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Democratic True Confessions
When Hillary Clinton says its time to be uncivil with opponents, and when Eric Holder says you’ve got to literally “kick” them, then it’s a concession on their part. Their concession is that it’s no longer a battle of ideas; … Continue reading
The Case Against Capitalism Isn’t a Case at All
You hear these kinds of things all the time: “20 percent of the population holds 80 percent of the wealth.” Or: “The richest 1 percent now owns more of the nation’s wealth than at any time ever.” The assumption here … Continue reading
Much Ado About Kanye
The uproar in the media and throughout the culture over Kanye West’s meeting with President Trump has nothing whatsoever to do with the content of the meeting. Kanye West is a rap music performer. He’s not an intellectual. The overwhelmingly … Continue reading
“The Swamp” is NOT Capitalism
Ayn Rand had another name for what today we call “The Swamp”. That label was (and is): the mixed economy. From Rand: We are not a capitalist system any longer: we are a mixed economy, i.e., a mixture of capitalism … Continue reading
How to Explain the Irrationality of Socialism to a Millennial REALLY Fast
First of all, I’m not picking on millennials. I single them out precisely because their errors are more likely to be honest, and their evasions far less entrenched. And it’s a harsh fact: Large numbers of America’s up and coming … Continue reading
Solitude can be Good for your Health (DE Coast Press)
A Delaware Coast Press reader asked me the difference between an “irrational” (her words) avoidance of people versus true and healthy solitude. To figure out what’s irrational, you have to back up and define what kinds of interactions with other … Continue reading
Why President Trump Wins, and Why It Makes Leftists Crazy
President Trump nailed a core issue with Democrats when he said at a recent rally: “Democrats believe they’re entitled to power and they have been blind, in a blind rage, ever since they lost the 2016 election. They have gone … Continue reading
Can Affirmations Change your Life? (DE Wave)
A lot of people like to read peppy little affirmations first thing in the morning. But some clients tell me that fluffy, hyperbolic one-size-fits-all platitudes feel like nothing more than false hype. That annoyance can make it difficult to absorb … Continue reading
Bashing Christopher Columbus is Disgusting Virtue-Signaling
“Columbus destroyed races, languages, and customs. He enslaved natives by invoking superstition. He’s no hero. He wasn’t even a pioneer.” [From an AOL article on response to President Trump’s tweet praising Christopher Columbus.] And yet without a brave and forward-looking … Continue reading
Democrats, The Party of “No”…NO Prosperity, NO Liberty, NO Tolerance
All we hear is that when Democrats supposedly retake Congress in a few weeks, they’re going to impeach Donald Trump, impeach Brett Kavanaugh, and impeach anyone else they do not like. We know Democrats are against Republicans. We know they … Continue reading
Why Republicans Won This One
When you’re wrong, yet you’re confident, you will tend to win — at least when the other side is afraid of you. That has generally been the case with Democrats — at least until the era of Donald Trump. In … Continue reading