New author C. J. Miller on Odinist themes and morality as depicted in the recent film, The Northman. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/the-odinic-versus-the-freyic/
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The Odinic versus The Freyic: Pagan Morality & Moral Ambiguity in The Northman
3,244 words Robert Eggers’ The Northman has been widely praised for its stunning visuals, compelling performances, the creativity of its reimagination of Skakespeare’s Hamlet story (itself inspired by Saxo Grammaticus’ Amleth), and for the rich and engrossing…
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Host Nick Jeelvy welcomed scholar and folklorist Hwitgeard back to The Writers’ Bloc to regale us with the Christmas lore of the European peoples, and it is now available for download and online listening. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/counter-currents-radio-podcast-no-511-christmas-lore-with-hwitgeard-on-the-writers-bloc/
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Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 511 Christmas Lore with Hwitgeard on The Writers’ Bloc
136 words / 2:06:07 Host Nick Jeelvy welcomed scholar and folklorist Hwitgeard back to The Writers’ Bloc to regale us with the Christmas lore of the European peoples, and it is now available for download and online listening. Topics discussed include: St.…
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Asier Abadroa on why the Third Reich's refusal to exploit the anti-Communist and nationalistic feelings of the peoples of the Soviet Union, instead treating them as conquered peoples, was an enormous lost opportunity for them. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/the-third-reichs-biggest-mistake/
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The Third Reich’s Biggest Mistake
3,698 words The Third Reich was not profuse in mistakes; otherwise, it would not have been able to battle for almost six years against the major world powers, in numerical and material inferiority and with so few and counterproductive allies. However, it…
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The Counter-Currents 2022 Fundraiser A New Incentive to Get Behind the Paywall
1,090 words I know what you’re thinking. Counter-Currents aims to raise $300,000 this year. Last week we announced a $2,000 matching grant, which we made over the weekend, thanks to all our donors. We’ve now raised more than $221,000. Thus we have already…
Morris van de Camp on a forgotten book about militant black groups in the US from 1971, which shows the origins of the sub-Saharan entitlement mentality. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/a-first-look-at-a-half-century-of-black-militancy/
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A First Look at a Half-Century of Black Militancy
2,655 words Lionel Lokos The New Racism: Reverse Discrimination in America New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1971 It is one of the curious paradoxes of our time that most white Americans know more about Europe and Asia than they do about Harlem and Watts…
Steven Clark on Bardo, a new film by Mexican director Alejandro Inarritu about a family's divided identity between Mexico and the US — as well as the two countries' own shared identities. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/bardo-mexican-american-non-existence/
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Bardo: Mexican & American Non-Existence | Counter-Currents
3,127 words Bardo. Not Bardot. Certainly not Bridget. Bardo is a Buddhist concept referring to a limbo state of existence, and this concept is the theme of Alejandro Inarritu’s latest film, a stream-of-consciousness story where fantasy and reality intermingle…
Nicholas R. Jeelvy on why White Nationalists need to be incorporating the insights of sociobiology in the policy recommendations they make. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/sociobiological-problem-solving/
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Alain de Benoist on the insights that the Left-wing Argentinian political thinker Ernesto Laclau has brought to the understanding of the new social dynamics behind populism. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/the-populist-moment-chapter-8/
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The Populist Moment, Chapter 8: Ernesto Laclau & Left-Wing Populism | Counter-Currents
3,974 words Introduction here, Chapter 7 here, Chapter 9 Part 1 here Translated by F. Roger Devlin Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Podemos, a populist movement that became (with 20.6% of the vote) the third-largest political force in Spain following the elections…
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The Counter-Currents 2022 Fundraiser A New Incentive to Get Behind the Paywall
1,090 words I know what you’re thinking. Counter-Currents aims to raise $300,000 this year. Last week we announced a $2,000 matching grant, which we made over the weekend, thanks to all our donors. We’ve now raised more than $221,000. Thus we have already…
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Gunnar Alfredsson's essay on what H. P. Lovecraft and other prescient writers have had to tell us about the decay and dire threats that Western civilization currently faces has been paroled from the paywall. https://counter-currents.com/2022/11/hordes-at-the-gate-traitors-within-a-home-newly-found/
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Hordes at the Gate, Traitors Within, & a Home Newly Found | Counter-Currents
1,685 words After reading Doug Huntington’s insightful review of It Follows, David Robert Mitchell’s excellent horror film, I watched the movie for the first time. Set in Detroit, its austere, derelict cityscape was an eerie amalgam of crumbling industry…
Jim Goad on why Christmas is the time to put politics and other differences aside to recognize each other's humanity. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/there-are-very-fine-people-complete-assholes-on-both-sides/
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There are Very Fine People (& Complete Assholes) on Both Sides | Counter-Currents
1,552 words FUNDRAISER ALERT: From now until the New Year, I am offering my dubious skills as a karaoke songbird to help Counter-Currents reach its goal. For $100 per ditty, I am willing to post a video of myself performing a song of your choice, provided…
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Greg Johnson's "Redefining the Mainstream," about the metapolitical conditions needed for political success, is now being featured in Counter-Currents' Classics Corner. https://counter-currents.com/2018/04/redefining-the-mainstream/
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Redefining the Mainstream
2,720 words French translation here Author’s Note: This is the text of my talk from the third meeting of the Scandza Forum which was held in Stockholm on April 7, 2018. The topic of the conference was taking white identity politics from the margins to the…
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Margot Metroland reviews Jessie Daniels' Nice White Ladies, a book which encourages white women to do their part to end white supremacy, mainly by not doing many of the things that have long defined them. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/nice-white-ladies/
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Nice White Ladies | Counter-Currents
2,272 words Jessie Daniels Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It New York: Seal Press, 2021 Having cash flow problems? Trouble making ends meet? Perhaps you should try selling your children into…
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New correspondence from Savitri Devi, Miriam Hirn, and Georg Schrader to the French bookseller Marc Nicoud dating from 1980 through 1983 has been added to The Savitri Devi Archive. https://savitridevi.org/savitri_devi_works/correspondence-with-marc-nicoud/
Spencer J. Quinn reviews Frank Salter's On Genetic Interests, which presents conclusions that may be relevant for developing a future ethnostate along sociobiological lines. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/frank-salters-on-genetic-interests/
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Frank Salter’s On Genetic Interests
2,042 words The members of an ethnic group who cease striving to preserve their ethnic genetic interest have their inclusive fitness — their adaptiveness — reduced to the individual fitness of children and close family. They are, in effect, leaving their…
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Mark Gullick on Socrates as the most exemplary martyr symbolizing all those who speak truth and act with righteousness, even when it runs contrary to the wishes of the powerful. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/death-of-a-gadfly-platos-apology/
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Death of a Gadfly: Plato’s Apology
1,632 words The man . . . has equipped himself with many things for his journey. — Franz Kafka, “Before the Law” While I have life and strength I shall never cease from the teaching and practice of philosophy. — Socrates, Plato’s Apology Plato’s Apology is…
Alex Graham's review of All Belong to the Night, the new album from the Ukrainian black metal band Drudkh, has been paroled from the paywall. https://counter-currents.com/2022/11/drudkhs-all-belong-to-the-night/
Beau Albrecht reviews The Last Supper, a movie about a group of liberals who decide to become serial killers murdering those who they deem to have unacceptable opinions. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/the-last-supper/
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The Last Supper | Counter-Currents
1,566 words The Last Supper came out in 1995, back when films tended to be a lot more watchable. It's is about five Leftist grad students sharing a house. They enjoy bull sessions; you know the type. Early on, we have the opening premise: "It's 1909 and you're…
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Jef Costello on returning to and rediscovering his Southern roots after a long stint in the Yankee heartland, New York City. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/a-southerner-comes-home/
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A Southerner Comes Home: My Escape from New York
4,143 words After nearly 20 years of exile in New York City, I recently returned home to the South. I went to New York for a job and arrived full of hope, delighted at the prospect of a new life in “the greatest city in the world.” My preconceptions about…
The transcript and audio of an undated lecture Bowden gave on the English composer Edward Elgar, including some musical examples, has been added to The Jonathan Bowden Archive. https://jonathanbowden.org/speeches/edward-elgar/
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Edward Elgar
3,636 words / 24:33 Editor’s Note: This is the transcript by L. and D. H. of Jonathan Bowden’s talk on Edward Elgar, which was turned into a brief documentary with musical examples. To listen in a player, click here or below. To download the mp3, right-click…
James Dunphy inaugurates a new series of articles on how to identify psychopaths, in this introductory one discussing what distinguishes the various types of psychopathology. https://counter-currents.com/2022/12/a-womans-guide-to-identifying-psychopaths-part-1/
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A Woman’s Guide to Identifying Psychopaths, Part 1 Diagnostic Criteria, Associated Personality Disorders, & Brain Attributes |…
2,902 words Part 1 of 8 (Part 2 here) Greg Johnson asked me to write a brief guide to help women spot psychopaths. He made this request after reading something I wrote on how murderer Brian Laundrie displayed several behaviors common among psychopaths. I…
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