2024”

Noticing and Nothingness

Steve Sailer’s Lifetime Achievement Award I come to bury Sailer, and to praise him If you’re reading this you probably know who Steve Sailer is, but if you don’t he’s a former marketing executive whose interest in genuine racial diversity (as opposed to the “Diversity” of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”) led him into journalism inContinue reading “Noticing and Nothingness”

PDX Decline Report 6.19.23: Hearth and Homeless

The Northwest is Lit Last month a rent-subsidized 110 year-old Portland apartment building was gutted when a resident scheduled for eviction that day lit a fire. Twitter account @PDXReal broke the story. Garrett Repp had been harassing his neighbors, particularly the women in his building, and repeatedly pulling the fire alarm, perhaps to inure residentsContinue reading “PDX Decline Report 6.19.23: Hearth and Homeless”