#24. Leisure Time
Alabama Now that I hear the sound of “cultural engineering” on television (sounds like the smart people are figuring out their problems), I want to […]
#23. The Empire State
New York It is amazing to watch the Empire State on television this morning. It almost sounds like someone has talked some sense into them. […]
#22. Great Moments In BRA History: Obama and Tuscaloosa Tornado
Alabama The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Cullman, Phil Campbell and other cities and towns in North Alabama was absolutely devastating. I clearly remember that […]
#21. Great Moments In BRA History: Kid Rock Honored By NAACP
Michigan That was a hilarious scene. Kid Rock had done a lot to help rebuild Detroit. He had contributed so much to Detroit that the […]
#20. War Eagle
Alabama If you live in Alabama, everyone here will agree that Cam Newton is a pretty good athlete. We cheered for him last year. He […]
#19. The Pivotal Moment
Alabama Biggest joke contest: we sat around with Benjamin Franklin in Pennsylvania, snapping his fingers, saying “time is money” without realizing its meaning. We punched […]
#18. Morris Tetzel
Montgomery The word went out that day across Alabama: are you telling me that Morris Dees has sat in judgment of us all? The final […]
#17. Hate’s Biggest Joke
New York City One day Martin Luther and John Calvin woke up from a long nap through what came to be remembered as “the modern […]
Hate’s Parable
Alabama It was just another day in the Sunny South. One day a philosopher king walked by a dog (he was out trying to get […]
#15. Alabama’s Great Discovery
Alabama It sure sounds good riding around tonight on the Jefferson Davis Highway listening to the songs on the radio. Someone has been looking out […]
#14. His Radio
Radio His Radio is singing a beautiful song tonight. The Word of God sounds like it is literally in the air. I think I will […]
#12. The Metapolitical Project
To: Greg Johnson The “metapolitical project” was a great idea. The ultimate “metapolitical jackpot” was figuring out how to reconcile all sorts of things. The […]
#11. Augustus
Rome Watch these videos. Think of it as a tutorial in symbolic power and legitimacy. That is a glimpse of greatness. This is presence. Wonks, […]
#10. After Virtue
Alabama This was another excellent book that explained a lot about the scrambling of what passes for “morality” in the United States. For some strange […]
#9. Revolt of the Elites
Alabama Many years ago, I bought Christopher Lasch’s book, “The Revolt of the Elites and The Betrayal of Democracy.” He thought that “democracy” had been […]
#8. Kunstler’s Project Confrontation
New York It has been amazing to watch James Howard Kunstler’s ongoing “Project Confrontation” with the establishment over the past several years. That man was […]
NYT: Watch Your Southern Flank
Alabama The New York Times has written an amusing article called “Race to the Right.” If I keep working on this “metapolitical project” to “restore […]
#6. Washington’s Plantation
Alabama I knew there was something familiar about the world in the year 2011. It has started to resemble a world that is very familiar […]
#5. Symbolic Power – Edmund Pettus Bridge
Alabama When I walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, I realized that it was no ordinary bridge, but it was something much more significant. Why […]
#4. Symbolic Power
Alabama Symbols have power over millions of minds. Stories have power. Narratives have power. Identity has power. Myths have tremendous power. Insofar as the U.S. […]
#3. Your Two Cents
Alabama Don’t let anyone ever tell you that your “two cents” isn’t valuable. Opinions are quite valuable. Ideas have real value. More value than currencies […]
Confederate Gold
Alabama Everyone with noble qualities sees themselves as being on some kind of mission. It means having some kind of purpose. There are often “breakthroughs” […]
#1. Eureka Moments
Alabama Eureka moments can often be overwhelming to people. They are points when “insights” start coming together. It is always exciting to be an analyst […]
BRA’s Grand Bargain
USA There was a complete separation between fantasy and reality that had been building for centuries. Everything had been torn apart. Literally everything: races, families, […]
Tim’s Rewrite
Tim’s Terror Tim Wise is a clear example of a cultural termite, a communist sympathizer, who is trying to rot our public discourse because he […]
Great Moments In BRA History: Tim Wise’s Love Letter To America
Flashback to BRA, 1965-2011 Last year, Tim Wise sang an ode to hatred on CNN with thousands of people on Facebook, accused the Tea Party […]
SPLC’s Bizarre Turn
Bizarre World You can “pivot” back to reality now too. It is the “pivot” heard around the world. Smart people are talking. The Bruce Springsteen […]
To: Larry Auster
VFR Having read your blog post, I can see that you are only looking at it from one angle. Sincerely, View From Reality
To: Trainspotter
Virginia I spotted your “train” a long time ago. It was called “communitarianism.” There were a lot of people who were interested in that project. […]
True Story
Alabama In the mania of 2008, I had a stroke of genius (duty and rights, labor and capital, truth and passion – these things complement […]
Party Like Its 2011
Television It was “Project Confrontation” that worked. Everyone agrees now that the unsettling world of the past is over. Out with the New World. In […]