Category Archives: James Kunstler

Wake Me, Shake Me By James Howard Kunstler on February 28, 2011 10:20 AM A quickening of events pulses through lands where for so long time stood still, and the oil – what’s left of it – lies locked for … Continue reading →

Kunstler touches on a point that strikes to the essence of many problems to come in America, namely the pussification of the American adolescent male. I have first hand experience witnessing my ex-wife perpetrate this crime on my very own … Continue reading →

The Moment of Convulsion by James Howard Kunstler A little ways off the curb on the Boulevard Henry IV here in Paris, you can see the memory of the Bastille outlined by a course of masonry in the pavement, in particular … Continue reading →

GOING LOCAL or LOCO By James Howard Kunstler on November 21, 2010 5:39 PM I was kind of relieved to be leaving the country again this week with Thursday’s Feast of Football looming, followed by the “consumer” buffoonery of Black Friday. … Continue reading →

Chris Martenson And James Howard Kunstler Explain How “The World is Going to Get Rounder and Bigger Again” by Tyler Durden “Straight Talk” features thinking from notable minds the ChrisMartenson.com audience has indicated it wants to learn more about. Readers submit the … Continue reading →

HYPERSTAGFLATION Pre Post Mortem By James Howard Kunstler on November 8, 2010 9:00 AM The poetry of dynamic forces does not lend itself to easy explication. Thought exercise: Imagine the vector of a Chevy Trailblazer and a CSX coal train of … Continue reading →

As a Captain at Delta Air Lines, based in Atlanta, I have to to say this is absolutely hilarious and spot on! The following is why I rarely make PA announcements but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis. The … Continue reading →

WHERE ARE THE SMART PEOPLE By James Howard Kunstler on September 20, 2010 9:05 AM Our county fair put me in mind of that American classic, Moby Dick, this year. So many white whales among the try-pots bubbling with rendered … Continue reading →

Hilarious, yet very sad. Kunstler went on a summer road trip. You’ll be shocked that what he witnessed did not give him hope. His description of the ignorant masses accurately portrays 75% of the people in Wildwood: “The dining room … Continue reading →

The Queasy Season By James Howard Kunstler on August 9, 2010 9:07 AM A scarlet tinge colors the Virginia creeper, the Canada geese grow restless out on the fairways, an ominous canapé fatigue spreads through the Hamptons, and cyclonic weather blobs … Continue reading →