Two weeks back I walked past an old prison. Pictured here. This is a Modelo Prison. Modelo is Spanish for “Model”, and that’s because the first one was built as an example for the others. On paper, it was said to be a new kind of prison. One with reform…

I may lend the false impression that I possess certain conservative qualities. But this is only true in an aesthetic sense. I believe in politeness, principles, morality and classically defined values. …

A lot of people don’t give Jordan Peterson credit. And that’s fine, he’s a feckless pseudoscientific drug addict spat from the sullen womb of neoliberal academia. In a virtuous society, he would be living in the woods as a stateless exile, foraging off of berries and hiding from passing helicopters. …

First off, given what the internet can be sometimes, I appreciate the spirit of inquiry in your question and the refreshing respect to a differing viewpoint. You must be a very good scientist. So nothing but good feelings here. As I wrote this response, it got a little bit long…

Recently I’ve been doing some thinking. I don’t like to talk about this side of my life because it’s not something you’re supposed to talk about. But truth is, I have a deep secret that I have kept from the world. Sooner or later, people will find out, so I…

Quick disclaimer: Today, I write about a different religious faith from my own — or spiritual practice, and people identify with it in varied ways — as such, I wish to clarify the following: I have a positive view of witches and Wiccans. Studying this subject has opened my eyes…

One issue we’ve had to struggle with is the notion of facts. Facts are very poisonous things that often peer pressure us into going against our nature. Often, we do not lend enough Creedence to Creedence itself. …

It’s rare that I ever see any good writing about Karl Marx. Either I see these meaningless technical and often very alienated pieces by leftist authors, especially Trotksyists or some offshoot of the Kautskyite pests who use Marx as a kind of intellectual veneer for their otherwise vapid and frequently…

To know gain is inevitably to know loss. In many ways, that is what makes love into a kind of opiate. The more you love someone, the more you care for them, the happier you make them, the more you set them up for the harshest and most debilitating withdrawal. …