Author Archives: Michael Walker

Michael Walker

Michael Walker is the editor of The Scorpion, http://thescorp.multics.org/.

The Spotted Owl & the Elephant in the Room

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In 1814, the Russian writer Ivan Krylov wrote a fable entitled “The Inquisitive Man”: a man visits a museum and observes all sorts of exhibits while completely overlooking an elephant on show. Read more …

Published: September 19, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged capitalism, ecology, economics, environmentalism, hunting, Michael Walker, natural resources, North American New Right, originals, overpopulation | 18 Responses

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Left Fault Lines

Michael Walker

2,883 words

Die Politik ist die Lehre vom Möglichen said Otto von Bismarck, Politics is the art of the possible being the usual English translation, although it can also read as Politics is the training of the possible. Read more …

Published: July 17, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, leftists, Michael Walker, North American New Right, originals, political parties, political strategies, politics | Comments closed

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The Brexit Precedent

Michael Walker

2,388 words

Direct democracy is usually not favored by those whose priority is stability. An appeal to the voters to decide on specific issues has the virtue of cutting short party division on the issue in question but is notorious for exacerbating old cross-party divisions. The first referendum in Britain was in 1973 and the first nationwide referendum in 1975. Read more …

Published: July 4, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Brexit, Conservative Party, direct democracy, European Union, Great Britain, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Michael Walker, North American New Right, originals, parliamentary democracy, populism, referenda, Theresa May, United Kingdom | Comments closed

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Thriving in the Populist Matrix

Michael Walker

3,673 words

Five hundred years ago this year (2017), Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the church door of Wittenberg. It was not the first time that theologians and teachers had protested against certain doctrines and dogma of the Roman Church. There had been, to take two notable examples preceding Luther, John Wycliffe and Jan Hus. Read more …

Published: June 13, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged Brexit, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Front National, ideological purity, ideology, Marine Le Pen, Martin Luther, mass media, mass movements, Michael Walker, Nigel Farage, North American New Right, originals, populism, social media, UKIP | Comments closed

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Triumph des Willens

Michael Walker

259 words

“nein Nein Nein!
ich will und werde es nicht
kein Lust dazu, wirklich nicht
Weiß ganz ganz genau, daß ich
niemals Beamter werden will
Nein Papi!
Ich will es einfach nicht, oh nein
Ich will, ich will Künstler sein!”

Homage to Robert Brasillach

Michael Walker

294 words

Comme le temps passe
Robert Brasillach

My homage is for the way you lived to die
That I a coward cannot emulate
You knew and wrote
Reason turns malevolent
after childhood disperses
And slumps into mature consideration
You could not have lived with yourself after failing.
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