Category Archives: Society

Known Knowns & Unknown Knowns

Posted on January 11, 2019 by JC

The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion by Peter Hitchens I.B. Tauris, August 30th, 2018 Peter Hitchens has described himself as the obituarist for Britain in some interviews with him I have viewed online. This was particularly true with … Continue reading →

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Debt & Complacency

Posted on December 16, 2018 by JC

Modern society is run on debt and complacency. To make clear what I mean by these two words, I mean debt in the normal monetary sense and complacency much as it is generally understood as contentment without regard or recognition … Continue reading →

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What would Breitbart being doing today?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JC

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save The World! by Andrew Breitbart Grand Central Publishing, April 15th, 2011 Andrew Breitbart came to my knowledge at a time when I still would have described myself as conservative. It was at a … Continue reading →

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Bridgete Jones’s Diary: Pride and Delusion

Posted on November 17, 2018 by JC

This is the second article I had written with the Return of Kings audience in mind. It follows from the first I posted a few weeks ago. They were both written around the same time.  A few years ago I … Continue reading →

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Never Underestimate a Man

Posted on October 28, 2018 by JC

I had written two articles that I intended to submit for publication on the Return of Kings website. Less than a day after I had both drafts finished, Roosh V made the announcement that he was closing the site. So … Continue reading →

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Forgiven or Unforgiven?

Posted on September 23, 2018 by JC

I am ashamed of many things I did when I was a teenager. And if I could, I would go back and try to stop myself from doing them. I imagine many people feel the same way. There are even … Continue reading →

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Ad hominem is a valid argument

Posted on June 3, 2018 by JC

I put it to you that in matters of religion and political philosophy – character matters. It matters a lot. It matters so much that the validity of a philosophy or religion should rise or fall based on the character … Continue reading →

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A Right To Happiness

Posted on February 24, 2018 by JC

We thus advance towards a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche. And then, though our technological skill may help us survive a little longer, our civilization will have … Continue reading →

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Legalese and Christianity

Posted on February 18, 2018 by JC

On this first Sunday of Lent, I feel I should write something suitably related. I penciled the title for this post in September last year but wrote no notes as I normally would so I don’t remember what I specific … Continue reading →

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Truth & Division

Posted on February 4, 2018 by JC

The big news this weekend is the Nunes Memo was released after being spoken of for much of last month as a potential bombshell. I read it yesterday morning when I woke up and confess to being initially underwhelmed. As … Continue reading →

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