Monthly Archives: November 2021

What Samuel Johnson Knew about Propaganda

Modern bullshit has obscured the traditional, and healthy, relationship between artists and the Power they serve and protect. There’s this stupid idea that the artist is a rebel, a truth-seeker… which is absolutely incredible, and has never held true at … Continue reading

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Una conspiración a la vista de todos: la masonería

Las conspiraciones abundan. De esto hemos hablado mucho ya. Quizás la más exitosa de la historia es la masonería. Durante siglos, los masones negaron cualquier actividad conspirativa: se suponía que eran un grupo de gente que se reunía para charlar … Continue reading

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Samuel Johnson’s Cutlery-Based Theory of Poetry

This is from Boswell’s Life of Johnson: It always appeared to me that he estimated the compositions ofRichardson too highly, and that he had an unreasonable prejudice againstFielding. In comparing those two writers, he used this expression: ‘thatthere was as … Continue reading

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Santiago Carrillo con la camiseta de la selección española

Si uno conoce la historia de España y de la Guerra Civil, y la historia reciente del republicanismo español y el anti-españolismo republicano, esta imagen ha de resultarle chocante. Y si no, también tiene su gracia. Como escribió Ramiro Ledesma … Continue reading

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Gleen Greenwald on How 1/6 is Turning into 9/11

I already cited Gleen Greenwald’s excellent coverage of the 1/6 riot and how that was turned into a wonderful clash of propaganda messages. He’s back, with more detail on how the case against the rioters is evolving. It’s not pretty … Continue reading

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