Daily Archives: January 12, 2015

Left, Right & Immigration

Comments to Steve Sailer: * All politics is tribal. “Right” and “left” have no meaning beyond their effect on various tribes’ fortunes. Communism, libertarianism, liberalism, democratism claim to be universalist, but self-professed universalists are often the biggest tribalists of all. … Continue reading

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The Japanese Reputation For Honesty

From ABC News: The earthquake and tsunami that walloped Japan left much of its coastline ravaged, but left one thing intact: the Japanese reputation for honesty. In the five months since the disaster struck, people have turned in thousands of … Continue reading

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What Loyalty?

A friend gives me a hard time for my inability to care for the Los Angeles Lakers the past two years now that they’re losers with no relief in sight. “Either you’re fan or you’re not,” he says. Another friend: … Continue reading

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