Good question. I still write at Takimag, where I have just the right workload – two columns a week – to balance writing with my busy personal life of drinking and ruing. But last week Takimag was hacked and the site was “frozen” for six days, because that’s how long it took God to create the world and apparently in 2023 that’s how long it takes to thwart a hack. So I says to myself I says, Sailer has VDARE and Retardo Misshapenstein (aka Ron Unz), Buchanan’s syndicated, Coulter’s got syndication plus Substack, and I’m the only one who, when Taki’s goes dark, gots nothin’ else.
Glad youre here. You have a fearless writing style which is totally missing nowadays. And youre funny, which is also in low supply. Coulter can get in some zingers but it's always that passive-aggressive, look how smart I am, type of humor. Your is more pointed and vicious, i.e, better.
You and Steve Sailer are the two writers whose arguments I always use with liberal friends and relatives, who are totally unaware that I've been smuggling you and Sailer into their brains. Looking forward to reading more from you!
And it's awful about that Takimag hack. I'm sure almost everyone who sees your columns will read them within the first week, so it's a damn shame. It was one of the best pieces you've written lately!
Very much appreciated, Philip! Yes, it was quite unfortunate to see that particular column get taken down. Welcome to my Substack, and thank you for being a reader!
How can one man write two articles a week, maintain a Substack, AND record himself ranting shirtless on video for hours on end? Cheers Dave and hope you somehow make time to write a sequel to Republican Party Animal too.
Hi Dave. I am a fan who tries to read all your Taki posts no matter how deep or obscure the references or even if I care about the topic. I'm Blymyer over at Taki so yeah, I'm THAT guy whose comments barely relate to the topic. I find reading your work super-easy, barely an inconvenience! See- topical, like an ointment. Rock on, bro (or is it bruh? Modern vernacular sucks).
I've covered this a lot in my Takimag columns. Unz once tried to challenge me on the topic of Holocaust history, and - when I read his exceptionally worthless arguments - that's when I realized how lacking he is as an intellect. I'll expand on that in a Substack piece in the coming weeks.
RU reminds me of a weakness which I've seen in a lot of science majors. Since I majored in math a few decades ago, I am sort of alert to this. It's often noted that humanities majors tend to attract a lot of the really low IQ types. If a school brings in a lot of students, most of whom would probably be more productive working on an old-fashioned assembly-line designed by Henry Ford, then it's bound to happen that a lot of the real dunces will become history or sociology majors. For a STEM-major it can be easy to acquire a contempt for these as academic fields. A determined engineering student who is willing to do some quit reading may sometimes find it easy to outsmart in debate someone whose major implies that they should know a subject better, but who is just a danged lazy undergrad.
The problem is made worse by the fact that there are sectors of departments, or even whole departments, which often seem like just a big exercise in affirmative action. The concept of Black Studies or Women's Studies is not inherently bad. But all of these programs are just a way of creating slots where a certain number of people can be shuffled into. The physics major who watches can easily be driven to scathing scorn.
Unfortunately, this encourages a tendency for people to overestimate the extent to which they can develop a strong mastery of a subject by just quick casual reading. If you were able to top the anthropology major in a debate after just reading a few quick articles, then it may seem like from here on can quickly become a master of all such subjects in a very short time. The thing is that for a late of basic questions that can often be the case. But one has to be able to gauge when a bit more is required. There does seem to be a tendency among many STEM-majors who have gone through this process of disillusioned with the humanities-majors around them to fall into overconfidence about conclusions which are reached after what may not really be a very competent search through their own preferred sources.
Glad to hear about this substack, I came from your interview on Jim Goad's new(ish) home.
Please come and write a guest spot in the Spectator in the UK, our Conservatives are just as cowardly and venal as the Republicans and some disillusioned voters could do with hearing some unpalatable truths.
I'm honored to be the recipient of your first comment, Lee. As for Jared, I've known him since 1995. We're friends. He's very generously extended an invitation to me the past two years to speak at the AmRen conference, but I'm just not a traveler these days. Flying's become a huge hassle. Were the AmRen conferences in L.A. or OC, I'd have been there happily.
I have never been to any AmRen conference. I've not see JT since 2017. I read his stuff and occasionally view his videos and lost track of him once he was bounced from social media. Especially after watching him in an interview I think, "what a president he or a man like him would make!" He is so well-spoken, graciously firm, logical and proud of his country. So, for him to say what he said about you, well, I tip my hat to you and will continue to read your stuff and will buy you a cup of coffee in the near future.
Have you and Ann stayed in touch? You'd be a great guest on her video podcast.
Technically, nobody writes The Week That Perished. It just appears, with no byline. That's always been the tradition at Takimag. But rumor has it somebody does indeed write it.
Glad youre here. You have a fearless writing style which is totally missing nowadays. And youre funny, which is also in low supply. Coulter can get in some zingers but it's always that passive-aggressive, look how smart I am, type of humor. Your is more pointed and vicious, i.e, better.
Much appreciated, James! Thank you.
Dear Mr. Cole,
Here is an idea to get more beer money:
- Per month, collect a poll list of "readers' wanted topics" (by beer donations only)
- Run the poll by beer donation counts
- Write about the winning topic while drinking
I personally would like a follow up on Lt. Dan Band...
Brilliant idea! I'll do it!
I have submitted my topic via the beer link.
You're fans are hilarious!
You and Steve Sailer are the two writers whose arguments I always use with liberal friends and relatives, who are totally unaware that I've been smuggling you and Sailer into their brains. Looking forward to reading more from you!
And it's awful about that Takimag hack. I'm sure almost everyone who sees your columns will read them within the first week, so it's a damn shame. It was one of the best pieces you've written lately!
Very much appreciated, Philip! Yes, it was quite unfortunate to see that particular column get taken down. Welcome to my Substack, and thank you for being a reader!
As a big fan of your work I’m overjoyed at having further opportunity to read you more often. Thank you for keeping it real.
Thank YOU for being a reader! Very much appreciated.
How can one man write two articles a week, maintain a Substack, AND record himself ranting shirtless on video for hours on end? Cheers Dave and hope you somehow make time to write a sequel to Republican Party Animal too.
I hope so too! Thank you for the kind words, my friend!
I don't always agree with your views, but your work always gets me thinking, which is good enough for me.
Much appreciated. Thank you!
David thank you so much for being a Soldier in this libtard war! You our a true sigma male!!!!
Glad you're here as well. And I'm glad for the buy a beer link. I've wanted to send money for a while.
Many thanks, Thomas! Much appreciated.
Hi Dave. I am a fan who tries to read all your Taki posts no matter how deep or obscure the references or even if I care about the topic. I'm Blymyer over at Taki so yeah, I'm THAT guy whose comments barely relate to the topic. I find reading your work super-easy, barely an inconvenience! See- topical, like an ointment. Rock on, bro (or is it bruh? Modern vernacular sucks).
Always funny, i think ur standup would better than most.
Long Live Mr. Cole!
Substack post suggestion: could you elaborate on what Ron Unz made to earn the endearing nickname Retardo Misshapenstein?
Inquiring mind wants to know.
I've covered this a lot in my Takimag columns. Unz once tried to challenge me on the topic of Holocaust history, and - when I read his exceptionally worthless arguments - that's when I realized how lacking he is as an intellect. I'll expand on that in a Substack piece in the coming weeks.
RU reminds me of a weakness which I've seen in a lot of science majors. Since I majored in math a few decades ago, I am sort of alert to this. It's often noted that humanities majors tend to attract a lot of the really low IQ types. If a school brings in a lot of students, most of whom would probably be more productive working on an old-fashioned assembly-line designed by Henry Ford, then it's bound to happen that a lot of the real dunces will become history or sociology majors. For a STEM-major it can be easy to acquire a contempt for these as academic fields. A determined engineering student who is willing to do some quit reading may sometimes find it easy to outsmart in debate someone whose major implies that they should know a subject better, but who is just a danged lazy undergrad.
The problem is made worse by the fact that there are sectors of departments, or even whole departments, which often seem like just a big exercise in affirmative action. The concept of Black Studies or Women's Studies is not inherently bad. But all of these programs are just a way of creating slots where a certain number of people can be shuffled into. The physics major who watches can easily be driven to scathing scorn.
Unfortunately, this encourages a tendency for people to overestimate the extent to which they can develop a strong mastery of a subject by just quick casual reading. If you were able to top the anthropology major in a debate after just reading a few quick articles, then it may seem like from here on can quickly become a master of all such subjects in a very short time. The thing is that for a late of basic questions that can often be the case. But one has to be able to gauge when a bit more is required. There does seem to be a tendency among many STEM-majors who have gone through this process of disillusioned with the humanities-majors around them to fall into overconfidence about conclusions which are reached after what may not really be a very competent search through their own preferred sources.
You realize you personally know the best copy editor in the biz?
Indeed I realize that, and I'm honored!
Glad to hear about this substack, I came from your interview on Jim Goad's new(ish) home.
Please come and write a guest spot in the Spectator in the UK, our Conservatives are just as cowardly and venal as the Republicans and some disillusioned voters could do with hearing some unpalatable truths.
"I think Cole is brilliant to the point of near genius..."
- Jared Taylor
Mr. Cole, do you agree with this quote? and
Mr. Cole do you know that although I have subscribed to the Coulter Stack, it is yours
Mr. Cole to which I have written my very first comment?
Well, I guess you know now.
Kudos, now tell me your thoughts about ol' JT, please.
I'm honored to be the recipient of your first comment, Lee. As for Jared, I've known him since 1995. We're friends. He's very generously extended an invitation to me the past two years to speak at the AmRen conference, but I'm just not a traveler these days. Flying's become a huge hassle. Were the AmRen conferences in L.A. or OC, I'd have been there happily.
I have never been to any AmRen conference. I've not see JT since 2017. I read his stuff and occasionally view his videos and lost track of him once he was bounced from social media. Especially after watching him in an interview I think, "what a president he or a man like him would make!" He is so well-spoken, graciously firm, logical and proud of his country. So, for him to say what he said about you, well, I tip my hat to you and will continue to read your stuff and will buy you a cup of coffee in the near future.
Have you and Ann stayed in touch? You'd be a great guest on her video podcast.
Two columns a week at Takimag? I read your Tuesday one regularly, is there another?
Technically, nobody writes The Week That Perished. It just appears, with no byline. That's always been the tradition at Takimag. But rumor has it somebody does indeed write it.