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The Long View 2007-04-27: Next; Gliese 581c; National Greatness

This is my go-to quote regarding the works of Philip Dick: He wasn't a nihilist, but he was ontologically subversive. In contrast, I believe that reality is fragile and merits our support. Next; Gliese 581c; National Greatness Philip Dick's stories are unavoidable for someone with my

Stryker's War Book Review

What use is the valor of brave men in the service of evil goals? Stryker’s War is the most gut-wrenching book in the Order of Centurion series so far because it takes a good hard look at the reality that not everything that can get a soldier killed is

The Long View 2007-04-23: Catholicism & Open Borders; Tolkein & Higher Loyalties

John J. Reilly wasn’t much amused by the trend toward de facto open borders in American Catholic thinking. It did not turn out to be true that this trend was directly imported into the American church by business interests. I suspect that for many people who argue this way,

Uncrowned release scheduled and an interview with Will Wight

Volume seven of Will Wight’s Cradle series, Uncrowned, is coming out in the US September 26th. I wanted to take this opportunity to bring up an interview that Will did with A. C. Cobble in May this year, where Will explained how Eastern fantasy inspired the Cradle series. I

Marriage and Divorce in the United States: A Trend

I’ve been meaning to start up a new series of posts that is mostly data-driven, showcasing some interesting bit of information that I’ve come across. Finding a really interesting chart, and then tracking down the data behind it is as good an excuse as any. Courtesy of H.

The Long View: Lucifer's Court

This is John J. Reilly’s masterful summary of not only esoteric fascism, but of the curious historical phenomenon of the Albigensians. John wraps up everything he wrote over a number of years on the subject into a cohesive whole. Lucifer’s Court: A Heretic’s Journey in Search of

The Long View: The Master Plan

The Ahnererbe was a peculiar institution in the Third Reich. It had an independent source of revenue in the form of a bicycle reflector patent, which meant that while some of its activities were favored and supported, others weren’t, but it could continue regardless. Its research was a weird