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The Triumph of the Apocalyptics

Jeffrey A. Tucker / October 13, 2023 / History, Philosophy, Society / 7 minute read

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Brownstone was founded in light of the above history to shine a light on higher ideals, not a Schmittian war between friends and enemies but societies of compassion, dignity, freedom, rights, and the exercise of human volition against all threats and uses of violence public and private. This is our guiding light now and always. Apocalypticism builds nothing; it only destroys. It’s the instantiation of the philosophy of The Joker. No nation and no community can survive it.

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The Dangerous Game of Gain-of-Function Research

Alex Washburne / October 7, 2023 / Philosophy, Policy / 13 minute read

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The Fauci Paradox tempts us to allow scientists to regulate science, to Follow the Science and Trust the Experts, but trusting the experts can lead us to our doom as scientists are so prone to short-term ambitions and so limited in their knowledge of other human affairs and longer-term objectives of civilization that, given the opportunity, they are likely to open Pandora’s Box

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A Dark Comedy About our Divided America

Charles Krblich / October 6, 2023 / Philosophy / 6 minute read

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If you held Lucas’s persuasion, you will re-live all the negative interactions you had with the people of Cole’s persuasion. You will be exposed again to the raw aggression, cruelty, and apathy that you found pervasive during the COVID Pandemic. You will find humor throughout the book for all of the characters. You will laugh out loud at the conclusion.

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How to Cope in the Midst of Crisis

Richard Kelly / October 5, 2023 / Philosophy, Society / 5 minute read

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When we see no repentance but rather a continuation and escalation of the catastrophic policies that got us into this mess, it’s hard to continue to believe it’s just all one big mistake.

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Truth-speaking and the Technocratic Cabal

Bert Olivier / October 2, 2023 / Philosophy, Society / 9 minute read

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Truth-telling, or in ancient Greek, parrhesia, is something different. It is what one does when you tell or speak the truth exactly as you experience or perceive it, with no punches pulled. You don’t have to call the proverbial spade a shovel (unless this is what it takes to get through to your interlocutor), but you have to speak truthfully without holding back. This is particularly relevant for speaking (or writing) in public, where you run the risk of exposing yourself to harsh criticism.

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The Social Meaning of Hortatory Yard Signs

Thomas Harrington / October 2, 2023 / Philosophy, Society / 7 minute read

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Growing up in a nice suburb and studying at a brand-name university one can really come to believe that life is inherently well-ordered, and that “doing well” within it is mostly about getting in with the right people and following the right rules and processes.

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Stuck to Our Own Metaphors

Thomas Harrington / September 24, 2023 / Philosophy / 8 minute read

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If there is anything that the Covid phenomenon has shown us, it is that in the third decade of the 21st century, it is precisely our most putatively literate classes that are least capable of accepting the various states of contingency implicit in the work of engaging with the vast complexity of the world.

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The Covid Narrative Flunked the Critical Thinking Test

Bruce W. Davidson / September 22, 2023 / Philosophy, Society / 8 minute read

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The essential problem has never been about one’s IQ. Many highly intelligent people (in an academic sense) swallowed a very dubious narrative, while others less academically gifted did not. The real divider was the ability and inclination to think critically about it.

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Adam Smith Vs. the Great Reset

Daniel Klein / September 21, 2023 / Philosophy, Policy / 18 minute read

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The book is an act of intimidation. It presages growing governmentalization, it advocates growing governmentalization, and communicates: Obey us or get hurt. Knuckle under or we will hurt you. The book is not only anti-liberal in its political outlook, it is illiberal in its manner of discoursing. Its whole manner is dishonest; the book is disagreeable to any dignified and self-respecting reader.

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No One Apologizes for the Theft of Time

Eric Hussey / September 20, 2023 / Philosophy, Policy / 7 minute read

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Government actively steals time. Other peoples’ time is never, ever a consideration. Abject fear is the tool, or in the case of a Census Bureau survey, fear of inundation with “official” emails is the tool. The census bureau (and IRS) actively steal my time. Three years were stolen from the world’s population when fear of a virus overrode rational analysis of its characteristics and effects.

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Feminism and Its Betrayal

Jennifer Sey / September 18, 2023 / Philosophy, Society / 12 minute read

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During lockdowns, I opposed prolonged public school closures (and lost my job over it), it was not just children and their right to an education I was standing up for. It was women too. Women who disproportionately are primary caregivers for their children, even while they work full-time. And it was women who dropped out of the workforce in droves during covid, out of sheer necessity in order to educate their children when Zoom school proved useless.

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Emulating Odysseus Today

Bert Olivier / September 17, 2023 / Philosophy / 8 minute read

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Such attacks are bound to occur, virtually on a daily basis, such as the spectre of renewed lockdowns and mask mandates, alluded to above. This calls for resolute, ingenious activity, modelled on those of Odysseus, as well as perseverance in the quest for reaching one’s cultural and spiritual home. With determination and confidence this can be achieved.

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