Author: CBD

Let us be honest: the world would be a less interesting place without blithering idiots like AOC on the political stage. We often joke about increasing the minimum wage to some ridiculous amount, but as is becoming more and more common in post-Trump America, truth is stranger than fiction. AOC: $15 Minimum Wage a ‘Deep,…

The relationship between an increase in the minimum wage and a decrease in entry-level jobs has been studied and studied and studied, and guess what? It exists. It’s real, and the economic literature is clear. It’s even pretty obvious to most sentient beings! Increase the cost of one of the inputs of any business, and…

When Jeff Sessions, the amiable coward, recused himself from the Special Counsel Investigation did anyone expect anything other than a hyper-partisan hack job? Robert Mueller was a political hatchet man, completely untethered to the rule of law, so a thundering condemnation of President Trump and a recommendation that charges be filed against him seemed to…

It’s an appealing idea; one that combines a thumb in the eye of the Democrat machine that is desperate to deplatform (and probably imprison) President Trump with a ready-made bully pulpit for a man who is a master at using one. Trump for Congress, 2022 Trump for Congress 2022! Donald Trump declares his candidacy, asks…

This is delightful on one level; any time the Democrats go after one of their own it is time for some popcorn and maybe even a pudding cup. But the reality is that this is just political theater. Sure, the New York State legislature is going to try to claw back some of the power…

Trust is a powerful thing, but once lost is difficult to regain. The problem is that for many on the normal side of the political/social bell curve, trust is reflexive, because we ascribe our own views on appropriate conduct to those on the other end of that curve. Even one of our more successful politicians,…

The social compact demands a certain minimum level of courtesy and mutual respect, something that the media have not adhered to for a very long time. Unfortunately the dinosaurs of the Republican party continue to accept the abuse and lies of the media while pretending that all involved are playing by the antiquated rules of…

Ignoring the obvious joke, the problem with Miss Lindsey is that he is not loyal to his party and to his constituents. So he ignores the pesky little fact that he was elected based on his promises to act a certain way, and instead pretends to be some sort of noble statesman; doing what is…

This is fabulous news! A veteran reporter with an entire career at the NYT gets fired for pretty much nothing. Oh, there were lots of accusations of racism and insufficient purity (he might not believe in “White Privilege!”), but the only concrete charge was that he used the magic and powerful N WORDTM with +5…

Changing the past is a power denied even to God, but that doesn’t stop the totalitarian Left from doing their damnedest. Orwell and Huxley and C.S. Lewis described their efforts quite well, but it is the current state of affairs in this country that reality is stranger than fiction. What they are actually doing is…