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Benjamin Espen

The Long View 2008-03-28: The Stuff at Enceladus; The Making of the Goracle; Fitna Premiers

I find myself wondering in retrospect whether John J. Reilly just got lucky when he frequently expressed his opinion that Hillary Clinton was never going to be elected President. He ended up being right, but was it just his partisanship combined with luck? His reading here of JFK filtered through

Linkfest 2021-01-30: Delayed Edition

Things have been busy, so I’ve delayed this edition of Linkfest twice. But no more! Here it is. Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Mark Bray) Charles at Worthy House reviews an insider’s look at the anti-fascist movement. John Gregory Bourke: Part 1 - Warrior Anthropologist First of a series

What readers like: Dune

Scott Locklin has a post up on The Fremen are Chechens: “Sabres of Paradise” as inspiration for Dune, in which he makes a compelling case that Frank Herbert’s Dune is based on Lesely Blanch’s Sabres of Paradise [Amazon links]. This is an interesting addition to my post last

The Long View 2008-03-26: Hierarchies in Conflict

In retrospect, it would appear that the baptism of Magdi Allam John J. Reilly wrote of a few days before this blog post was motivated by partisan political ends, rather than a love of Christ. Allam left the Church in a huff only five years later, claiming that his journey

An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre and Geronimo's Story of His Life

I recently had the opportunity to read books containing eyewitness accounts of the same event in local history from opposing sides. Geronimo’s Story of His Life and An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre [Amazon links] are quite different in style, but by combining the two you can get

The Long View 2008-03-24: Children of Men; Central Planning & Global Warming; The West Today; Mission to Islam

John J. Reilly was the guy who taught me that populism doesn’t have to be contrary to effective government: Today we need to distinguish "central planning" from the maintenance and development of public institutions that are essential infrastructure for civil society. Children of Men; Central Planning &

Death Cult: Saint Tommy NYPD Book 2 by Declan Finn Review

Death Cult: Saint Tommy NYPD book 2 [Silver Empire affiliate link] [Amazon link], follows closely on the heels of Hell Spawn. Last time, Tommy used his newfound abilities as a wonder worker to clean up a demonic infestation. Now, he finds himself, and his family, targeted by that demon’s