New Site Added to Link Sidebar: William M. Briggs

William M. Briggs.

I remember the name to which I believe Briggs is a regular poster on Ed Feser's site.  He seems like an erudite person who can hold his own against New Atheists. He's a Election Day 2020 skeptic.

Burkean Journal joins the ranks.

I've added a new link under "Links." This addition is called the Burkean Journal. Below is the full detail from their "About" page.

"The Burkean Journal is an online political and cultural magazine run by university students in Ireland that promotes conservative thought and ideas. Founded in Trinity College Dublin, the Burkean Journal seeks to be a nationwide magazine for all Irish universities and for Irish society in its entirety. Our aim is to provide an intellectual platform and a publishing service for students to contribute their conservative views on local and general issues that are not otherwise represented by mainstream publications on their campuses. We also publish articles from non-student writers and conservative experts in their respective fields, so as to provide our readers with the best quality material.

The Burkean Journal is named after Edmund Burke, one of Ireland’s most distinguished statesmen. His statue stands just outside Trinity College’s main entrance as a sign of respect and admiration to his life and achievements. His writings and ideas have contributed enormously to the field of political philosophy and he is considered to be the father of modern conservatism. 

Part of our goal is to have a wide range of conservative spectrum — paleo-conservatives,neo-conservatives, the deeply religious and the agnostic, libertarians and social conservatives, free-marketeers and the more protectionist. We encourage debate and give a forum to the many veins of conservatism. Apart from politics, we also address wider issues such as culture, history, philosophy, literature and the arts."

Thanks to the Irish Papist who has an article published in it for indirectly introducing me to the journal. If the left in Ireland thinks it's trash then it must be doing something right (no pun intended).

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It's called Badass Catholic. A millennial blogger who pokes at her generation, though with compassion.

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This one's called 1PeterFive. It's a site dedicated to issues about traditionalism and its eroding and shrinking presence against the "modern" Church of Nice (not the city).

Aesthetically it's a nice looking site. I do like the masthead; the logo of the site looks like an equation though.

Topics that I liked that were discussed were sacred music, communion on the tongue while kneeling and vocations towards the religious life. The writers appear to be intelligent and thoughtful, engaging not so much in navel-gazing, like how contributors at Social Matter can be, but in a more less self-important way of calling out for attention towards a certain issue, all while talking about religion and its many aspects.

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The Socratic Catholic.

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Campus Reform.

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The War for Christendom.

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Joffre the Giant.

It's the Christian version of Art of Manliness in little bits. He likes beer. As I do. He likes sports, like rugby. As I do. He smokes a pipe. Like I want to someday. He homeschools his kids and has reasonable views on marriage. I like that.

EDIT: Citadel Foundations was also added. The blog is run by a man named "Mark Citadel." He's British and has some very thoughtful ideas on American politics. I found out about him over at Social Matter given that he sometimes comments there.

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The Imaginative Conservative.

From I've read so far, jumping from articles about entertainment, art, faith and political theory, I can confidently say that I highly recommend this site. It's intellectual without getting bogged down with Greek philosophy  *cough*Social Matter*cough* and its spectrum of topics is wide.

A good number of the contributors are in academia - ranging from lawyers, Classic professors, history professors, Catholic writers and the occasional student.

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What a coincidence, sorta. The new link added is called Alter & Throne: One God, No Masters.

It's a libertarian and anarchist site. As their philosophy proclaims -

Here at Altar & Throne, we seek to be a voice for the victim marginalized by coercive power and institutionalized violence, standing with the Lamb of God who vacated the divine throne and suffered, bled, and died for every soul in a world pervaded by corruption and unrighteous conflict.

What's Wrong With the World (W4) comments on libertarianism and how it's ultimately a failed philosophy.

Some of the writers at A&T are non-denominational Christians while others are Anabaptists. Interestingly enough, underneath their Christianity tab there is a sub-tab called "The Way." I'm not sure if it has anything to do with The Way International, though I did notice a decent number of the writers have Ohio ties.

To start of on their articles, here's one that I liked entitled "I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: A Lack of Imagination and an Unreflective Dogma."

It’s a funny meme, a well-known saying amongst nerds and geeks, but whenever I hear it I am reminded of how many people are all too willing to follow government without a second thought and how those who would question the institution are instantly put at risk for ridicule.

Many would never consider the state a religion, but there is a definite knee-jerk reaction whenever it is implied that we do not need it. The idea of a society functioning without government is so frightening that the mere mention of it throws most into a tirade of, “Well, who would build the roads?” and other arguments basically amounting to a philosophy of “Who else will take care of us?” But that’s the problem. We do not need to be taken care of.

The brainwashing of the youth makes it difficult to remove the image of the government as a benevolent care taker, and the long standing view that if only the right people were in place that it would somehow function “properly.”

The truth is obvious, however; it was never meant to function in the public’s best interest, but in a way to subdue the public for the gain of those truly in power. It’s time to start asking bigger questions, and not just swallow what we’re told.

When I tell someone, “I am an anarchist,” and they initially have that knee-jerk reaction, looking at me like I’m crazy because I dare defy the system we’ve been born into, I realize I’m putting my faith in something bigger than government.

My response to their defense of the state: “You find my lack of faith in a twisted government system disturbing–well actually, that’s a compliment.”

Unlike anarchists who think government should be non-existent, I think government should be minuscule as possible, only concerning itself with issues like taxes, road building and the military.

The issue I have with Thoris' philosophy is that an anarchist to me is a government atheist. I couldn't help commit an eye-roll when she mentioned her being an anarchist to "defy the system we've been born into." That's the same as the SJW's and fellow like minded so-called rebels "defying" the status quo because society doesn't fully accept non-straights. It's great that Thoris doesn't like the government, putting self-reliance on ones back, but she goes full-retard with the anarchy.

Altar & Throne has written about the Founding Fathers and they come across as pretentious losers. As with their kind, they think they're smarter than the Found Fathers. All clues points to "no."

Unlike Bolland's Throne & Altar who dismissed free-markets, Altar & Throne supports it. Both sites do away with what is called conservatism. Bolland replaces it with monarchy while Altar & Throne replaces it with voluntaryism. I think it's safe to say both are "no country" types.

Like Bolland, A&T writers are living in a fantasyland where there is no state; and they prove that they don't know how society works let alone functions in order to create what we call Western Civilization. Like Leftists, they yearn for "liberation" but in the end they destroy everything. It's similar when a bunch of millennials and aging hippies gloat that "they know how the economy" works when defending "free" education and healthcare.

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The Occidental Observer.

I know there's a description on top of the masthead that says, "White Identity, Interests and Culture." That doesn't really bother me. I don't believe Kevin MacDonald, the editor, is a racist or anything like that. You can say that he's part of the alt-right white nationalist sect, and I believe that's sorta fair, but like I said I don't get any malicious vibes from the articles (and the man) so far. The site is said to be anti-Semitic and, as I've read, other scholars - like Jeff Lipke and Jared Taylor, I can't say I fully agree with that accusation. It's critic of the Jews who are in power because it sees such a demographic as controlling the media and academia.

The reason I like OC because it does a fine job at putting in perspective ethnic and political networking. It happens. My family is guilty of it, at least my mom is, though I will admit what my mom has done is nowhere close to what politicians, or even Jews, have done. My mother got an interview for a family friend's daughter and she bombed it. The interviewer told my mom that her body language was horrible - slouched in the seat, many "Yea"s and a nonchalant attitude about the process. She didn't get the job. But hey, my mom get her an interview. The reason I separate my mom's efforts is because ascent to the higher positions in her field is mainly due to experience. I sense that the coveted shadow internship is the only help she'll give to that one family friend. The rest is up to her if she wants a job and to advance in the field.

But back to OC. It's not Stormfront. It's not. I view OC as an intelligent and respective critical response certain issues like political incest that no doubt happens in American politics. My own state does it, both on the city council level and state level. The residents of the state are well aware of it, not just me. 

Note: It's seems like American Clarity is no longer in existence - it's link leads to an expired domain. Shame, really. AC is now removed from the list.

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PJ Media and Frontpage Mag.

Both focus on conservative and libertarian perspectives on the latest political discourse.

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Catholic Churches of Manhattan has become my new favorite site for the week. I don't go gaga over NYC like many, but if it's about the city's Catholic churches then I'm all ears. A wonderful site done by a very dedicated person.

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Art Renewal. It's an organization that focuses on the importance and, as the name states, renewal of classical realism.

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First, Phi Beta Cons, a conservative commentary on higher education, which is part of the National Review.

The name, I guess, is play at Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the highest academic honorary society a student can gain admittance to while at university when it comes to the humanities & social sciences. Each university has its standards, but almost all that are nominated have a near 4.0 GPA and is considered a stalwart in their respective department(s). Out of all the honor societies that are in existence at the university level PBK is considered the "most legit."

The material given to the new members include a 24-carot gold key (seriously) and free subscription for the society's magazine, The American Scholar.

If you're only majoring in business or engineering you're automatically disqualified; it's strictly an LAS honor.

Here's an amusing article about the academic honor society.

The second and last is adam4d. Adam4d is a very clever and humorous site - and sorely needed when it comes to effectively explaining the faith. It's a collection of web-comics (similar to The Oatmeal ... The site that published this) explaining orthodox Christianity in a palatable way to those not familiar with the Bible. The web-comics are respectful in that it doesn't demean those that "know not what they do" - this includes Christians who interpret the Bible liberally. It does it without stretching passages and verses to conform to modernity. In other words, it's an "originalist" reading of scripture. It's surprisingly, at times, sweet and it always giving me laughs.

It even comments on church fashion.

Men, whatever color your belt is - say for instance black - your shoes should match. Black belt, black shoes. If you're wearing a brown belt then your shoes should be brown. It's a basic men's sartorial rule.

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Fr. Z.