Reading Groups and Political Mobilization There's been some good discussion of reading lists at >>4188. I'll say a few words about a closely related topic, the reading group.... posted 2w ago with 6 replies (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.9 7.9 Reading Groups and P (view hidden) log in to judge received 7.9 7.9 A number of this site's frequent posters, myself included, are trying to fix the institutions that govern us and revive our society. This requires political organization based on Truth, not just collecting a bunch of Truths and then leaning back in your ar... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.0 6.0 A number of this sit (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.0 6.0
in thread "Spartan Black Soup Club": Sounds cool. I'd participate. 1mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.7 1.7 Sounds cool. I'd par (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.7 1.7
in thread "Race in America": You cannot profess a heresy without upsetting the believers. There is no clever phrasing where you deny their tenets but disclaim it in a way that makes them feel fine.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 13.4 13.4 You cannot profess a (view hidden) log in to judge received 13.4 13.4
in thread "Patchwork city states ?": Most frequently, a centralized declining empire will stagnate for a very long time—there's a lot of ruin in a nation. Then eventually it's weak enough that someone from outside can knock it over, like Alaric or Alexander or the East India Company. 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 8.0 8.0 Most frequently, a c (view hidden) log in to judge received 8.0 8.0
in thread "What longform piece is missing from the Mass Deportation/Remigration discussion?": Sure, sounds worth writing. You should go for it.... 4mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.0 12.0 Sure, sounds worth w (view hidden) log in to judge received 12.0 12.0
in thread "The case for Trump's deficit-reciprocal tariff plan": I have seen intellectuals propose quite a few different galaxy-brain explanations for why a philosopher-king might do something like Trump's tariffs. Each of these explanations is internally coherent, but they're quite different from each other and often c... 5mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 11.4 11.4 I have seen intellec (view hidden) log in to judge received 11.4 11.4 The logic could just as easily be "This keeps the media reactive and confused and keeps me driving the news cycle". Or "I'll be able to use this to negotiate concessions and I don't have to go through with it for very long". Or "I liek tariffs". Or "I told... 5mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.7 1.7 The logic could just (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.7 1.7