Longtime readers will know that I typically shy away from controversial or potentially insulting posts/musings (that was a joke); however, this is extremely well written and offers a number of valuable life lessons for people of all walks of life. If I can add my two cents on the issue: we're all here by an... Continue Reading →
Atheism: Believing the Unbelievable and Why I Defend Israel by Sam Harris
Shalom! Here are two videos that are definitely worth your time. Particularly for all the atheists out there and for both of the self-respecting Jews out there. The first video is Atheism: Believing the Unbelievable by Sam Harris and it's 70 minutes long. Please, please, please watch this if you were born with the inclination... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Today I Learned – Quick Hits, Part Deux!
I keep a running list of things I think are 1. interesting, 2. warrant further investigation, and 3. would make a compelling article someone else may find entertaining or educational. Most have a meatiness to it, a sort of weightiness that can sustain a few hundred words on its own while many others are nothing... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 27 in Today I Learned – Hassan-i Sabbah
Do you want to hear an extremely metal etymological story? I bet you do! You just read a series of words I am very comfortable have never been uttered before in the history of the world, and the subsequent story is suitable to its remarkable grandstanding. But first - a history lesson (what great story... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 25 of Today I Learned – Gaston Means
No time to waste today - here is the first three sentences of Gaston Means' Wikipedia page: "Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other... Continue Reading →
Happy Veterans Day!
A very happy Veterans Day to the men, women, and service animals of the United States. What better way to celebrate their selfless public service than to woo the crowd with some Ronald Reagan. It's A Soldier's Pledge by President Ronald W. Reagan. Now, here's a message for Macron's frogs: For each and every retweet... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: CIA Operations, Ranked by Insanity
There is a surprising amount of publicly available information on the Central Intelligence Agency's past operations on Wikipedia! The basic premise of the organization as a whole is pursue American interests overseas, which was bound to lead to some moral gray areas. What is acceptable foreign actions, and what constitutes an obscene overstepping of moral... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 23 in Today I Learned – the Spirits of St Louis
Readers, it's time I come clean. Many of these 'today I learned' posts are things I saw in various corners of the internet or in a book that seemed interesting and worth of additional research, at which point I at them to a list of potentially interesting subjects. When I feel compelled and I am... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Attempted American Secessions, Ranked
Pretty self-explanatory subject right? Do I really need to introduce this more than "here's a bunch of times people attempted to make their own states or countries"? If you think so, that's unfortunate because we're starting now: Civil War/War of Northern Aggression if you're a fucking loser: Yadda yadda yadda - it's the Civil War,... Continue Reading →
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