Ben Bartee

Medium • 13th May 2021

Joseph Biden Morphs Into ‘American Psycho’ Patrick Bateman on Live Television

Biden’s first, sad, vapid State of the Union address was very “hope and change”-esque — reminiscent of a 2007–2008 Obama speech, just with more slurring, longer pauses, and confused staring into space. Let’s get straight to the lowlights: 00:42:...

The 11th Hour Blog • 11th May 2021

'Sissy Hypnosis': The Trans Industry's Golden Goose

A "sissy" is a "male-identified person who engages in feminization and sometimes humiliation in order to reach a different emotional or mental state." The process of "sissification" (becoming a sissy), which is the ultimate goal of sissy hypno (to...

The Daily Bell • 12th March 2021

Is 2021 the Year to Join a Prepper Militia Doomsday Cult?

“I’ve been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower. But you make more money as a leader.” 2020 was a wild ride – mass protests, a choked economy, and Armageddon-caliber brushfires in the Land...

The Daily Bell • 3rd March 2021

Beware the 7 Expat Archetypes You’ll Meet Abroad

Everyone is unique, for sure. Nonetheless, in my experience, Western expats generally fit into one (or more) of the archetypal molds discussed here. The young idealist, from my perspective, is by far the most likeable expat archetype you will meet...

The Daily Bell • 9th December 2020

Disaster Tourism in the Soviet Bloc: Chernobyl’s Lesson 30 Years Later

Chernobyl is arguably the closest real-life sampling of a post-apocalyptic world that you can access on a day tour. It’s the stuff of Misfits horror-pop. It’s the ultimate (morally questionable) disaster tourism. And it’s worth all 2,800 UAH...

The Future of Freedom Foundation • 30th July 2020

Empire Kidnapping on American Streets –

Lest any observer refuse at this late date to acknowledge that the full weight of the police state is pressed on the American citizenry’s neck, let the recent developments in Portland, Oregon settle the debate conclusively. Unidentified federal...

The Daily Bell • 20th July 2020

Corporations: We Can Be Woke, Just Don’t Take Our Stuff

Corporations: We Can Be Woke, Just Don’t Take Our Stuff The cancel culture free-for-all is in full swing following the dramatic shifts in public polling favorable to BLM and affiliated leftist social movements. Power-drenched activists are riding...

The Daily Bell • 30th June 2020

What Nietzsche Really Meant by ‘God Is Dead’ and Why That Matters Today

Most drive-by philosophers are familiar with Nietzsche’s now-infamous proclamation that “God is Dead” in the collective hearts and minds of Western civilization. Fewer understand the full breadth of this bitter diagnosis. Even fewer see what it...

Notes from Exile • 19th November 2018

Notes from Exile: An Extraordinary Brief Tenure at Buranat Christian School

P’Jat had all the well-developed sense of humor befitting an Asian administrator at a private Christian school, which is to say none at all. She was not prepared to discuss humorously the savior Jesus Christ. She scowled and motioned for me to follow...

Thailand Medical News • 11th September 2019

An International-Oriented Medical Industry: How and Why it Benefits Healthcare in Thailand

An International-Oriented Medical Industry: How and Why it Benefits Healthcare in Thailand. Thailand as an HIV Treatment Hub: Setting the Stage for Global Leadership HIV Research and Treatment: A Case Study in International Cooperation and...