3,095 words Today is a fitting occasion to celebrate the works of Charles Ives (October 20, 1874–May 19, 1954), one of America’s greatest composers. In true American fashion, Ives was an iconoclast who combined old-world influences with adventurous musical…

2,650 words What is an extremist? It’s a word which is thrown around a lot these days. I’ve never considered myself to be an extremist. Aside from going through a brief phase of the convert’s zeal a few years back as I digested the “red pill”, I’ve never…

3,037 words The word “sleaze” has a strange history which has left it with a number of meanings. In the UK, it has become associated with political corruption, and has recently been brought back into service as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer continues to…

3,329 words Catherine Ruth Pakaluk Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth New York: Regnery Gateway, 2024 It is uncanny how many contemporary ideals find their common denominator in the rejection of procreation—much of environmentalism…

1,919 words American universities are clearly antagonistic to the concept of a unified white identity. The academy is now dominated by an egalitarian left that overwhelmingly favors multiculturalism, affirmative action, and, in some circles, white replacement.…

139 words Greg Johnson, Angelo Plume, and Gaddius had a discussion on the pros and cons of voting for Donald Trump in this year’s election, and addressed some other topics as well. Their chat is now available to download or listen to online. 5:44 – Is Trump…

3,290 words I forgot who said it, but it went like this: There is a difference between best movies and favorite movies. You might know objectively that Citizen Kane is the best movie of all time (I happen to disagree), but few people would name it as their…

2,000 words Richard D. Fuerle Erectus Walks Amongst Us New York: Spooner Press, 2008 Richard Fuerle (1941 – 2018), was a man with an extremely active mind. He was a Pennsylvanian and a lawyer who continuously sought out further education and learning. One…

1,411 words The twenty-first century is nearly a quarter done, and things don’t look so good. It may be time to pause and contemplate the remarkable socially and morally transformative effects of three powerful, intermingling forces that have come into ascendancy.…

1,817 words When Israel resorts to extreme violence against its neighbors, the fallout is felt throughout the world, especially in the United States and the wider West. Iran, for instance, will activate its terror networks in Europe. We have already seen…

3,112 words Aragorn: What do you fear, lady? Éowyn: To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King The Restoration did not so much restore…

2,821 words To claim that measures and precautions should not be taken towards a group of X’s just because NAXALT (Not All X’s Are Like That) is such an absurd argument that it is hardly used except to justify ―in an artificial, finalistic way― politically…

4,280 words Part 7 of 15 (Part 1 begins here. Part 6 here.) The Deepest Abyss and the Loftiest Sky We are now on the threshold of Schelling’s account of the nature of evil. He argues that in God the two wills – of the ground and of understanding/existence…

1,053 words As we head into the home stretch of the most recent Most Important Election of Our Lifetime, I find it impossible to avoid electoral chitchat no matter how hard I try. Perhaps it’s solipsism, or maybe it’s the sober realization that more important…

1,137 words Nick Taurus Not Viable: An Autobiography of an American Nationalist Fulton Books, 2024 Part 1 of 3 Hoping to replicate the success of other first-time candidates such as Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nick Taurus ran for the 40th California…

1,778 words Admit it: our pumpkin spice-hurricane-election-World War III season is getting you down. You could use a good laugh. So, allow me to introduce you to Will Blunderfield, if you haven’t met him already. Blunderfield is a 39-year-old gay Canadian…

1,156 words Looking back on a successful year, Counter-Currents has published 900 hard-hitting articles and podcasts at the time of writing, and we’re not even done with October yet! I’m proud to say that we’re a great educational resource enlightening the…

5,103 words Chapter 7 SHADOWPLAY Escaping Plato’s Cave In the shadowplay, Acting out your own death, Knowing no more. Joy Division, Shadowplay We have seen the death of philosophy, or at the very least her mysterious disappearance, and thus the demise of…

1,564 words There has been increasing chatter and murmurings in right-wing circles denouncing the candidacy of Donald Trump, advocating for either abstention from voting or even voting for Kamala Harris. This commentary runs the gambit, from commentators…