Author: Perennial

Occupy?

What is a man of Tradition to make of the Occupy Wall Street movements (hereafter OWS)?  Is it friend or foe? Is it a grounds for action? A sign of the times? Another proof of the Kali Yuga? I have…

The Evil Other

This particular piece does not relate to traditional issues directly, but it does relate to Evola’s view that in undertaking all actions, one must be dispassionate, but committed, to the final end. I have noticed in a few conversations I have had…

Planned Obsolesence

As we develop our analysis of Tradition here and at Gornahoor, as well as a critique of the modern world, there will arise several reasons why Tradition is preferable to modernity. One reason I will briefly reflect upon here is…

Nationalism

Many on the right stay on guard with vigilance against the snares of socialism, communism, anarchism, and leftism in general. What is often unfortunately offered as an alternative, however, to the misfortune of right, is Nationalism.  Nationalism is defined in Wikipedia thus:…

Modern Nostalgia

One of the continuing projects of the Traditional movement has been the refining and synthesizing  of Tradition and the origins of it. One tends to find that this task is more easily accomplished apophaticaly, that is to say, it is…