Proposed: How a Smaller, Less Intrusive Government Would Forward the...
[Note: this is an edited version of a post released Augost 18th, 2014] In response to several articles here about libertarians and men’s rights, I’m prompted to write about the history of government...
View ArticleMadmen, Red Pill, and Social Justice Wars
I have been working on a long piece about “Red Pill” ideology — which provides a useful vocabulary for discussion, even if their theorists have sealed themselves in a dissent-free grievance bubble. But...
View ArticleFeminism’s Heritage: Freedom vs. Special Protections
Peter Wright at AVFM pointed out the division among early feminists between those who wanted freedom to enjoy the rights and opportunities of men (voting, professional employment, equal treatment under...
View ArticleModern Feminism, Social Justice Warriors, and the American Ideal of Freedom
Some degree of gynocentrism in culture is probably evolved out of sexual strategies pursued under natural selection. Relations between men and women in traditional cultures were delicately balanced,...
View ArticleYA Dystopias vs Heinlein et al: Social Justice Warriors Strike Again
Reason has a good think piece by Amy Sturgis on the political content of popular YA (Young Adult) dystopias, compared with the “sensawunda” (sense of wonder) of Golden Age science fiction with its...
View ArticleCulture Wars: Peace Through Limited Government
[Note: this is an edited and improved version of a post released August 18th, 2014, published on “A Voice For Men” — this has relevance for reducing the contention between social conservatives (and...
View ArticleSocial Justice Warriors, Jihadists, and Neo-Nazis: Constructed Identities
Excellent piece (“The Problem of Social Justice Elitism”) in the Bulletin for the Study of Religion by Matt Sheedy, highly progressive faculty member at the University of Manitoba, which gets at the...
View ArticleSocial Justice Warriors: #GamerGate Explained
In a well-balanced article (very unusual from major media) “#GamerGate – An Issue With Two Sides,” Allum Bokhari writing for TechCrunch tells the whole story–including the censorship imposed by popular...
View ArticleCulture Wars: Co-Existence Through Limited Government
[Note: this is an edited and improved version of a post released last year, this time intended for the audience at Sarah Hoyt’s blog, According to Hoyt. This post has relevance for reducing the...
View Article“Why Aren’t There More Women Futurists?”
Progressives are asserting a need to control Futurism to bring correct feminist and progressive thought into it. My opinion: a study recently showed women go into scientific fields in roughly the...
View Article“Sublime Narcissism”– Freddie deBoer
Freddie deBoer spends time on Twitter so you don’t have to, and thinks independently instead of being a herd creature (which doesn’t let you off the hook.) Today in his post The Sublime Narcissism of...
View ArticleCaptain America and Progressive Infantilization
Captain America speaks Amanda Marcotte is generating clicks with her complaint about the new Captain America: Civil War movie. Complaining being the primary mode of progressives, because everything is...
View ArticleA Milestone For Women In Politics: Libertarians Reflect on Hillary’s Nomination
I don’t usually post snark on my site, but this is high-quality, uplifting snark. — For more reading goodness: Divorced Men 8 Times as Likely to Commit Suicide as Divorced Women Life Is Unfair! The...
View ArticleProgressive Displacement and Social Media: Gun Control Edition
Gadsen LGBT Flag – Daily Wire photo On my mind — the general nastiness on social media lately. I try to be a) entertaining, and b) post only items that include some ideas I haven’t seen elsewhere. If...
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