Culture – Page 124 – William M. Briggs

How Will The Dictatorship Arise?

In his now not-often-read The Evolution of Political Thought, C. Northcote Parkinson was "considering the question of how long a democratic phase of government may be expected to last", correctly…

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Why Is Popular Culture So Incredibly Vulgar?

Presented in partial expiation of my sins of contributing to the culture of vulgarity while young (and that is a relative word!), here is the link to the video we…

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Antipope Claims: Substantial Error — Guest Post by Fr John Rickert, FSSP

Editor's note. The sentiment, and even conviction, that Francis is an Antipope has been growing. Because these are tumultuous times and it is best not to be distracted, I asked…

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Stop The Music!

It's everywhere. It can't be escaped. It destroys more souls than television and politics combined. And we are powerless to prevent it. Bad music. Now everybody knows about bad popular…

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Disney’s Pitching Homosexuality To Kids Is Fine If Gay Is Okay

Most have already heard that Disney sees nothing amiss with pitching homosexual activity to you---and to your children. Yet if we accept one simple premise, then what Disney is doing…

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Number Of Christians Against Biblical View Of Same-Sex “Marriage”

So this PRRI group did a survey in 2016 of over 40,000 folks to ascertain their views on same-sex "marriage" and the like, in Most American Religious Groups Support Same-sex…

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Two More Indications Of The Death Of The West

Headline: "MLB considering starting extra innings with a runner on second base". According to one dismal story: Major League Baseball plans on testing a rule change in the lowest levels…

Culture Philosophy

There are, as everybody knows, various degrees of slavery, from the brutal chattel-and-chains variety, to indentured servitude, to that which isn't official but which binds its victims to their bread…

Yonason on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 23, 2024
RE Hagfish Bagpipe‘s response above… LOL! Similar to my experience of experiencing reduced mental and physical function briefly after ANY…
Milton Hathaway on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 23, 2024
Hagfish - I, too, had to laugh at the slot machine TikTok video. Yes, it's funny and it looks pretty…
Forbes on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 23, 2024
The "prediction" betting market that blew it big time was Brexit. The bookies (well, some) even paid out winnings in…
Hagfish Bagpipe on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 23, 2024
That video of people robotically hitting buttons on a machine like lab maze rats chasing dopamine cheese is hilarious. Those…
Briggs on Class 14: No “UNfair” Dice & 1, 2, 3, Many!July 23, 2024
gareth, If n = whatever, and k = 0,1,2,..., n. Then n - k = 0 at the end. And…