Censorship can be carried out in a heavy-handed manner, which is all-too-obvious and yields you a bad reputation on the world stage. A much more subtle approach is underhanded censorship. Here is what recently happened in lovely Sweden when I wanted to get my hands on Joachim Fest’s Hitler biography. Let me start by reminding… Continue reading Political Censorship in Sweden: The Elusive Hitler Biography
Heiner Rindermann is one of the few social scientists that is not a staunch lefty. His research focuses on the not politically correct topic of intelligence. If you have ever looked into studies on IQ differences between nations or ethnicities, you may have come across his work. As I have read about a handful of… Continue reading Book Review: “Cognitive Capitalism: Human Capital and the Wellbeing of Nations” by Heiner Rindermann
I’ve gotten quite some entertainment out of T.M. Scanlon’s book “Why Does Inequality Matter?”, as it so potently albeit involuntarily shows the utterly myopic thinking of the liberal white educated suburbanite. He cracked me up when he referred to a statement by a poor black woman (p. 30-31) about why she has to have luxury… Continue reading Why (Poor) People Buy Luxury Goods
Back when I used to go out a lot, I sometimes ended up in conversations with random guys in clubs and bars. I won’t pretend that all of those were great conversations and that I did not excuse myself early on more often than not. However, sometimes you end up talking with someone who gives… Continue reading A Conversation with a Baby Boomer
I once dated a woman who had seemingly no financial literacy. She had a decent job, but at the end of the month, all her money was gone. Part of it was due to her downright absurd habit of going on an online shopping spree when there was “too much money” in her bank account,… Continue reading Fix your Finances in a Few Easy Steps
I am currently reading the book Cognitive Capitalism: Human Capital and the Wellbeing of Nations by Heiner Rindermann, which is a tour de force through the topic of differences in intelligence, as measured by IQ, in a global context. One of the more interesting points he raised is that there are countries where a supposedly… Continue reading The Decline of Collective Intelligence in Germany: Frankfurt Airport
It is very rare for me to go to the cinema these days. I think the last movie I watched on the big screen was Entourage, which was way better than the critics would make you believe. However, due to semi-frequent traveling, I got the chance to watch quite a few moves on planes. When… Continue reading Progressive Propaganda in Pixar’s The Incredibles 2
You may think that Sweden is a well-run Western country. Then again, if you follow international news just a little bit, your perception is probably a much different one. Here is an aspect that you may find truly shocking. It is based on my personal experience when I voted in the elections on 9 September.… Continue reading Grassroot Election Manipulation in Sweden
In the days before the election in Sweden, I received mail from only one political party, the Left Party. They sent me three A4-sized fliers. The first one told me that we cannot be racists because we are all equal and all the same. On the second, they deliriously claimed that they stand for a… Continue reading “Free Shit” Political Parties
Among the many morally bankrupt phrases used by the subversive Left is the claim that technology that is used by all should also be created by all. This is the supposed justification for discriminating against white males and Asians in the technology sector. Instead of the most qualified employee, companies are now supposed to pick… Continue reading “Technology that is used by all should be created by all”
The incompetency if not downright stupidity of “progressives” is a never-ending source of entertainment. I think many of their leading talking heads are prime examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect. The relevant part is that if you are dumb, you do not know that you are dumb. On the other hand, looking at their behaviors as… Continue reading How “Progressives” Took the Punch out of the Words Rape, Hate, and Nazis
I don’t spend much time on video games, but I have a rough picture of what the biggest franchises are. Also, if there is a good independent game, I tend to hear about it within a few years. While many indie games have the problem of putting their SJW agenda above gameplay, and if it’s… Continue reading The Battlefield V PR Fiasco
A few weeks ago I came across a review of Death Wish (2018). Its author was highly displeased with the “toxic masculinity” on display and the message it sends. In short, Bruce Willis plays a doctor who had his wife killed by lowlives, and his daughter ends up in a coma. Afterwards, he goes on… Continue reading Death Wish (1974) and Death Wish (2018) as timely critical social commentary
Despite my criticism of Jordan Peterson, I used to view him, in general, more in a positive than a negative light. This has flipped now, due to his poorly written and deliberately misleading post “On the so-called ‘Jewish Question’”, which exhibits shoddy reasoning and can be debunked very easily. I will cut Jordan Peterson a… Continue reading Thoughts on Jordan Peterson (V): The Jewish Question
It is time for another entry in my series on Jordan Peterson. This will be a relatively damning piece, but it is much more targeted towards his followers than Jordan Peterson himself. Also, I should probably state that I think highly of Jordan Peterson, despite my awareness of his flaws. I found his lectures on… Continue reading Thoughts on Jordan Peterson (IV): Jordan Peterson is the False Prophet of the Fatherless Generation