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Beyond Highbrow
http://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/
Independent Left journalist in California. Trustafarian in a shackteau, slumming it up in the barrio. Revolutionary, patriotic Leftist, Christian, liberation theology, replacement theology.
Notorious provocateur and iconoclast, smashes all party lines.
Presently channeling Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, Lenny Bruce, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, Kinky Friedman, Hunter S. Thompson and Wally Gator. Shoot first.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 5041 )
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Some Little-Known Truths About Arabs
Lin writes:To Pranav: …To me, (Sunni) Islam is basically an Arab/pan-Arab civilizational push, or it’s just a veneer over Arabized power. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Tolerance for Male Homosexuality in the Muslim World
Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Gulf countries tolerate it well, and it is said to be epidemic in places like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. There is also quite of bit... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Bit More on Bullying
Jason Y thinks that just because I said that bullying is ok sometimes means that I think it is ok all the time. Absolutely not so. Only serious outliers need... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Can You Tell If a Woman Has HIV?
Chris writes:Very interesting articles Robert…I have got a lot of questions that I am interested to know. How would you tell if a woman have HIV? Can I smell... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
War Zone: July 4, 2016
I swear it sounds exactly like a war zone out there. I have been watching a lot of combat videos lately, and this is more or less exactly what a war zone... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Watching ISIS Videos
That’s what I have been doing a lot of these days. I do not like the execution videos, and I have seen enough executions anyway.But there are a lot of really... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Statement on Bullying
Jason Y: If you’re retarded, you should be bullied !! It’s only nature’s way. Just kidding.I wrote a post recently that seemed to support bullying. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Repost: Which Rock Stars Are Gay?
This has long been one of the most popular posts on this site, which is a bit shameful, but then again, you can’t compromise success. This post got ~1,700 hits... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Problems of the Very High IQ Woman
Tara writes:Yes, I agree, although my IQ is not “very high”, my GRE score does correlate to an IQ of about 140, but my near-genius or possibly even bona fide... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Guess the Quote
Let’s play guess the quote!Opposition there was none: the boldest spirits had succumbed on stricken fields or by proscription-lists; while the rest of the... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
“Black Women and Beauty,” by Phil
This article shall partake in an investigation of “attractive traits” with females of West African extraction in terms of their effects with regard to... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
“Southern Sweet Potatoes,” by Alpha Unit
Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was a military officer who became the first brigadier general of the Confederate States Army. In 1987 at Louisiana State... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Heidigger, Feynman and a Bird
You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird…So let’s loo... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Blowback in Turkey
Here.It is such a terrible thing to say, but they really did ask for that airport attack. If you play with matches, you might just get burned. Turkey was playin... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Grizzlies Kill Another Human in Montana
Here.Sorry. These things are like Great White Sharks. They are pretty much incompatible with humans. That doesn’t mean we should drive that shark species... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Football Is Inherently Dangerous
There’s apparently no way whatsoever to make the game safer. They have tried everything at this point, and nothing works. The only way to make the game safer... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic Platform Is Still a Landmark Document
Despite its problems, this is the most progressive, leftwing platform that the party has ever produced. The Left is winning! Slowly but surely, we are... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Anti-TPP Statement Taken out of Democratic Party Platform
Taken out to appease Obama and not to be seen as undermining him at this late date. Just as I suspected and wrote the other day. Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polynesians and Amerindians
Found on the Net.AMERICAN INDIAN HLA GENES ON EASTER ISLAND Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 19 March 2012 vol. 367 no. 1590 812-819 The Polynesian Gene Pool: An Early... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Mongolian Music
Strange music. Somehow it sounds like Hawaiian steel guitar music or even surf music! It also sounds a bit like jazz. I thought it would be horrible, but I... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY