Glanton

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The prime of Cormac McCarthy’s career was devoted to applying Spengler to the U.S.A. Also, Blood Meridian is the story of the rebirth of the Aryans in the New World. I will have 5k words on this soon for anyone interested.

Funniest part of NYC election day by far:

You’re not going to understand the Chinese mind or their motivations

All things considered, the trials of accused witches in France were relatively fair. Most death sentences were struck down on appeal, and there were well-structured evidence rules. Further, “failure to sink” only created a *presumption* of guilt.

Much is rightly made of the changing composition of the Imperial Roman Army over time. But the Roman civil administration also dramatically changed. As it expanded, it was filled mostly with ex-slaves or their sons.

Germania - from the origins of the Germans among the tribes of the eastern Baltic to their expulsions following the Second World War: nemets.substack.com/p/germania

It’s spring. So remember, if you’re ever in the mood to build a treehouse, John Derbyshire has an incredibly detailed, step-by-step, how-to on his personal website, with pictures.

Hard to overestimate how terrifying close encounters with the Southern Plains tribes were, especially the Comanche. In these types of first hand accounts, their love of killing and creating a spectacle is almost always clear.

Sadism as expressed in torture methods seems linked to a society’s “civilizational” achievement. But it’s the more civilized cultures which show the greatest propensity for extreme brutality. The contrast can be seen even amongst the Amerinds, all considered barbaric by Europeans

The earliest description of the Carolingian hunt, which “radically revised the negative view of hunting” found in earlier European accounts.

Too bad the cook’s husband’s reaction was left out. When he was told of the attack, he said something like “so what, it was an orangutan.”