VOX DAY: Dialectic is based on the construction of syllogisms, so it’s very obvious when one is lying. Rhetoric is “the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.” It’s not even strictly true to say one CAN lie rhetorically, since an enthymeme is not a true logical syllogism, all that […]| Vox Popoli
One of the Dread Ilk observe that there appears to be an increase in the level of Boomer Rage of late:| Vox Popoli
The big lie about immigration is that it is “good for the economy” and “necessary to maintain the social security structure”. Because in any advanced economy, immigrants reduce the productivity of labor and impose a tremendous financial burden on the economy that significantly outweigh any benefits they could ever collectively provide. New data shows that […] The post Immigration is Importing Poverty appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
Andrew Torba has really been on fire lately. And he says it much better than I ever have: Let us be clear so there is no confusion and no room for misinterpretation: we are not conservatives. That word has become a mark of surrender, a synonym for the managed decline of a nation we refuse […] The post We Are Not Conservatives appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
John Bolton indicted under the Espionage Act. The 26-page indictment has just been UNSEALED and it’s HUGE! There are 18 FEDERAL COUNTS! He’s been indicted on ESPIONAGE ACT statutes. Bolton has been under investigation for the unlawful handling of classified information…reportedly sharing highly classified material with his wife and daughter over email, according to several […] The post Neocon Indicted appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
But there is more to social justice and social justice convergence than simple feminization: Everything you think of as wokeness involves prioritizing the feminine over the masculine: empathy over rationality, safety over risk, cohesion over competition. Other writers who have proposed their own versions of the Great Feminization thesis, such as Noah Carl or Bo […] The post Rediscovering Van Creveld appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
Now that we’ve finished RHETORIC by Aristotle, it’s time to select the next book we’re going to serialize at the Castalia Library substack. There are four options, including Bury, Oman, and Machiavelli, so feel free to express your opinion. Also, don’t miss Arkhaven Nights tonight. DISCUSS ON SG The post The Next Serial appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
Even after a man’s fifty or sixty, he can still know happiness, even do useful work.—Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi As a man moving from middle age into old age, that’s certainly good to know. Personally, I’m hoping for eight more years of soccer and at least 23 more years of active writing. AI has been a […] The post On Facing Age appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
If you’re subscribed to UATV, don’t miss Big Bear and the Dark Lord at 6 PM Eastern tonight. And if you’re not subscribed to UATV yet, what are you waiting for? DISCUSS ON SG The post Happy Funtime Story Hour appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
Andrew Torba writes eloquently on the necessity of building new platforms and moving away from the dying old mainstream ones: Let me start by being perfectly clear: you are not going to infiltrate the system and magically take over legacy institutions. This isn’t some Mission Impossible movie or Fight Club, it’s real life. Anyone who […] The post Leave the Dead Where They Lie appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
This is a real treat! Big Serge interviews Dr. Sean McMeekin, the author of the excellent book STALIN’S WAR: Big Serge: “One of the first things that stands out about your work is that you have found success writing about topics which are very familiar to people and have a large extant corpus of writing. […] The post A Special Interview appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
Despite being more vulnerable to trade war pain due to its export surplus, China has adroitly managed to gain the upper hand in the economic conflict by taking advantage of the fact that semiconductors require input factors that are almost entirely under Chinese control. The Chinese economic strategists understand that in an economic war, pain […]| Vox Popoli
The mentality required to start something seldom encompasses the ability to think about, much less plan for, what comes after one is no longer involved. This is why so many founders fail to establish viable succession plans and one of the reasons very few enterprises long survive the founding generation intact. DISCUSS ON SG| Vox Popoli
In June, Fandom Pulse reported on the collapse of Unbound Publishing. We even discussed this a little on last night’s Arkhaven Nights, as the left-wing comic book book industry activist who was mentioned in the piece has transformed herself into an anti-AI activist. That was the shot. Here is the chaser. This morning, I was […]| Vox Popoli
What we have here is a failure to connect the obvious dots: Over the next 30 years this emphasis on equalizing gender roles at home as well as at work produced a revolutionary transformation in Americans’ attitudes. It was not instant. As late as 1977, two-thirds of Americans believed that it was “much better for […]| Vox Popoli
This appears to indicate that I actually underestimated the negative effect of increased female labor force participation on wages, although I suspect that in extrapolating their research to the present, they haven’t accounted for the concomitant reduction in 55+ male employment that took place post-1960: A cardinal rule of economics is that increases in the […]| Vox Popoli
We’re receiving the first reports of the Library edition of A SEA OF SKULLS showing up in private libraries across America. Thanks to those who have sent in pictures confirming their receipt. It’s really great to see all five volumes together like that. I’m looking forward to eventually being able to display them all on […]| Vox Popoli
There are four obvious things to be gleaned from this very long article about Nick Fuentes, who is an even nastier and more pathetic piece of work than I’d ever imagined. “Take the loyalty pledge. I will kill, rape, and die for Nick Fuentes. Raise your right hand. Everybody raise your right hand. Raise your […]| Vox Popoli
People are noticing that the best and brightest don’t tend to be meaningfully employed these days: Every smart person I know is failing My brother who was the valedictorian of our high school is unemployed. My best friend who skipped grades and went to MIT for math is a beach bum now in Florida working […]| Vox Popoli
So President Trump has imposed a 39 percent tariff on Switzerland. This has a direct impact on all the Castalia Library books now being produced in Switzerland, beginning with the Byzantine histories and Dracula. Now, the tariff is imposed on the declared value, not the retail price, so it’s not quite as bad as it looks, but it is a bit of a problem going forward since the discounts provided to subscribers for paying in advance don’t account for this additional expense to the 12 or so boo...| Vox Popoli
Zerohedge contemplates the recent announcement of a meeting between the Presidents of the USA and Russia: Following the announcement of a trade deal with the EU at his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, peace talks in the Ukraine conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin are now scheduled in Alaska. The venue of a negotiation often […]| Vox Popoli
The rapid decline of Twitter is the result of a false foundation on free money and fake advertisers rather than user-subscriptions. At least six executives have reportedly resigned from Twitter this week. The social media platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, called an all-hands meeting on Thursday, announcing a return to office hours and mentioning the […]| Vox Popoli
The Internet Archive lost its appeal in its copyright case against Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House. The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in the copyright case against Hachette and three other publishers. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the previous decision, from March 2023, that the Internet Archive’s Open Library […]| Vox Popoli
It’s not exactly a mystery why the radical feminists never get anywhere in their endless, and futile, campaign against sexual predators. They drive off everyone who isn’t one of them, then complain that no one supports even their most reasonable efforts. They now have a rule that nothing posted on r/neilgaimanmemes can be posted on […]| Vox Popoli
