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In Search of Human Nature (11/05/13...) by Jay Knott
In search of human nature - the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought. Carl Degler, OUP 1991. If you want the facts about the history of the influence of biology in the social sciences, Carl Degler's...

I don't remember where I was when JFK was shot (11/02/13) by Jay Knott
I loved Oliver Stone's movie "JFK", and at the time, believed that the president was probably shot by more than one assassin, thus that the official story is a conspiracy, therefore that some section of the state was involved in...

If Americans Knew thinks being denounced by the Anti Defamation League is to its credit (10/23/13...) by Jay Knott
I got an email from "If Americans Knew", an organization which campaigns to persuade Americans to stop supporting the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. It is proud to be denounced by the ADL. It claims that "It's bigotry could...

Another unconscious parody of anti-racism from the Guardian (10/22/13...) by Jay Knott
A family of gypsies in Greece has been accused of kidnapping a young girl. Though it it true that assuming this is true is a knee-jerk anti-gypsy response, there is also a knee-jerk liberal response. This article in the Guardian...


Romaphobia in Ireland by Jay Knott:  Funny, in Northern Ireland, 'Romaphobia' doesn't mean prejudice against gypsies. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/blonde-girl-roma-parents-returned-dna Why did the Gardai take the girl from her parents in the first...






Anti-racism is anti-Tottenham by Jay Knott:  The secretary of Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust explains how the crackdown on the use of the "Y-word" by hypersensitive anti-racism campaigners has undermined the atmosphere at White Hart Lane: http://www.teleg...




Another week, another fake complaint of racism in football by Jay Knott:  This story has all the usual elements. A joke. Members of minority say they're not offended. In vain. Perpetrator of joke apologizes. To no avail... http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/15/steven-taylor-apologise...




England qualify - anti-fascists go on the attack (10/17/13...) by Jay Knott
England has just qualified for the world cup, and the anti-hate brigade still find something to criticize in the coach - he used the phrase 'space monkey'. Notice that black players don't think it's offensive - it's professional...


Mandatory 'race appreciation' training by Jay Knott:  The UK's Black Lawyers Association is reminiscent of similar people in the USA. Politically-correct fanatics, not all of them black or Jewish, manipulate white guilt to undermine solidarity, make people unemployed etc. for failing...


Another ridiculous claim of "racism" by Jay Knott: 

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=7868

The police decided it was a 'hate incident' but not a 'hate crime'.



My response to Kevin MacDonald's response to my 'Invention, Imagination, Race and Nation' (10/09/13...) by Jay Knott

My article ... MacDonald's response






An amusing review of Robert Trivers' "The Folly of Fools" on Amazon by Jay Knott: 

My article relies heavily on "The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life" by Robert Trivers. But one reviewer found it to be



Is claiming that "anti-racist a code word for anti-white" an example of "hate"? (09/14/13...) by Jay Knott
This is about a banner attached to a bridge in Oregon saying "anti-racist is a code word for anti-white". This is an opinion about a political movement. It's not hate. But notice the reaction it has provoked. The only 'hate' has...


A classic communist contribution to the debate about the banner by Jay Knott:  This is how a traditional communist sees things: "The ruling class seeks to divide us Last week, racist elements hung a banner on the pedestrian-bike footbridge over Interstate 5. The banner said and the words were...




More about the mysterious banner over I-5 in Eugene by Jay Knott:  The local TV station is encouraging people to "report" what they consider to be "hate speech". Reporting speech is a novelty in a country with a constitution which specifically guarantees freedom of speech. Has Oregon seceded from...


The 40th anniversary of 11/9 (09/11/13) by Jay Knott

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/09/10/remember-the-first-911/



Barack Obama urges Americans to shoulder the white man's burden (09/11/13) by Jay Knott

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10300942/Syria-Barack-Obama-urges-war-weary-US-to-shoulder-burdens-of-leadership.html



Superb article by Jean Bricmont on Counterpunch criticizing sympathy for the Syrian "revolution" (09/10/13...) by Jay Knott

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/08/14/the-wishful-thinking-left

 



Some Israelis are dismayed at the West's hesitation in attacking Syria (09/03/13) by Jay Knott
Look at this. Chutzpah on steroids: `The government did not comment officially on Obama's decision to seek the support of Congress for an attack on President Bashar al-Assad's regime, but some Israelis expressed dismay or even...

Jewish students try to use 'diversity' to censor pro-Palestinian group in Florida (08/30/13) by Jay Knott

http://thefire.org/article/16103



Bicyclists attacked - ethnicity of assailants not mentioned (08/27/13) by Jay Knott

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/08/two_bicyclists_injured_in_unpr.html



World War I anniversary coming up (08/20/13...) by Jay Knott
Pat Buchanan's "The Unnecessary War" argues that Britain had no reason to attack Germany in 1939. It could have allowed Germany and Russia to slug it out. http://www.pacificaforum.org/lindbergh--fascism-and-world-war-ii But this...

Obama and the Lobby approve of the massacre of Muslims in Egypt... (08/16/13...) by Jay Knott
...obviously. Talk of Obama's 'lukewarm' response is either retarded or dishonest. To be fair, some analysts argue that the USA has not been supportive enough of the murder of hundreds of unarmed civilians. The Jerusalem Post...

Guardian writer complains that presumption of innocence for Serbs may be extended to others (08/14/13) by Jay Knott
The Guardian finds 'legal experts' who are concerned that the presumption of innocence in war crimes tribunals may 'will make it difficult to deliver justice in the wake of massacres'. For example, the fact that three Serbian...

Salman Rushdie says something sensible (08/11/13) by Jay Knott
"I do think one of the characteristics of our age is the growth of this culture of offendedness. It's got something to do with the rise of identity politics, where you are invited to define your identity quite narrowly ...

The Reverend Martin Luther King's message, 50 years on (08/11/13) by Jay Knott
MLK has become a secular saint. Universally regarded as better than everyone else, his words are engraved on government buildings and he is quoted ad nauseam by journalists, politicians and rock stars. But what exactly is so...

An interesting counter-argument... (08/08/13...) by Jay Knott
...against the idea that the enlightenment and slavery were twins. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10229570/Towards-a-radical-new-theory-of-Anglo-American-slavery-and-vindication-of-free...

Maybe the civil rights movement wasn't all bad (08/08/13) by Jay Knott
John Lewis, one of Martin Luther King's lieutenants, has spoken in support of Edward Snowden: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/07/john-lewis-civil-rights-edward-snowden I always tend to refer to MLK as 'Saint Martin',...

Liverpool FC tell staff what offensive words not to use (07/31/13...) by Jay Knott
Someone leaked the memo... http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jul/30/liverpool-unacceptable-words-discrimination What's wrong with the word 'handicapped'? ...

George Zimmerman's troubles have only just begun (07/20/13...) by Jay Knott
It's like double jeopardy all over again. Zimmerman was only accused of the murder of Trayvon Martin because of a public hue-and-cry - it was mob justice, there was no way there was ever anything like enough evidence to charge...