People of Costco... not necessarily a prettier sight.

There are very few places where people watching is enjoyable.


Anyway... Karen De Coster, No Carbs, No Energy? Wrong.

Karen De Coster on Women in Combat Roles

Equal Opportunity Killing by Karen DeCoster

Paleo-Friendly Restaurants in SF

Part 3 of Grass-Fed Girl's series.

A good reminder from Karen De Coster about paleo perfectionism: Paleos and Food Fear Mongering

Related:
Jack Donovan, Paleofuturism for the Man; Archeofuturism for the People
Paleo Permaculture: A Sustainable Future of Food?

The War Against Boys, Continued

Cerebral Castration of Males

What's an appropriate blogging label for the Uhmerican public school system?

Related:
9-year-old banned from library contest for winning, learns about liberalism

Karen De Coster Interview

Al Korelin Show Interview

Last night I did a short radio (taped) interview with Jeff Deist, Ron Paul’s Chief of Staff, for the Al Korelin Show. Jeff noted this has traditionally been a hard money show, but that he and Al are crossing over into other topics every now and then. The interview was on paleo-primal, the industrial food machine, and how libertarianism is a natural fit with paleo-primal principles and the rejection of politicized conventional wisdom. Jeff, as many of Ron Paul’s staffers, has a great passion for this topic from a free market perspective.

Paleo and [Paleo-]Libertarianism

Karen De Coster, Lew Rockwell on Ancestral Health and Government Schemes - 299. Take the 30 Day Primal Test. "Robb Wolf talks to Lew Rockwell about doing the opposite of what the government tells you, to live longer and better." (mp3)

So Robb Wolf is starting a separate podcast for things political - the Controversial Truth . Karen De Coster, Food Freedom: The Controversial Truth About the Bullshit Lies

More from Karen De Coster: Joel Salatin on Knowing Your Farmer: “Link up with the tribe.”

Meanwhile... Ancestral Health Symposium 2012 starts tomorrow, in Boston. Those Bostonians are lucky, if they cared enough to attend. I hope videos of the sessions will be made available again.

Ancestral Health Society - FB

Items of Interest, 2 August 2012

In JMG's latest, The Degeneration of Politics, he writes the following:

Now in fact history does have quite a bit to say about the matter. When the United States won its independence from Britain, the constitution that was signed in Philadelphia in 1787 established a form of government that was not, and did not pretend to be, democratic. It was an aristocratic republic, of a type familiar in European political history: the government was elected by ballot, but the right to vote was restricted to those white male citizens who owned a significant amount of property—the amount varied from state to state, like almost everything else in the constitution, but it was high enough that only 10-15% of the population had the right to participate in elections.


What broke the grip of the old colonial aristocracy on the American political system, and launched the nation on a trajectory toward universal adult suffrage, was the emergence of the modern political party. In America, at least—the same process took place in Britain and several other countries around the same time—the major figure in that emergence was Andrew Jackson, who seized control of one large fragment of the disintegrating Democratic-Republican party in 1828, transformed it into the first successful political mass movement in American history, and rode it into the White House. Central to Jackson’s strategy was support for state legislation extending the right to vote to all white male citizens; in order to make that support effective, the newly minted Democratic Party had to organize right down to the neighborhood level; in order to make the neighborhood organizations attract potential members, the party had to give them an active role in choosing candidates and policies.


That was the origin of the caucus system, the basic building block of American political parties from then on. Jackson’s rivals quickly embraced the same system, and one rival force—the Anti-Masonic Party, which was a major force in national politics in the 1820s and 1830s—built on the Jacksonian template by inventing state and national conventions, which everyone else quickly copied. By the 1840s, the American political party had established itself as an essential part of the way Americans chose their candidates and made their laws.

The Myth of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings by Robert F. Turner
The sexual relationship lives on in books and film, despite a lack of verifiable evidence.

Keep Fighting the Good Fight Against An Epidemic of Dependency

In yourself right now is the only place you’ve got

Joel Salatin: We Are the Solution, as Well as the Problem by Chris Martenson (EB)

Karen De Coster, Anarcho-Farmers

Catholic:
New volume of "Jesus of Nazareth" and possible encyclical
ON PRAYER ACCORDING TO ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
Old Roman Recreation of Salve Regina
Jesus Calls, Matthew Responds

Misc:
INTERVIEW: TOTAL RECALL STAR BRYAN CRANSTON (OH, HE ALSO STARS IN THIS TV SHOW CALLED 'BREAKING BAD')

Items of Interest, 16 April 2012

The Sexual Revolution and the Will to Disbelieve
Uncanny Tales of the Moral Imagination

The Downside of Cohabitating Before Marriage

Patrick Deneen, At Home in a World Made Strange

In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government

Ron Paul: Professor Obama Gets an F

The Celtic Mind (on Adam Smith and Edmund Burke)

Legal Atrocities by Chase Madar

Mark Mitchell, Gender Matters

A review of Jack Donovan's latest (mp3)

JHK on race relations: A Kid with Skittles
Derbyshire, Weissberg, And Dog-Whistling: Conservatism Inc's Uneasy Balancing Act

Norway mass-murder suspect admits to killing 77, claims self-defense.


Dave Walker Guest hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box

The Occupy Movement’s Vacuous Critique of Inequality by Carson Holloway
OWS Critique: Grasping for Straws?
Inequality of persons may be a fact of life, but inequality of wealth can be mitigated, instead of allowing the wealthy to amass more wealth at the expense of those who do not have economic freedom. Mr. Holloway seems to be more of a good Republican than anything else.

Economics:
Nothing Grows Forever
How San Francisco Can Lead the Sharing Economy
Voice of an Innovator: Sustainability Makes Sense

Relocalization:
The Economics of Happiness Conference and The Rise of The Localization Movement

In Transition 2.0 - a story of resilience and hope in extraordinary times DVD

Karen De Coster, “Ingredients” Documentary on Local Food Systems - official site

The Big Lunch, a one-day get-together for neighbors

Permaculture:
The Permaculture Revolution Takes Root in Cities
Open Source Permaculture – help to build the most comprehensive free resource for Permaculture education (indiegogo)

Catholic:
Vatican Hoping to Make SSPX Announcement Early Next Week
The Catholic Bride
Traditional Catholicism Is Winning

Orthodox:
Orthodox Christians take steps toward unity
Iconography of the Bright Resurrection of Christ.
Orthodox Easter - in pictures
Ethiopian Orthodox Easter
Capella Romana: For Orthodox Easter, Music That Faces East
Gillibrand: Blessing of House by Orthodox Priest
Trusting God Rather Than Seeking Miracles

Diet and Health:
Karen De Coster, Benefits of the Paleo-Primal Lifestyle and Great Health

Paleo, Low Carb and Gluten Free Chain Restaurants: eating out while traveling

What’s Your Walk Score? by Tom Vanderbilt
The company that puts a number on walkability.

(Part 2: Sidewalk Science)

Jimmy Moore’s n=1 Experiments: ‘Safe Starch’ Sweet Potato

Music:


SFCV: Musica Poetica: The Baroque Before Bach

Waylon Jennings: 'Goin' Down Rockin' by Joe Leydon

Sleepy Man Banjo Boys - Blackjack


Earl Scruggs Tributes Archived at WSM Online

Ashley Campbell Hits the Scene (MS)

Ava Aston


AVALANCHE AND EARTHQUAKE – Michael Ruppert and the Lifeboat Hour

Jane Austen:
Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Monday Multimedia: Modern Stuff Edition(too Uhmerican)

ECD:
HWS Learns English Country Dance
Playford Ball_2012_Ricki and Donn in two-hand turn



Misc:


How one mathematician’s angry blog post led to 9,000 scientists starting a revolution

Ohio journalist trains with Ottawa County Special Response Team: “SWAT training is adrenaline rush” (video).

Modern-Day Battle Axe

Karen De Coster: Tom Woods Interviews Mark Sisson


Edit: Mr. Woods's blog post

Items of Interest, 4 December 2011

Dr. Fleming, Democracy Comes to Egypt
James Howard Kunstler, Suspended Civilization
Fabius Maximus: RIP, Constitution. The Second Republic died this week. Of course, we don’t care (that’s why it died).
Craig Holland Dixon, Will Due Process Cease to Exist for Americans?
Paul Craig Roberts, The Obama Regime Has No Constitutional Scruples
Karen De Coster, Public Education, Meet the Newest Bullies on the Block and Federal Bully Pulpit

Economics:
The Restoration of Property
Distributism and the Supremes

Relocalization:
Britta Riley: A Garden in My Apartment


100 Best Permaculture & Homesteading Books: The Ultimate Reading List for Sustainable Living

LOCAL - A Short Documentary

LOCAL - A Short Documentary from Christian Remde on Vimeo.

Energy:
The myth of renewable energy - Dawn Stover, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (via EB)

Peak Engineering

Diet and Health:
Vox Populi: Exposing Injectors

Free the Animal: Unifying Nutrition: Osteoporosis and Atherosclerosis May be Linked: Vitamin K2 and The 21 Convention: My Presentation to 20-Somethings

Who says the whole world can’t eat paleo?

Toadally Primal Smoothies: The eBook

Kurt Harris: Jimmy Moore inquires about "safe starches"

Items of Interest, 19 October 2011

The energy trap by Tom Murphy (EB)

Richard Heinberg and Helena Norberg-Hodge Discuss the End of Growth (mp3)

Four Reasons Why We Need Less Gas

This is Your (Occupied) Land by Rebecca Solnit (Tom Dispatch)

On the solidarity economy: A Q&A with Mira Luna by Mira Luna (EB)

British 'Big Society' Author Sees Hope For Detroit

The Press and Panetta by WINSLOW T. WHEELER

Midnight in America by W. James Antle, III
A conversation with Pat Buchanan about his new book, released today.

Legionaries of Christ:
"Regnum Christi," the lay movement linked to "Legionaries of Christ", to become autonomous

Life After RC: Initial conclusions for 3gf/m and Is there hope for autonomy?

21 Days Away From Dumping the Federal Food Pyramid by Karen De CoSTER (on Mark Sisson's new book)

Dear Mark: Transformation Edition

Prince Harry A Fan of Barefoot Running

Items of Interest, 20 September 2011

Andrew Kern, The Place of Logic and the Place of Philosophy

Holy Resurrection Monastery: Latest on the Movie

NPR: In The Obama White House, A Crisis Of 'Confidence'

Community Policing, Afghan-Style by by Kelley B. Vlahos

A documentary in the works: Farmlandia

Thoughts on a Sustainable Human Ecosystem

Slow is the New Black: Why Slow Money is the Next Best Thing IMHO

Karen De Coster reviews Paleo Comfort Food

TV:
The two strongest competitors on the most recent episode of Hell's Kitchen made it to the finals. Good!

Music:
Chant Cafe: ATHLETA PATRIAE A Tribute to Professor László Dobszay (1935-2011)
Handel and Hayden Society adds four years contract with Harry Christophers
Music for Henry V the House of Lancaster
Alamire: Sample John Taverner: Imperatrix inferni

Items of Interest, 14 September 2011

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Atonement Online: Litany of the Holy Cross




FSSPX News:
Catholic News
Rorate Caeli: COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE HOLY SEE: MEETING BETWEEN THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH AND THE FRATERNITY OF SAINT PIUS X
[Vatican] FSSPX : Communiqué de la Congrégation pour la Doctrine de la Foi
Rorate Caeli: Official Interview with Bishop Bernard Fellay (DICI)
Insight Scoop

Christianity:
Fr. Christopher Colven Reflects on Anglican Patrimony

Hieromonk Maximos: We all have work to do

Jeffrey Tucker, Sing the Liturgy of the Hours

To Be Free or Not to Be. Welsh Christianity at the Crossroads

Fr. Anthony Ho: CACCLC 2011

Truth, Goodness, Beauty: The Revolutionary Traditionalist
FB Page

The Spearhead: A Father Cannot Be a Mother And He Should Not Try

Distributist Review:
Distributism and Marxism
The Restoration

Transition Voice: Peak Oil Explained Graphically
Lester Brown, Learning from China: Why the Existing Model Will Fail (EB)
Small farms create more jobs by Gene Logsdon (EB)

Health and Diet:
Karen De Coster on the Lew Rockwell Show: 223. Government Hates Good Health (mp3)
Fast Plaeo: Bacon Jam
Paleo enthusiasts turn the "caveman diet" into a lifestyle
Paleo Diet, Part 1
CrossFit – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Kettlebell Swing…
The Internet's Low Carb Standard Setter, Jimmy Moore
Grassfed Fat, the Lost Delicacy

Barefoot Running and Minimalist Footwear:



DASH RunAmocs

TV:
Interview with Julian Fellowes
Inspector Lewis: Laurence Fox Takes Fan Questions

Items of Interest, 24 August 2011

The Distributist Thinking of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Karen De Coster, Frugality and Self-Sufficiency? Say It Isn’t So!

Federalism: The Cure for Our Constitutional Crisis

THOMAS H. NAYLOR, Pax Obama

CLANCY SIGAL, In Praise of Ron Paul

Bill Gates wants to solve the poop problem
Gene Logsdon, The Contrary Farmer, Mulligan Books

Don’t defend the university, transform it!
Amy Clancy, STIR

The roads to our alternative energy future
Barath Raghavan, contraposition

Bluegrass Blog: New video shoot for Bearfoot

Sam Shepard IS Butch Cassidy By Joe Leydon (trailer)

Saint Paul and Christian Classical Education

IEW Seminars in NC

Karen De Coster on the 2011 Ancestral Health Symposium

A Libertarian’s Take on the First Ever Ancestral Health Symposium

Edit. Free the Animal: Ancestral Health Symposium Controversies Podcast: From High Heels to Gary vs. Stephan #AHS11 - Latest in Paleo, Episode 28: AHS Animal Style

Items of Interest, 18 July 2011

Karen De Coster, Joel Salatin on Twinkies vs Raw Milk

ASPO USA: ASPO-USA Focuses on “Truth in Energy,” “What Next?”

The new austerity and the EROI squeeze by Eric Zencey

What The Happiness Balance Sheet Looks Like By Sue Jackson

A new documentary, The Economics of Happiness, argues that we need to revamp the global economic paradigm if we're to cheer up. Sue Jackson spoke to its director, Helena Norberg-Hodge

Japanese agricultural heritage systems recognized
Shimako Takahashi, Anne McDonald and Luohui Liang, Our World 2.0

Today there is widespread awareness of the food challenges posed by a growing global population and exacerbated by ecological problems resulting from the industrialization of the world’s food system and the changing climate. But academics and policymakers are increasingly finding hope in local knowledge, looking to ingenious agricultural systems that reflect a profound relationship with nature and have played a role in the evolution of humankind.

Energy and peace: the dangers of our slow energy transition by Shruti Mehrotra and Benedick Bowie

A Conversation with Rob Hopkins (and hosted by Richard Heinberg) (mp3)

Vibram (FiveFingers) Sues Fila (Skele-Toes) for Patent Infringement
Would it be possible to make a FF with open toes? Would that help alleviate problems with odor?

How I Lost 100 lbs with Paleo and Exercise

Mass Psychosis in the US: How Big Pharma Hooked Americans on Drugs
by James Ridgeway

Slow Food SF: Slow Sip Happy Hour at Yield on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Colonists and Indians: The Movie

Karen De Coster at Polyface Farms Field Day

Joel Salatin: A Radical for Freedom

Items of Interest, 14 June 2011

Donald Livingston, "Decentralization for Freedom" (via Karen De Coster)

Sandro Magister, Pentecost on Mount Athos

Illicit ordinations in China: the Holy See explains what is to be done with excommunicated bishops by Bernardo Cervellera

Armenian Church Leader On Landmark Visit To Georgia

British Army to get new uniforms – turned down by the US and made in China

Meet the farmer next door, by Lauren Reed-Guy
Institute of Urban Homesteading
Farm Curious

Simple Homemade Toys
Gene Logsdon, The Contrary Farmer, Mulligan Books

The toys most of us really remember playing with as children weren’t really toys but things we turned into toys. My earliest recollection is a matchbox of multicolored and multisize rubberbands I played with by the hour when I was about two. I don’t know why they fascinated me only that they did. Even the matchbox was a wonder — the way it slid so neatly open and closed.

I'm including some music with this post:


Rhonda Vincent and The Rage "All American Bluegrass Girl"

Are Carbs More Addictive Than Cocaine?
Your body is virtually defenseless against a dependency on carbohydrates—the substances that really make you fat—and it's time for an intervention.
By Paul John Scott

(via Karen De Coster)

Items of Interest, 2 September 2010

Karen De Coster, The Medical Establishment is Pathetic
American Empire for Liberty by Stefan McDaniel
John W. Danford, Roots of Freedom: The Constitution (a liberal, as opposed to republican, interpretation of the Founding) 
Girls' Generation Take Japan by Storm  
Daniel Larison, Christianity and the West

Robb Davis, Technique and Food: Why our Local Food System does not Feed Us

(I suspect one of the articles to which Mr. Davis refers uses the same study as the op-ed which prompted this post from Mark Sisson?)

NY Times: Review Finds Flaws in U.N. Climate Panel Structure
IPCC-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
InterAcademy Council


Zenit: Papal Message to Asian Laity Congress
"Be a Sign and Promise of ... Unity and Communion"

Asia News:
Lay Catholics in Asia: a "sleeping giant" that is waking up
by Bernardo Cervellera 
Pope's message to Congress of lay Catholics in Asia 

Asia Times:
Hiroshima's poisonous past
While each year Japan solemnly marks the thousands killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, there is no shrine on Okunoshima Island, which lies a short distance from Hiroshima. Here the Imperial Army produced chemical weapons that reaped a deadly harvest. - Peter J Brown

Cricket: Over but not out
Stunning footage of alleged match-fixing by Pakistan's cricket team threatens the sport's credibility, but the drama is nothing new for a sub-continent that has become accustomed to such scandals. Bookies and players implicated in illegal betting in South Asia have long been given an easy ride, strengthening the underworld's grip on the game. - Raja Murthy