by W.D. James What is the US South? In 1930, a group of ‘Twelve Southerners’ published a manifesto in defense of Southern culture. They called the anthology of twelve essays “I’ll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition.” The contributors were primarily literary folks, most of whom had connections to Vanderbilt University. They … Continue reading Of Causes Lost and Lost Again
by W.D. James In this series of reflections on America and ‘the faded republic,’ which I believe lies, now obscured, at its heart, pride of place should go to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). ‘The Sage of Concord’ is arguably our most original genius and called us forth to realize who we really were, as he … Continue reading A Nation of Individuals
by W.D. James I’m obviously an American, so I ought to at least know what that is, right? Yet it’s a question I’ve struggled to come to adequate terms with for a very long time. Americans, and America itself, have always had something of an identity crisis. I think we do constitute an ethnos, a people, … Continue reading The Faded Republic
by W.D. James In ‘Darmok,’ an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the crew of the Enterprise come across a people whose language the AI powered Universal Translator is unable to make sense of. They say things like “The River Temarc; in winter” and “Rai and Jiri at Lungha” and nothing else. It turns out these Tamarians … Continue reading The mythos of American liberty
by our special correspondent Najm Al-Dīn As we enter 2024, here are my predictions for what I anticipate will be an incredibly tempestuous year: 1 Depending on how far the conflict in the Middle East escalates, the sabotage of shipments in key chokepoints like the Red Sea, Suez Canal and possibly the Strait of Hormuz will … Continue reading Nine predictions for 2024
by Paul Cudenec A timely condemnation of the way a corrupted "left" is helping to impose the new global dictatorship has been issued by veteran US anarchist Keith McHenry. He warns: "This is a left that has abandoned class struggle and instead embraces the master’s hyped-up divide-and-conquer culture wars. "Many of my left friends have become … Continue reading The people will prevail – with or without the left!
Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs is interviewed by Paul Cudenec [Audio version] Paul Cudenec: Thanks very much for agreeing to this exchange, Keith. It is very encouraging to know that in this age of near-universal deceit and hypocrisy, there are still individuals out there who stand true to their values. First of all, I gather … Continue reading “I am done with the left-right divide. It’s now the humans versus the deadly robotic corporate state”
by special correspondent Najm Al-Dīn Welcome to the second phase of the Great Reset: war. While the pandemic acclimatised the world to lockdowns, normalised the acceptance of experimental medications, precipitated the greatest transfer of wealth to corporations by decimating SMEs and adjusted the muscle memory of workforce operations in preparation for a cybernetic future, an … Continue reading The Great Reset Phase 2: War
Number 58 In this issue: Where do we go from here? Protection racket Exposing the lies The Outsider: an interview with Colin Wilson Aldous Huxley: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Where do we go from here? These are not easy times in which to be alive if, like us, you cherish freedom and truth. The … Continue reading The Acorn – 58
May 31 2020 Another political fault line has been opened up by the rapidly spiralling events of 2020. As we wrote yesterday, the Covid scare has found us sharing the anti-authoritarian analysis of people beyond the usual anarchic spheres, while many supposed comrades are bizarrely supportive of the official state narrative. However, the current street … Continue reading We will be victorious!
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