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Jef Costello

Jef Costello is that guy on the New York Subway talking to himself. But he is all right.

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In 2020, Will It Be ’68 or ’72?

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Marx once said “History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” In 2020, the Democratic party seems poised to relive mistakes it made less than a lifetime ago, and to my knowledge, few have drawn the obvious parallels.

In August of 1968, at the highpoint of the anti-war, hippie countercultural movement, the Democrats met in Chicago to anoint one of their own as the man who would take on Richard Nixon. Read more …

Published: December 9, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged 1968 Chicago riots, 1968 US Presidential Election, 1972 US Presidential Election, 2020 US Presidential Election, articles, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, Jef Costello, Joe Biden, leftism, North American New Right, originals, Pete Buttigieg, Richard Nixon | 26 Responses

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How to Survive Thanksgiving

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A Counter-Currents classic first published in 2017.

The annual American ritual. The annual American ordeal. The overcooked turkey that takes forever to come out of the oven. Those little round rolls, hard as flint. That sweet potato and marshmallow (yes, marshmallow) casserole that has no name but ought to be called “carbicide.” Read more …

Published: November 28, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, Thanksgiving | 7 Responses

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Prince Andrew Officially Declared Upper Class Twit of the Century

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Many of my readers will remember the “classic” Monty Python sketch in which a gaggle of impossibly stupid aristocrats, all with buckteeth and double-barreled names, gimp about an athletic field competing for the title of “Upper Class Twit of the Year.” Read more …

Published: November 25, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, British Royal Family, Jef Costello, Jeffrey Epstein, North American New Right, originals, Prince Andrew, sex scandals | 17 Responses

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No, Mr. Glassner, Trump’s Amazing Rallies Are Not a Measure of His Success

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Michael Glassner, Chief Operating Officer of Donald J. Trump for President, has written an op-ed for The Minnesota Sun in which he attempts to explain the amazing turnout at Trump’s rallies. Trouble is, he gets it all wrong.

The Trump rally phenomenon demands a serious sociological study. It’s too bad there are no longer any serious sociologists. Read more …

Published: September 23, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged 2020 US Presidential Election, articles, Donald Trump, immigration, implicit whiteness, Jef Costello, Michael Glassner, North American New Right, originals, Trump supporters, white nationalism | 29 Responses

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Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

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Chappelle’s Show (2003-2006) is a favorite of many Right-wingers for its politically incorrect humor and, in particular, its irreverent attitude towards race. (It is right up there with Curb Your Enthusiasm in the estimation of many of my friends.) Only thirteen years have passed since the demise of Chappelle’s Show, but the world has changed a lot since then. The pole up the butt of the Left has now expanded to Giant Redwood dimensions. Read more …

Published: September 13, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, comedy, Dave Chappelle, Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones, North American New Right, originals, political correctness | 25 Responses

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Soporific Cinema

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I like to fall asleep in front of the TV, and I’ve established a ritual for it. After a hard day of writing inspirational articles for Counter-Currents (under various pennames), I mix myself a drink that consists of vodka, soda water, lots of lime juice, and lots of ice. I thought I had invented this carb-less drink until, to my embarrassment, I discovered it already had a name: “The Skinny Bitch.” Apparently, it is also enjoyed by rail-thin rich bitches sitting poolside at the country club (like that mother on Arrested Development). Read more …

Published: July 9, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andrei Tarkovsky, articles, Coleman Francis, Columbo, Ivan the Terrible, Jef Costello, Luchino Visconti, Ludwig, Manos the Hands of Fate, Meetings with Remarkable Men, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, Sergei Eisenstein, silent films, Solaris, Stanley Kubrick, The Wrecking Crew | 24 Responses

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The Counter-Currents 2019 Fundraiser
Do Not Throw Away the Hero in Your Soul

Finnish hero Lauri Törni

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Our goal this year is to raise $100,000 in order to expand our efforts to build a metapolitical vanguard for White Nationalism. So far, we have received 80 donations totaling $18,115.92. We set our goals high because the task we have before us is formidable, but not impossible. And we need your help to succeed.

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I sometimes wonder who I am writing for. I know that a couple of my friends read every essay I post (though recently, one of them has been falling down on the job). Read more …

Published: July 5, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged 2019 Counter-Currents Fundraiser, articles, Freidrich Nietzsche, heroism, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, pessimism, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, white pills | 7 Responses

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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Alive
The Ultimate White Pill

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My friends on the Right bemoan the fact that we’re not living in Leave It To Beaver. They play the “what era would you like to live in?” game, picking any time other than this one. Because this is the End Time, you see; the Kali Yuga, the Wolf Age. Hell, yes! It is all those things and more. But I, for one, feel privileged to live in Dystopia. Truly, there has never been a better time to be alive. Read more …

Published: June 7, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, cultural renewal, decadence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jef Costello, living well, North American New Right, originals, the left, the liberal mind, white activism | 32 Responses

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The Assange Outrage

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A little more than two years ago I published a piece on this site titled “I Keep Forgetting that I’m Not an American.” The occasion was Wikileaks’ release of “Vault 7” and the reaction from establishment Republicans. Vault 7 consisted of thousands of documents revealing the CIA’s ability to compromise smartphones and smart TVs, as well as Web browsers and even cars. As I mentioned in my essay from 2017, I greeted this news with elation: “The bastards have been exposed!” Read more …

Published: April 15, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged anti-Americanism, articles, cuckservatives, deep state, Donald Trump, Jef Costello, Julian Assange, North American New Right, originals, Wikileaks | 10 Responses

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2018: The Year to End all Years
(And What to Expect from 2019!)

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It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. Actually, it wasn’t all that bad. In fact, quite a few good things happened in 2018 – in the world, and even in our Movement.

Just for kicks, let’s first look at what the Establishment is celebrating. CNN ran an article on its website with the encouraging title “2018 Wasn’t ALL Bad: Here Are All the Good Things that Happened in the World.” Read more …

Published: January 1, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged 2018 Roundups, articles, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, political correctness | 4 Responses

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Mad as Hell:
How Broadway Ruined Network

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When asked to name my favorite film, I have a tough time choosing between Fight Club and Network. I was delighted, therefore, when I learned that Network had been turned into a Broadway play starring Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, everything, as it turned out.

Published: November 19, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Bryan Cranston, dehumanization, drama reviews, Jef Costello, Lee Hall, movie reviews, Network, North American New Right, originals, Paddy Chayevsky, television | 11 Responses

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The Brief, Shining Moment of Lindsey Graham

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I’ve always thought of Lindsey Graham as a milquetoast and a useless RINO. But – surprise, surprise – last Thursday he emerged as the man of the hour, with his impassioned defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Graham’s unscripted remarks (totaling less than five minutes) are fascinating in part because they give us a window into the mind of a conventional establishment conservative – Read more …

Published: October 1, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged American conservatism, articles, Brett Kavanaugh, cuckservatism, Jef Costello, Lindsey Graham, North American New Right, originals, Republican party, US Supreme Court | 10 Responses

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You’re Going to Regret Committing Suicide

Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, contemplating jumping off a bridge in It’s a Wonderful Life

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I think about suicide about once a week. I don’t mean that I am doing any serious planning. Nor am I whiling away the hours spinning the cylinder on my revolver. It’s just that, in one way or another, suicide enters my mind on a regular basis as a possibility, as a question, or as a social phenomenon. Read more …

Published: September 21, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, cowardice, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, suicide, the meaning of life | 23 Responses

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A Greater Gift than Fight Club?
Chuck Palahniuk’s Adjustment Day

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Chuck Palahniuk
Adjustment Day: A Novel
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2018

The characters and plot of Chuck Palahniuk’s new novel Adjustment Day are thoroughly grounded in the politics of the New Right.

Here you will find withering parodies of feminism, “diversity,” and political correctness, Read more …

Published: August 31, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Adjustment Day, articles, Blacks in America, book reviews, Chuck Palahniuk, ethnostates, Fight Club, homosexuality, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, white ethnostate, white guilt | 34 Responses

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Has the Left Gone Completely Crazy? No, Actually.

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Undeniably, we are seeing madness on display. But with some of them, there’s method in the madness. And the method is far more frightening. Read more …

Published: July 23, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Donald Trump, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, the Leftist mind, the liberal mind, Trump derangement syndrome | 8 Responses

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I Will Not Become My Father

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When my father died last month, we had not spoken since Christmas. A few terse emails were exchanged, but that was it. You see, over Christmas dinner my father had revealed that he was contributing money to the SPLC. This didn’t exactly sit well with me. Read more …

Published: July 2, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, biological determinism, death, family drama, free will, hoarding, Jef Costello, living well, North American New Right, old age, originals, self-improvement, the meaning of life | 39 Responses

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They’re Coming

The “Pueblo Sin Fronteras” caravan on March 25.

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Why is a caravan of 1,500 Central American families headed toward the U.S.-Mexico border? You will search the mainstream media in vain for this news – so far only Fox, Breitbart, the Daily Mail, and something called the Canada Free Press have reported the story. As best as I can determine, CNN, MSNBC, the “big three” networks, and the major papers have said little or nothing at all.

The caravan began on March 25 in the Mexican state of Chiapis, which borders Guatemala. It is expected to reach Tijuana within a month. Read more …

Published: April 2, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Donald Trump, Jef Costello, mass immigration, Mexico, North American New Right, open borders, originals, Pueblo Sin Fronteras | 8 Responses

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Film Klub rváčů coby Písmo svaté

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1. Jsem Jackova nejoddanější Vesmírná opice

Dlouho jsem se zdráhal psát o Klubu rváčů, jelikož bych tím porušil první dvě pravidla Klubu rváčů. Read more …

Published: March 25, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Brad Pitt, Chuck Palahniuk, Edward Norton, emasculation, end of history, fascism, feminism, Fight Club, Friedrich Nietzsche, G. W. F. Hegel, Helena Bonham Carter, homosexuality, in Czech, Jef Costello, manliness, movie reviews, North American New Right, philosophy, religion, reprints, the last man, the Männerbund, thumos, Tyler Durden | Leave a comment

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Seriál Vikingové

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Rozesmutněn nad ztrátou Perníkového táty (Breaking Bad) jsem několik let hledal seriál, kterým bych ho dokázal nahradit. Read more …

Published: March 23, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged in Czech, Jef Costello, North American New Right, reprints, television reviews, Vikings | Leave a comment

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In Praise of Jared Taylor:
A Model for Would-be Leaders of the Right

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For quite a while now, I’ve been advising friends on the Right by suggesting they ask themselves a simple question: “What would Jared Taylor do?” Aside from the solid work he has done for our cause for close to thirty years now, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone who has anything bad to say about Jared. When it comes to leadership, character is the be-all and end-all. Jared has plenty of it, while others on the Right who proclaim themselves “leaders” (something Jared has never done) often seem to have very little. Read more …

Published: March 12, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged alpha males, American Renaissance, articles, Jef Costello, leadership, North American New Right, originals | 20 Responses

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Wardruna in New York

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On Saturday February 3rd, in the company of a few friends, I attended Wardruna’s concert in New York City. This was not my first introduction to them: I’ve been using their albums as workout music for months. In case you do not know, Wardruna is a Norwegian “Nordic folk” band who have recorded three albums, and become quite popular in the politically-ambiguous “neo-heathen” scene in Europe and America. Read more …

Published: February 9, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, concert reviews, folk music, implicit whiteness, Jef Costello, Nordic identity, North American New Right, originals, popular music, Vikings, Wardruna | 5 Responses

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All Hail the God-Emperor’s State of the Universe Address!

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I’ve been on this Trump rollercoaster now since the summer of 2015, which was when I first began paying attention to him. Since then I’ve feared every time a crisis hit – smarted with every new smear, every new calumny, every new attempt to derail his garish, golden train. Read more …

Published: February 1, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, immigration, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, State of the Union Address 2018, the liberal mind | 13 Responses

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Why We Are So Good Looking

Frank Franz of Germany’s NPD

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A recent study in the Journal of Public Economics draws a conclusion we arrived at a long time ago: Right-Wingers are better looking than Leftists. Researchers conducted several experiments, one of which involved showing subjects photos of various politicians and political candidates: members of the European Parliament, U.S. gubernatorial and congressional candidates, candidates for the Australian House of Representatives, etc. Read more …

Published: January 15, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, beauty, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, resentment, ugliness | 26 Responses

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Vikings—The TV Series

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Still mourning the loss of Breaking Bad, I have been searching for several years for another series to follow religiously – without success. Now and then I try a few episodes of something, only to be reminded in yet another way of the depth of the doodoo we are sunk in. Read more …

Published: January 2, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, television reviews, Vikings | 32 Responses

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Living in Truth: A Yuletide Homily

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Philippe de Champaigne, Saint Augustin, 1645-1650

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The key problem of our age is disconnection from truth. This takes several distinct forms. The first, and most obvious, is the prevalence of lies. As everyone knows, modern, western civilization is founded upon lies about human nature, culture, and history. The most significant of these – underlying, in one form of another, most of the rest – is the equality lie; the myth of human equality, which is the chief myth of our age. (“Myth,” as most of my readers know, can have a positive or a negative connotation, as there are salutary myths; here, obviously, I am using the term in its purely negative sense.) Read more …

Published: December 21, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, authenticity, ethics, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, Parmenides, philosophy, relativism, truth | 4 Responses

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I Am Officially Done with These People

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I’ve written before about my peculiar love for the British Royal Family. But I’m now officially out of love, and even tending toward republicanism. The final straw, of course, is the recent announcement of Prince Harry’s engagement to the mulattress Meghan Markle. Let’s sum up the problems: (1) She’s half black, (2) She’s American, (3) She’s divorced, (4) She’s an actress (which, to the Queen Mother’s generation basically meant the same thing as whore), Read more …

Published: December 4, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Jef Costello, Meghan Markle, North American New Right, originals, Prince Harry, royalty | 41 Responses

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Sleeping Beauty — & the Eternal Sleep of Feminism

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A mother in the U.K. (Sarah Hall of Newcastle) recently achieved some notoriety when several news outlets reported that she had called for the story of “Sleeping Beauty” to be banned from schools. Sleeping Beauty, you may recall, does not give Prince Charming permission to kiss her. She is, after all, asleep. Mrs. Hall states: “While we are still seeing narratives like this in school, we are never going to change ingrained attitudes to sexual behavior. In today’s society, it isn’t appropriate.” Read more …

Published: November 28, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, fairy tales, feminism, Jef Costello, manliness, North American New Right, originals, Sleeping Beauty | 12 Responses

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How to Survive Thanksgiving

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The annual American ritual. The annual American ordeal. The overcooked turkey that takes forever to come out of the oven. Those little round rolls, hard as flint. That sweet potato and marshmallow (yes, marshmallow) casserole that has no name but ought to be called “carbicide.” In fact, the whole meal is carbicide. But we want that after a while — cide in any form — because the people can be worse. Oh Death, where is thy sting? Read more …

Published: November 22, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, Thanksgiving | 5 Responses

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Why I Write

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Since I was a small child I have felt that I had to devote my life to something tremendously important. This is it. You are looking at it.

My life now easily divides into “before Counter-Currents” and “after.” Read more …

Published: November 20, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Jef Costello, living well, metapolitics, North American New Right, originals, why we write, writing | 15 Responses

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One Hundred Years of Communism

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Tuesday, November 7th, marked the one hundredth anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution (called the “October Revolution,” since in the Julian calendar it took place on October 25th). But you would never know it.

Vladimir Putin declared last year that discussion of the Revolution should be left to professional historians— Read more …

Published: November 13, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Bolshevik Revolution, Communism, egalitarianism, Jef Costello, North American New Right, originals, resentment, the Leftist mind | 27 Responses

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