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Postmodernism: The Idea That Ate Itself
How the West's intellectual immune system became the disease.
Apr 3
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Frederick Alexander
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March 2026
Islamophobia: A Word for Cowards
It protects Islam from criticism and Muslims from nobody.
Mar 29
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Frederick Alexander
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Why the Left Needs Monsters
How the myth of kindness creates its own enemies.
Mar 22
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Frederick Alexander
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Dear America, Please Invade Britain
We know you're busy, but consider this modest proposal.
Mar 17
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Frederick Alexander
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The Terrible Idea That Will Not Die
Malthusianism and the population panic that never goes away.
Mar 15
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Frederick Alexander
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John Cleese and the Death of Satire
Why an 86-year-old comedian is still doing the job that younger comedians won’t.
Mar 12
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Frederick Alexander
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Political Islam and the Walking Dead
On what's eating liberal democracy from the inside.
Mar 8
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Frederick Alexander
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On the Pleasures of Hating
Plus: a strange obituary, a propagandist and an idiot.
Mar 4
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Frederick Alexander
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The Guardian Class Discovers Iran
Pity they didn’t spare a thought for the victims of clerical fascism.
Mar 1
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Frederick Alexander
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February 2026
The Infinite Slop Machine
On the age of AI slop and what it costs us.
Feb 25
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Frederick Alexander
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Leftists, Islamists, and Other Spoiled Children
The coalition makes no sense. Until you look at the psychology.
Feb 22
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Frederick Alexander
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Five Progressive Types Behind the Racket
And why progressive orthodoxy runs on incentives, not ideas.
Feb 17
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Frederick Alexander
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