Men, we are often told, favour visual stimulation. Camille Paglia, for instance, argues that Western culture — which is or has been a predominantly patriarchal culture — suffers from an ‘inflammation of the eye’: The power of the eye in western culture has not been fully appreciated or analyzed. The…

terrible (adj.) “causing terror, awe, or dread; frightful” Lord Byron was, without a doubt, a terrible terrible person. He was cruel, arrogant, self-absorbed, and impulsive. But it was in part because of this that he was an object of such extreme fascination. Lady Blessington — one of his acquaintances —…

In a previous post, I spoke about how the werewolf represents unleashed ‘repression and restraint’ — which are the defining characteristics of civilization: If civilization requires repression, the natural concomitant to this is intermittent outbursts of what Christopher Hitchens calls ‘orgasmically violent action’ (he says this in connection to ultra-repressed…

To ‘red pill’ someone is to reveal reality to them. Their previous reality — their ‘illusion’ — is dramatically transformed without altering anything but the individual’s perspective. The term, which was popularized by the prescient sci-fi film The Matrix, is now used by online alt-right groups to describe the process…

The Greek myths were not just archaic explanations of natural events (e.g., Zeus’ wrath explaining thunder, the Persephone myth explaining the seasons). They were also used as parables to encourage certain actions in everyday life. A good example of this is the concept of xenia (which translates to ‘guest-friendship’ or…

The ‘manosphere’ refers to a group of websites and online forums dedicated to promoting masculinity and (in most cases) misogyny. …

Whether you consider it a discovery, an invention or a divine revelation, the development of monotheism out of the worldwide polytheistic tradition is one of the most important revolutions in human history. …

“I want to live among Muslims for a good long time, especially where their faith is most devout: in this way I expect to hone my appraisement and my eye for all that is European” (Friedrich Nietzsche, 13 March 1881) After writing my previous post, Nietzsche and Islam, I came…

Nietzsche is known as one of the great Christian iconoclasts. (He once referred to Christianity as ‘mankind’s greatest misfortune’.) But what is not as well-known is Nietzsche’s attitude toward Islam — which is, surprisingly, quite positive. At several points, he expressed appreciation for ‘the wonderful world of Moorish culture’, and…