Wayne LaPierre is the fifth-highest paid non-profit head in the United States, according to Charity Watch. They give the SPLC an “F” grade, so they can’t be all bad. The recent revelations about out-of-control spending at the NRA, coupled with internal struggles and a conspicuous absence of the NRA in the 2020 elections has me…
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What Is The Political Philosophy Of The American Left?
Our current miasma of constantly changing rules of political conduct and mushy language make it almost impossible to identify any coherent structure in the thinking of the current occupiers of the halls of power. In fact, it’s difficult to figure out exactly who they may be? Is it Dementia Joe and his grasping harpy of…
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Lord Acton (and others) understood very well that: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And nowhere in the free world is it more evident than Israel, and the interminable rule of Benjamin Netanyahu. He has been Prime Minister since 1996! 25 years is far too long. He has become corrupt, venal, and…
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The lessons of the Easter Rising of 1916 are probably lost to many, but should be equally obvious to any who think through any future armed response to government overreach. The IRA fought the British army in the streets, and after six days they surrendered…unconditionally. Going toe-to-toe with a modern army that had no qualms…
The Waterering Down Of Tradition Is A Powerful Tool Of The Progressive Movement
From “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays” seems like a small step, but it is a hugely significant one. The step from a clear recognition of a religious holiday for Christians has morphed into a generic salutation that is, on the face of it, intended to be more inclusive, but in reality is dismissive of 2,000…
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If you think that we are unique in our political dysfunction, Israel says, “Hold My Beer!” And they have the added insult of American pressure groups weighing in on their elections even before the vote count is complete. And what are those pressure groups? The obvious Leftist, anti-religion, Jewish-in-name-only groups that never saw a religious…
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Cradle-To-Grave socialism…it’s all the rage! What did these idiots expect…some huge federal bailout of their little factory? Unicorns and Universal Basic Income and a chicken in every pot? Actions have consequences, and the union got exactly what it deserved. I hope the local folds, and while I have a tiny amount of sympathy for the…
The Left’s Weaponizing of Science Is Nothing More Than An Assault On Western Civilization
Ignorance of The Scientific Method, and willful distortion of the data to serve political ends is a common theme in these pages, but the attacks on Governor DeSantis (my current 2024 front-runner) and his rational approach to the Wuhan flu epidemic in Florida is particularly egregious. Ron DeSantis Versus the “Party of Science.” In May…
Feelings Over Facts Have Helped Get Us Where We Are Today
“It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.” — Richard P. Feynman Sitting around a dorm room, getting high with your friends and solving the ills of the world is something that most of us have left behind. But the…
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Diversity is one of those words that means whatever the left wants it to mean, as long as we all assume that it doesn’t exist and that things must change to achieve it. But diversity is antithetical to market economies and societal freedom. Do we want the boardrooms of America to look like the nurses’…