“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

How to be ready for anything

One of the many, many good things about real martial artists who study real martial arts is that their wisdom and experience translates to pretty much every possible aspect of life. Take this, for example. Joe Rogan’s advice on street fighting needs to...

Black-knighting, level: Sh*tlord

When you really really need to troll someone good and hard, you will not be able to find a finer source of inspiration (or hairstyling tips) than Emperor Butt-Pirate himself: When I announced I was going to be writing on plus-size Barbie dolls, you no doubt expected...

To juice or not to juice…

Chris Bell, middle sibling among three brothers, created a documentary film called Bigger, Stronger, Faster* back in 2008 on the subject of anabolic steroids and their effects in sports. I thoroughly recommend the film; people with access to Netflix or Amazon...

Mindset and victory

The buildup to the headlining event at UFC 194, the Mcgregor-Aldo fight to unify the featherweight belt, was unlike just about anything else that I’ve ever seen in MMA- or in just about any other sport. The only comparison point that I have is probably the 2008...

Poor kid

To steal a quote from our good friend the Captain, “we don’t need to stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiking fathers!”: Spurred on by the profound regret of an older friend who’d searched high and low for the perfect father only to run out of time, I decided to...

Never send a woman to do a man’s job

It truly does warm the frozen core of my evil Minion heart to witness the BBC’sutterly ham-fisted attempts to revive what used to be the greatest TV show ever made: Fans’ fears are growing over the relaunch of BBCflagship show Top Gear amid fresh...

The Didact’s Top 10 Posts of 2015

Not surprisingly, this assclown’s face is among the top image search results for “narcissism” Yes, I know, this is navel-gazing of the worst kind. Fortunately I only get one chance a year to do it. The list below is in descending order, and is...

Bitchslapping 101

The other day I put together a somewhat lighthearted attempt to show that ¡Jeb! Bush is the cuckservative par excellence in the current Republican field, and that the reason why he is so is because he is a complete Gamma male. It turns out, of course, that I’m...

r/K theory and conservative principles

Ever wondered what happens when you put two highly intelligent and well-read conservative/libertarian types on a podcast and get them talking about r/K selection theory and its applications to politics? Wonder no more: Grab yourself a tall drink, sit back, relax, and...

My teacher, the iron

What is the greatest friend, teacher, and partner that a man can have? Some- most- would argue that it is a dog. I happen to agree, most of the time- as long as we’re talking about real dogs, like Alsatians or border collies or golden retrievers, not...