Synergy: The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects. New York is in the unenviable position of having to deal with the perfect storm of not one awful politician, but two! Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have…
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Lockdowns Are Unconstitutional Absent Clear Evidence Of Extraordinary Need, And Wuhan Flu Ain’t It
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. — Gerald R. Ford If the current destruction of our civil liberties and the rule of law isn’t a perfect example of the evils of big government, I can’t think of a better…
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Organized sports is a positive influence on America’s youth, not because of those at the pinnacle of those sports, but in spite of them. Working as part of a team, learning that one’s limits are not immutable, the thrill of competition, the joy of winning, and the misery of losing; all of these are valuable….
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The Democrat party constantly accuses Republicans of being racist, jingoistic haters; driving America back to nativist sensibilities. Apparently the secret goal of everyone in America to the right of Alexandra Donkey-Chompers is some agrarian idyll in which everyone is lily White, Protestant, hunts wetbacks for sport, and hates everyone even slightly different. And yet…the vitriol…
Yes, We Are Better Off In Many Ways Than We Were 50 years Ago, But That Entirely Misses The Point
“Cafe Hayek” is a reliably consistent website that faithfully carries on the legacy of Friedrich Hayek, a vociferous defender of free markets and classical liberalism. He has always impressed me because he moved from socialism to free markets, just as Thomas Sowell did, as he learned more about the world. That says something about the…
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I can rant and rave all day and all night about the many systemic problems we have with law enforcement in America. Too militarized; too isolated from the the people they are supposed “to protect and serve;” far too willing to protect their authority over absolutely harmless people…up to the point of shooting them; part…
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Populism is now a dirty word; revisionist history has taken care of that quite well. And Orwell would be smiling and saying, “I told you so!” A cursory internet search will link populism with the “Know Nothings,” Father Coughlin, George Wallace, Huey Long, and other charming examples of American politicians who used appeals to the…
“Unconscious Bias” And “White Privilege:” Two Sides Of The Same Anti-Freedom Coin
Most people who work for large American corporations have been dragged (sometimes kicking and screaming) into some sort of seminar or class or program explaining how all of us {well, middle class White people mostly) are irredeemably racist or sexist or classist or religionist(?), and only by admitting that we have a problem can we…
The “Historic” Abraham Accords Are Exciting, But They Are Not Everything
As much as I want to believe that this is the beginning of the end of the Arab world’s vituperative mania and hatred of Israel, The Abraham Accords are more of a shift of geopolitical connections and enemies, rather than a meaningful decrease in the global threats against Israel. That does not diminish the significance…
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As much as I support and admire the stance of Pastor John MacArthur in his fight against the thugs and fascists of California state government, he (and others who use similar arguments) are accepting the government’s position that religious worship threatens the health and well being of the people, and therefore can be controlled by…