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NITZAKHON: The Biological Roots of Civilizational Collapse

July 14, 2026 NITZAKHON

Part 1 This is a rewrite of an essay I did on Urban Scoop, Tommy Robinson’s website. I have had it confirmed that I can recycle it by one of his administrators. Stand by… essays incoming! =+=+= “The curse of every ancient civilization was that its men in the end became unable to fight. Materialism, … Read more

The Kano Model of Civilization

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 NITZAKHON

In the course of my career I’ve taken many classes and seminars. One such course was an introduction to the subject of quality, wherein we learned about the Kano Model of Quality (header image from the link), among other things.

Bill Whittle: A Defense of Civilizations

May 8, 2024 NITZAKHON

A non-wordy, non-meme post. Somewhat linky. This is a one-hour, 44 minute video by Bill Whittle; wide ranging. Essential. Each time I watch it I have a deeper understanding of what he’s saying and the grave danger we’re in as a country and civilization. But before you watch it, consider this:

Audacity and the Future of Western Civilization

September 11, 2024December 22, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If you are not familiar with Konstantin Kisin make it a goal to do that. This Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer, and social commentator (he’s politically non-binary) is brilliant, in my opinion, at not just on subject matter but delivery.

Civilization: “Accept That You Are the Last Line of Defense and Fight, Fight, Fight.”

November 14, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Bari Weiss, already an outstanding writer, was brought into the New York Times as an opinion editor to add a patina of intellectual diversity to the Old Gray Lady. The Times wasn’t having it. Her “co-workers” treated her as you’d expect, which meant being a gay woman did not protect her from their abuse.

Truth

December 17, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The decline and fall of truth is, sadly, our legacy in the 21st Century. Science is defined by political rhetoric, and opposing the popular thing is labeled as misinformation or disinformation.

When Civilization Gives up on Moral Principle …

February 19, 2022 Skip

Most of us think that is it a “higher-order” of living and recognizing what is around us with both a set of rules, both written and unwritten, that have been crafted (or dumped on us) over the centuries.

Hungry Wolves and Darkened Campfires

August 21, 2021 NITZAKHON

So in the clusterfark that is Afghanistan, the entire world is either laughing at us – e.g., China, Iran, Russia (even if discretely) – or watching in horror as the world’s most powerful military not just cuts and runs, but can’t even evacuate every American citizen. And is telling those there they need to pay their own way out.

Taxes Pay For Civilization? No, Bruce, They Don’t!

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Skip

I think that DCE over at Weekend Pundit has the right in regard to Bruce Currie’s constant wailing that “taxes pay for civilization.” Hardly. What it really does is, and let me emphasize it, is that –

They Were Wrong. It Was Islam.

March 4, 2021

Islam came from Arabia. When it broke out of its shell in the desert the first place it went was to The Byzantine world. Byzantium was past its prime and well into decay. The Christians of the Byzantine recorded the event as an Arabic invasion. They were wrong. It was Islam.

Conformity or Morality … How Should We Think

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

Conflict with the Middle East has generated literature about the “clash of civilizations.” Ostensibly this would be between liberal western civilization and Islam in particular. The war on terror, plus mass emigration from the Middle East to Europe is adding urgency to the concern.

This election is about western civilization.

We Are in a Struggle for the Very Soul and Being of Western Civilization

October 13, 2020

Is it true that to have a pathway into politics one needs to be rich or to know rich people? Or is it possible to have the acuity to identify a unique window of opportunity and capitalize on it? Is this new or has this always been the American system?

Why Is Remembering Important?

February 5, 2020

Remembering endows history with meaning and significance. George Berkeley wrote in about 1710, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Certainly, this is a philosophical thought experiment. It raises questions about observation and perception.