Someone recently told me that a boycott will be organized, in the area where I live, against individuals and businesses who voted for Donald Trump. In a way, such an idea is funny. When you live in a hard core … Continue reading
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
‘Yes, Master’ Says the Compliant John McCain to a Fawning Media
Beware of a politician stating the obvious. U.S. Senator John McCain said that in order to “preserve democracy” you must have a free press. He says that without it he’s “afraid we would lose so much of our individual liberties … Continue reading
Trump Is Absolutely Right: The Mainstream Media is Our Enemy
Is it true, as President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday, that the media can be the enemy of the American people? Absolutely. A free press, as America’s founders claimed, is, in fact, indispensible to a free society. An ill-informed or misinformed … Continue reading
Free Speech: Not a Tyrant’s Friend
“The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.” — Hugo Black
Nobody Said Draining the Swamp Would Be Easy
One of the great things about electing someone like Donald Trump is that he’s not a career politician. Unfortunately, it rubs both ways. When you have someone as President – no matter how capable or smart in other contexts – … Continue reading
Bravo, Steve Bannon!
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief White House strategist, made it clear in a new interview he does not mind having a rocky relationship with the media. “The opposition party is completely focused on trying to destroy Trump and his … Continue reading
How to Know When Love is True
Thomas Merton wrote, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone — we find it with another.” How you interpret this quote, if you agree, will determine whether love brings you joy … Continue reading
Religious Totalitarianism at Georgetown University: Where’s the Outrage?
Feminist opponents of President Donald Trump protest in the streets because Trump said lewd things about a woman’s body when he didn’t know he was being taped. Yet imagine what would happen if President Trump, or one of his supporters, … Continue reading
The Weaker We Get, the Stronger North Korea Looks
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into nearby seas on Sunday, drawing a joint rebuke from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. Abe, speaking at a briefing with Trump in Florida, said the missile test “can … Continue reading
Michael Moore Reveals the Reason Socialists Detest America
“We have in this country a large ‘hate-America left,’” author David Horowitz recently said. “It dovetails with the Democratic Party. It’s a party of hate.” “The spirit of the whole Democratic Party looks on people that disagree with it as … Continue reading
Even Harry Potter Gets That Education Should be Private!
“Attendance [at magic school] is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard,” he replied. “That was announced yesterday. It’s a change, because it was never obligatory before. Of course, nearly every witch and wizard in Britain has been educated … Continue reading
WHO’s Right or WHAT’s Right?
“Discussions are always better than arguments, because an argument is to find out WHO is right and a discussion is to find out WHAT is right.” I don’t know who said this. But it’s far more profound and accurate than … Continue reading