The worst thing about propaganda isn’t the telling of lies. Lies can be debunked by any honest, attentive person. The worst thing about propaganda is the form it usually takes: Presenting ONLY the facts which serve the narrative, or lead … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Has Wall Street Lost Its Mojo? Has Civilization?
To borrow a line from Austin Powers: Wall Street has lost its mojo. Yes, Wall Street is still the financial capital of the world, but for how much longer? Right now, Wall Street has the look of a falling stock. … Continue reading
The Leftist Fetish for the Homeless
What’s the leftist preoccupation with homelessness? They don’t just call attention to homelessness. They seem to celebrate it. Perhaps that’s why they make it easy for the homeless to sit out in the streets, ruining parks and sidewalks and neighborhoods. … Continue reading
America’s Billionaire Totalitarians
America has become an oligarchy. What’s an oligarchy? The dictionary says: “A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution … e.g., a country governed by an oligarchy.” America used to be a mostly capitalist country. … Continue reading
Grateful
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward Gratitude often gets wrapped up in a bundle of unearned guilt. “You don’t appreciate me,” is often said in a scolding, … Continue reading
Who Will Protect the Man Bun Leftists?
Harvard Poll: 6 in 10 Voters Say Owning a Gun is a Necessary Part of Self-Defense Against Crime Because the government will not punish violent criminals and, in many cases, releases them. Because the government itself is populated by criminal … Continue reading
Political Discussions at the Thanksgiving Table
No politics discussed on Thanksgiving day. A good policy? Things have become SO bad, so irrational and so awful in our country that such a policy is no longer possible. For one thing, the leftists will not allow it. Not … Continue reading
Remember Jimmy Carter’s Legacy
Everyone is swooning about Rosalynn Carter. Remember her husband’s worst legacy was Iran: still the #1 world sponsor of terrorism. ******************** Communism, fascism, socialism all mean the SAME thing: Your life is not your own. ******************** Argentina elects libertarian in … Continue reading
Nikki Haley’s Self-Esteem Problem
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador running for President as a Republican, came out — brazenly — for fascism last week. She said that every American’s private computer ID should be given to the government. Granted, … Continue reading
Drama, Drama, Drama
“Run from people who love drama, or they will put you in one of their episodes,” says a meme on social media. Indeed! Life will have some drama, no matter who you are. But those who create drama are either … Continue reading
J.K. Rowling Has It Right — Profoundly Right
“If you seek the removal of freedoms from an opponent simply on the grounds that they have offended you, you have crossed a line to stand along tyrants who imprison, torture and kill on exactly the same justification.” — author … Continue reading
“Queers for Palestine” — Really a Thing?
On the subject of the movement “Queers for Palestine”: It’s tempting, at times, for me to say it can’t be true, that there really isn’t a group of gay/lesbian people supporting Islamic terrorism. But I have met individuals who actually … Continue reading