Come for the analysis, leave for the guitar

Richard Spencer debates Jay Dyer on God, religion and the right. It isn’t my intention to do these sorts of videos, but I did this at someone’s suggestion. What I am going to do is livestream every Monday at 5 PM Pacific. If I can draw enough viewers in I’ll try to bring in guestsContinue reading “Come for the analysis, leave for the guitar”

Wahabbism is a Social Construct

Jeffrey Golberg interviews Saudi Arabian crown prince and ruler Mohammed bin Salman in the Atlantic The prince, in my conversation with him, divided the Middle East into two warring camps: what he called the “triangle of evil,” consisting of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Sunni terror groups; and an alliance of self-described moderate states that includesContinue reading “Wahabbism is a Social Construct”

The Foldin’ State

Is it a cliche yet to contrast California’s (old) Utopian aspirations with its dystopian present? It should be. The latest police shooting to be turned into a financial and political shakedown even raided the local NBA franchise with success. Protesters shut down two games and the team responded by partnering with BLM and something called the Build.Continue reading “The Foldin’ State”

The State of the State

From a post-Iraq invasion paper, The New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age: the Decline of the State and US Strategy (PDF): National security policymakers are continuously challenged to ensure that the judgments and assumptions underlying policy, force posture, and provision are congruent with the international environment and the role the United States is playing withinContinue reading “The State of the State”