Monthly Archives: September 2016

Book Review: “The Warded Man”

Posted on 2016-09-29 by

* * C The Warded Man, a novel by Peter V. Brett, is a fantasy set in an alternate reality where magic exists. In the distant past, humans fought a war with demons, finally defeating them and banishing them to … Continue reading →

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My Answers to Larken Rose’s Five Questions For Statists

Posted on 2016-09-27 by

Here are five more questions from a Libertarian addressed to “statists”. These questions are more philosophical than the 11 Questions To See If Statists Are Hypocrites, and make a whole lot more sense. 1) Is there any means by which any … Continue reading →

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My Answers to 11 Questions To See If Statists Are Hypocrites

Posted on 2016-09-27 by

In response to Salon’s 11 questions to see if Libertarians are hypocrites (which I answer here), Michael Suede of Libertarian News offers 11 Questions To See If Statists Are Hypocrites. Turnabout is fair play, I suppose, though I must say, using the term … Continue reading →

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My Answers to Questions For Free Speech Absolutists

Posted on 2016-09-27 by

I’m going to give my answers to the (more than two) questions raised in “Now Two Questions For The Free Speech Absolutists“. Can any book or video or anything which has been shown, beyond a reasonable doubt, to have motivated … Continue reading →

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My Answers to Salon’s 11 Questions to see if Libertarians are Hypocrites

Posted on 2016-09-26 by

Salon, one of the world’s most unbiased news sources, has published an article claiming to expose the contradictions and faulty logic of libertarians with 11 questions. Here are just the questions (with enough context to allow you to understand them), along … Continue reading →

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Why Sceptics Doubt Climate Change

Posted on 2016-09-23 by

I’m going to critique the article Climate Change Cynics: How to Effectively Communicate With a Denier from the website http://www.desmogblog.com/ to explain why those who believe in man made global warming have failed to convince the sceptics. For climate activists, the growing trend … Continue reading →

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Milo’s 12 Steps to Destroy the Alt Right

Posted on 2016-09-21 by

Mr. Yiannopoulos is at it again, giving his opponents a guide to destroying the very movement he’s a part of. Actually, he is proclaiming what he believes the Alt Right is against. Here’s the video; I’ll summarise the steps below, … Continue reading →

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Review of “Bleach: Fade to Black”

Posted on 2016-09-17 by

* *  C Fade to Black, the third movie based on the Bleach manga and anime, was released in Japanese theatres in 2008. It is available with an English dub, which was released late in 2011. The film is not … Continue reading →

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Review of “I Am Not a Serial Killer”

Posted on 2016-09-13 by

* D I was hoping for a grittier Dexter, but “I Am Not a Serial Killer” is not that. The main character fits the bill. John (Max Records) is a high school aged sociopath. When a serial killer begins terrorising … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The King’s Bastard”

Posted on 2016-09-09 by

* * C The King’s Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniels is a fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy, set in the imaginary realm of Rolencia. The subgenre is palace politics. The book follows the lives of three of the … Continue reading →

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