It’s interesting–and revealing. The great majority claim to mistrust the government, in the abstract. But in actual practice, especially during crucial periods such as 2020-22, the great majority take it for granted that government knows best, is almost incapable of … Continue reading
President Trump has reportedly spruced up the Federal City over the last year. Trump pulled this off because the current mayor of D.C. backed down — a rarity for a Democrat. However, in the primary for her successor, D.C. voters … Continue reading
More evidence that France is finished, not just politically but culturally. Very sad, because French civilization was truly consequential. But under woke psychosis, the French government and, in some sense, the French people themselves are trashing it all. Western civilization … Continue reading
“But I still wonder how it was possible, in those graceless years of transition, long ago, that men did not see whither they were going, and went on, in blindness and cowardice, to their fate. I wonder, for it is … Continue reading
VP Vance: “If the Iranians comply with this deal, it is going to fundamentally transform the Middle East for the next 50 years.” It worries me that European socialist prime ministers like Trump’s Iran deal. Democrats probably like it too, … Continue reading
Yes, the Iran “deal” is a letdown. But America has much bigger problems. The Trump-Iran deal is frankly meaningless. Our word means something; their word means less than nothing. The fact remains that we pulverized their terrorist regime and hopefully … Continue reading
People do what they want to do. If they’re doing it, it’s what they’re choosing to do. You cannot change their actions. They will only change their actions if and when they choose to do so. Past actions are the … Continue reading
“The West has developed a terminal case of hyper-civility, a reflexive, self-destructive politeness that confuses virtue with submission. It’s the moral equivalent of holding the door open for someone who’s setting your house on fire. We’ve trained ourselves to believe … Continue reading
It’s a rare couples’ session in my office where one of the parties doesn’t bring up the subject of interrupting. And in some cases, the interrupting actually increases as discussion becomes more emotional. It’s no secret that there are few … Continue reading
My latest and greatest NEWSMAX article just posted! Leftism is about control. Leftism requires obedience, conformity and adherence to leftist edicts, i.e., force and coercion, as it redistributes wealth, imposes mask and vaxx mandates, restricts use of fossil fuels, restricts … Continue reading
The government has repeatedly lied about all kinds of health-related things, as the meme on this page suggests. My solution? Defund all health related government regulatory programs. Force us to get reliable information and rational guidance on a free market. … Continue reading
The Iran deal? A “deal” implies a promise to honor specified terms by two willing, rational parties. Iran’s regime is not willing. They are signing the agreement because we bombed them into doing so, and because we threaten to bomb … Continue reading