Some Changes to Forbidden Texts

I have completely reorganised my stack to make two big changes: 1. there are now only free posts (please still support), 2. podcasts have been separated onto a tab so they no longer clutter the homepage.

Here are 20 (of many) articles by me you may not have read:

How Did We Get Here (Part 1): https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/how-did-we-get-here-part-1 - I outline five grandmetanarratives that compete on the right and then critique them in parts 2 and 3.

Culture is Downstream from Law: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/culture-is-downstream-from-law - the speech I gave at the very first Witan in 2021.

Children of the Ashes: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/the-children-of-the-ashes - a central theme of Prophets of Doom, first articulated here

In Search of a Political Formula: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/in-search-of-a-political-formula - speech I gave at the Nashville Convention in Feb 2022, in which I argued for "Clear Them Out" as the only truly unifying political slogan.

Unreality, Madness and the Ideological Hugbox: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/unreality-madness-and-the-ideological - using Ukraine war as a way into talking about the unreality and madness of our elites.

The Anti-Woke Scolds: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/the-anti-woke-scolds - a short complaint about the increasing shrillness of the anti-woke.

In Defence of Intellectuals and Scholars: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-intellectuals-and-scholars - general defence of what I do.

On Containment: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/on-containment - outline of a key concept in my analysis, and an early (April 2022) identification of Ron DeSantis as a containment agent for the regime.

Politics and the Death of Kayfabe: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/politics-and-the-death-of-kayfabe - how pro-wrestling can help you understand politics; was dedicated to @giantgio

Ten Theses of the Dissident Right: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/the-ten-theses-of-the-dissident-right - short list summing up what most of us agree to.

Pat Buchanan vs. The Neo-Cons: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/pat-buchanan-vs-the-neocons - how Buchanan was destroyed by the lobby.

The Octopus: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/the-octopus - famous (or infamous) speech by me where I present an alternative to Moldbug's Cathedral

Religion as a Non-Factor in the Fate of Civilisations: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/religion-as-a-non-factor-in-the-fate - highly controversial article by me in which I essentially agree with Gobineu.

What is the GAE (Global American Empire) - an FAQ: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/what-is-the-global-american-empire - general explainer, and why I prefer it to other acronyms.

Stuck Inside of Hounslow with the Mobile Blues Again: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/stuck-inside-of-hounslow-with-the - I go to Hounslow, the world's most depressing town, to take my car to the garage and visit a local pub.

59 Theses: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/59-theses - talk I gave at Nomos once, which was also the basis for many of the YT shorts I made.

Power and the Uses of Spectacle: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/power-and-the-uses-of-spectacle - outlines why the Kanye West debacle was, in fact, a debacle.

On Gen X Defendings Boomers Against Zoomers: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/on-gen-x-defending-boomers-against - calls out Gen X individualism and defend the idea of generations having explanatory power against the charge that it's "astrology for men".

Is Demographics Really Destiny?: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/is-demographics-really-destiny - teases out some populist assumptions in standard analysis and explains why demographics may not be destiny.

MAGA as Fulfillment of Kali Yuga: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/maga-as-fulfillment-of-the-kali-yuga - explains why MAGA, not "woke", is the true spirit of both liberalism and democracy and is the most genuinely pro-black, pro-gay movement of all time.

Putting the Woke Away: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/p/putting-the-woke-away - my now infamous bet with @AuronMacintyre