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The Long View 2006-03-14: Spengler, The Darwin Awards, and a Secularist Manifesto

The Hurt Locker Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes In general, I think Goldman usually had better arguments than Reilly, but for this specific instance, Goldman's argument that the US should hire foreign mercenaries instead of trying to fill the ranks at home,

The Long View 2006-03-12: Steyn Spiked; The Polarized Circle of Life; No Comment

John took a lot interest in the moons of the gas giants. Which inspired one of his best stories: Ecumenical Twilight. Steyn Spiked; The Polarized Circle of Life; No Comment Mark Steyn has been kicked out of Great Britain! Well, his regular columns have been, as we read in this

The Long View 2006-03-08: Error, Crime, and Dissimulation

Having walked around John Reilly's neighborhood last summer, I can confirm that it was nicely gentrified. Error, Crime, and Dissimulation Things are not looking up for cold fusion, alas, as we see from this report: Purdue University has opened an investigation into "extremely serious" concerns regarding

The Long View 2006-03-03: Proscriptions and Shields

Political proscription is a feature of the late Roman Republic I hope we don't see, but we might, if history rhymes. I do worry a bit that you tend to hear this more and more. I had forgotten this bit from Jody Bottum, who had taken over the

The Long View 2006-03-01: Disaster Hype to Darwin Awards

I didn't start following Greg Cochran's blog seriously until after John had died. As such, I can only guess what he might have thought of Greg. Too gauche, probably. Nonetheless, much like John and Steve Sailer, John and Greg Cochran have some interesting overlaps. Like the

The Long View 2006-02-24: Future Teeth; The Golden Mosque; The Two Wicked Cities

John Reilly mentions William S. Lind in this post, because Lind repeatedly predicted defeat for the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. John predicted victory, and some kind of friendly democratic government in both countries. What actually happened is somewhere in-between. Lind's predictions of defeat were too dire,

The Long View: Staring into Chaos

You can't get a much better summary of the strengths of the early metahistorians than this: They suggest that basic science will be exhausted, though applied science will still have possibilities. They all expect that the vital elements in society will be increasingly religious, though a fossil secular