Entries by Kevin MacDonald

A Depressing Election

I am not in the least bit susceptible to depression, but I have to admit that as Tuesday night wore on, I found I was getting depressed. And on Wednesday I was really down. If you watch conservative media, you were expecting a red wave, and there was even talk of a paradigm shift as […]

Jewish Assimilation?

An issue that comes up when talking about Jewish influence, especially, say, in the early twentieth century, is how to interpret the calls of some Jewish intellectuals for Jews to assimilate. Assimilation can mean many things. We can all agree that Orthodox and Hasidic Jews tucked away in self-created ghettos and eschewing secular education are […]

Fundraising, and a Change of Address

First, I want to thank people who are contributing or have contributed in the past. You make this whole operation possible. But things are tough in the economy right now and most people’s investments are tanking. So it’s not surprising that donations to TOO have declined, making it more difficult to pay writers and the web […]

Putin speech on the war in Ukraine as a war against Western hegemony and an existential crisis for Russia

On September 3o, Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at a signing of treaties on the accession  of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to Russia. It is a full-throated condemnation of the West, its morals (e.g., transgenderism) and its aggression against the rest of the world, along with a defense […]