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ENDNOTES, August 2020
ENDNOTES, August 2020 In this edition: Brahms celebrated in Vienna – patriotic music denigrated in Britain, by Stuart Millson The city of Vienna is home to two of the world’s greatest orchestras: the Vienna Philharmonic, once conducted by Karajan, and … Continue reading
Bring in the Feds!
Bring in the Feds! For Ilana Mercer, protection of natural rights trumps states’ rights America circa 2020 continues to erupt in riots, spurred by the death-by-cop of George Floyd. The violence is qualitatively different to that which roiled the U.S. … Continue reading
Against the Wind
Against the Wind Memoirs of a Dissident Psychologist, Richard Lynn, Ulster Institute for Social Research, 2020, reviewed by Ed Dutton At 90 years of age, Richard Lynn is the doyen of differential psychology. His findings on national and race differences … Continue reading
Woke – Curse of the Thinking Classes
Woke – Curse of the Thinking Classes Ilana Mercer on the enemy within They’re unwilling to defend true dissidents, but Beltway lite libertarians and Con Inkers are forever genuflecting to privileged legacy journalists, who can afford to voluntarily leave their … Continue reading
Fake History, from the EU
Fake History, from the EU William Hartley has iron in the soul In 1999, recognising there was no single event which shaped the European landscape greater than the Industrial Revolution, Britain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands applied for EU funding … Continue reading
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When “Col. Mike” met the “Mercerator”
When “Col. Mike” met the “Mercerator” Ilana Mercer, back on the air On July 2, 2020, with my favorite radio broadcaster, “Col. Mike”, of the John Fredericks Show, syndicated out of Virginia, for a wide-ranging discussion of the issues of … Continue reading
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Fear of Frying
Fear of Frying Dresden, the Fire and the Darkness, Sinclair McKay, Viking (imprint of Penguin Books), 2020, reviewed by Leslie Jones “Man is at bottom a savage, horrible beast”, Arthur Schopenhauer Historian James Holland, a ubiquitous presence on television programmes … Continue reading
The Failure of Canadian Conservatism
The Failure of Canadian Conservatism Mark Wegierski, writing on the 153rd anniversary of Canadian Confederation This essay is partially based on Mark Wegierski’s paper, ‘An Ineluctable Direction of Progressive Development?: The Ongoing Failure of the Right in Canada’ (read by … Continue reading
A Writer’s Writer in an Age of Mediocrity
A Writer’s Writer in an Age of Mediocrity Ilana Mercer on H.L. Mencken H.L. Mencken, a contrarian polemicist and consummate critic, who wrote prolifically from 1899 until 1948, may no longer seem relevant, but the fault would not be his. … Continue reading
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We Will Bury You (3)
We Will Bury You (3) Ilana Mercer mourns the victims of Communism Socialists and communists are still voted into power; this creed’s savage foot-soldiers, such as Black Lives Matter and Antifa, are cast as pacifists, seekers of equity and justice; … Continue reading →
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