“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.”

Didactic Mind, Ep 35: The God That Failed

Didactic Mind, Ep 35: The God That Failed

In this week’s podcast episode, I discuss the various forms of government that have been tried throughout human history, ranging from absolute state rule to absolute individual rule and the various forms in between, and I talk about the ones that work and why. I...

Non-violence only works on the non-violent

I referenced Richard Grenier’s very lengthy article on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in this weeks’ Great Mondaydact Browser Buster, which was apparently quite controversial at the time it was written, but rather accurate even so. Mr. Grenier touched on a...
Domain Query: The Jackass and the Cow

Domain Query: The Jackass and the Cow

Commenter Johnny asked a number of questions on the back of last week’s Friday T&A post related to Indians in America. They are mixed in with lots of other stuff, so I’ll break them down into simple chunks: Why are Indians in the West (especially...
Didactic Mind, Ep 35: The God That Failed

Didactic Mind, Ep 33: Paper Tiger, Wounded Dragon

In this week’s episode of the podcast, I take a look at the rapidly-unfolding clash between Western and Han Chinese civilisation, and offer up some thoughts upon the relative strengths and weaknesses of both: The military strength numbers that I analysed are...

This is how civil wars start

#BasedTucker has been on an absolute rampage of late – not surprising given the sheer amount of material that he has to work with these days – and his rant from last night was a thing of beauty to behold: So let me get this straight: The residents of...
Domain Query: A Problem Without a Solution

Domain Query: A Problem Without a Solution

Reader JohnC911 had another couple of questions for me on the back of my post a while back on the subject of race riots in the USA: If the US President and/or the American congress ask for your advice on how to solve Race relations?If Race relations can not fix...
Domain Query: The Russian Bear

Domain Query: The Russian Bear

Longtime reader and friend of the blog Kapios posed an interesting set of questions to Monday’s browser-crusher: On another note, do you think the neo tsar has obtained the ‘Daddy Putin’ status to the Eastern European countries or is this just a...

The burning of creation

In Scandinavian mythology – which is BY FAR the most badass and manly eschatological narrative that you will ever encounter – the end of all things is known as Ragnarok. An old friend of mine saw me reference this back in the days when I still used...
Domain Query: Sinasian War

Domain Query: Sinasian War

Reader JohnC posed a battery of queries to me in response to a video in my Monday browser-crusher: Hey Didact,In your opinion what would a war between India and China be like?Also could a small war between India and China had any benefits?It is a weird question to ask...