“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.”

“Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi”

The Observer added his own thoughts in response to mine regarding the best way to structure government. Go read the whole thing, it’s very good and he’s clearly put a LOT of thought into his writing- which is one of the reasons why I read his work, of...

Domain Query: Democracy, monarchy, and oligarchy

My opposite number from back home had some interesting things to say regarding my comments on Blackdragon’s unusual lapse of reason: And now you realise why the very idea of Lockean rights is so damaging. Regardless of how vile, damaging or stupid it is, people...

Hail and Kill!

Vox Day issues a call to arms that is sure to stir the blood of every Manospherian: It is no use for the Right to primly disapprove and declare “that’s not sporting, old chap”. When one side clings to the Marquess of Queensbury rules while the other...

A rare and unusual mistake

Blackdragon’s blog is one of the best sources of advice out there for introverted guys like me about dating, money, investing, and a number of other things. I’m also a fan of his books- if you’re looking to develop your online game, his ebooks are...

Domain Query: Logic, and the lack thereof

Alexandra Bolus posted this rather amusing comment on one of my more unmedicated rants from a while back: If your theory on evolution was correct, that would mean that women, too, would be programmed to only be attracted to men with long hair. After all, there is...

The relentless pursuit of perfection

The Long Road If you’ve started taking regular doses of the red pill, you’re going to realise pretty soon that you face certain shortcomings as a man which you know that you must overcome. And when you embark down the road of serious, constant, rigourous...

Foundation and the Future

You can’t really call yourself a big fan of sci-fi until and unless you have read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. During his lifetime, Asimov wrote 7 books in the series, starting with the original Foundation and continuing on through to...

Of Wolves and Rabbits

The Elusive Wapiti has an interesting article up in which he references a recent study that argues that, basically, Western society has gotten significantly stupider over time to draw some interesting conclusions: Certainly their theory has superficial merit, for it...

The Three Greatest Paintings

Whenever I go to London, I make a point of visiting the Tate Britain. This, even more than the British Museum, is probably my favourite place in the entire city, not least because of its collection of works by William Blake and J.M.W. Turner. And when I am at the Tate...