The last two Chapters of the English translation of Kita Ikki’s Kokutairon and Pure Socialism have just been uploaded to Digital Library VI. The final Chapters are akin to Chapter Five of Oswald Spengler’s Prussianism and Socialism, which delved into… Read More ›
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Update (6 May 2025)
I just uploaded all but two Chapters of Kita Ikki’s Kokutairon and Pure Socialism. These Chapters in question are from the fourth Section of the book. There are two more Chapters which constitute the fifth and final Section. Kita spent… Read More ›
Update (20 April 2025)
I am planning to upload the next set of Chapters of Kokutairon and Pure Socialism to Digital Library VI. These Chapters are for Section Two, and the goal is to get them uploaded by the end of the day. Those… Read More ›
Update (13 April 2024)
I just established a new webpage for Digital Library VI. The first set of .pdfs pertain to the Preface and Section One of Kita Ikki’s Kokutairon and Pure Socialism. The Preface outlines the body of the text, including brief summarizations…. Read More ›
Update (8 April 2025)
After a three month hiatus, I have returned. I can tell that not much has changed since I was here last. Yet, at the same time, I have uncovered some fascinating things and done some important activities in my absence…. Read More ›
Preserving ARPLAN.org and The Fourth Estate
Earlier this year, the ARPLAN Blog was set to private, making all of the articles and my original comments there inaccessible. It is a shame it had to happen that way because a lot of information was helpful in articulating,… Read More ›
Update (15 January 2025)
I have no idea exactly how long it has been since I last written something for The Fourth Estate. Much of my free time is being spent on other, more valuable things. Despite periodically checking on the Blog every now… Read More ›
Fragment on Race in America
Race is a social construct insofar as the concept has to be defined as a sociological phenomenon understood by an identifiable group of people. It cannot be reduced to a sequence of genetic material or biological matter, which has been… Read More ›
Refining the Schwurhand-Strategie (Pt. II of IV)
After weeks of strategizing and calculating, I am proud to announce that I had garnered nearly $400 USD in Dividends from those ETFs I mentioned in Part I of this Post. Although some losses were sustained, I nevertheless broke even… Read More ›
Refining the Schwurhand-Strategie (Pt. I of IV)
My decision to reduce the amount of activity on The Fourth Estate coincides with my concurrent decisions to diversify my offline professional life. Since all the research I had done in the 2010s has been exhausted, I decided to use… Read More ›
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