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A hosting bleg for The Long View

Dear readers, we are nearly 3 1/2 years into the project of re-posting all of John J. Reilly's blog, The Long View, and I have a request for both of you. The Amazon affiliate links within the blog, as well as the book endorsements in the sidebar,

The Long View 2005-07-13: Implosions & Debunkings

John thought that the July 7th bombing in London might finally have been the thing that turned Western Europe squarely against Islamic terrorism. As it turns out, that was not the thing. Nor were any number of subsequent attacks up to the present. The liberal, welcoming, universalist Western European society

The Long View 2005-07-09: The Three Rings; Transformations & Transitions

John makes an argument here that would make its way into international prominence with the publication in 2015 of Michel Houellebecq's Submission. The Charlie Hebdo shooting on the day of its publication in France only enhanced Houellebecq's reputation [or notoriety.] I think John deserves credit for

The Long View: The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem

I like pairing this with Steve Sailer's observation that well-heeled American Protestants tended to be much more egalitarian towards their wives and daughters in the early twentieth century than the more recent Jewish immigrants were. The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem by Carolyn G.

The Long View 2005-07-04: Supreme Invalidations; Churchill

The mention of Churchill myths in this post sent me to look and make sure that Winston Churchill's short story, "The Dream", was in fact real. I see no mention of it on the myths page. Whew. Supreme Invalidations; Churchill Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&

Linkfest 2017-07-22

The myth of drug expiration dates This article strikes me as rather unfair, since both the FDA and pharmaceutical manufacturers get blamed for expiration dates, but the requirement to throw away drugs after their expiration date comes from legislative bodies and the Joint Commission that provides accreditation to hospitals. In

The Long View: Neocons, Theocons and the Cycles of American History

Neocons go back to James Q. Wilson or possibly the Coleman Report. They represented the wing of American liberalism appalled by the Sixties and the radial Left of that era. Neocons, Theocons and the Cycles of American History “...[T]he full story of [the generation that came of age around