Today’s advocates of repealing the Second Amendment are the intellectual and political descendants of those who advocated disarmament and pacifism — first against Nazi Germany, and later against Soviet Russia in the Cold War. In the 1970s and early 1980s, … Continue reading
How do you know if your standard of happiness is realistic? I hear a lot of people asking, “Do I want too much?” I know of two ways to answer this question. Does somebody you know, or know about, have … Continue reading
I define conservative as resistant to change. As reacting against things all the time, and trying to squelch the different, the new, the challenging or the uncomfortable. Liberals of an earlier era—going back to the 1980s or before—used to define … Continue reading
“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will … Continue reading
It’s not as crazy an analogy as you might think. Today’s students are trained in government-run schools. The purpose of a government-run school is to instill what the government deems suitable conformity to the state. During the pre-Hitler years this … Continue reading
I keep hearing the argument, “People don’t need guns” as an excuse to abolish the Second Amendment. What right does anybody have to decide what another needs or does not need? How is that liberty? We’re told we must have … Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, welcomes regulation and legislation to mandate “advertising transparency”. What exactly is advertising transparency? It depends on your subjective perspective. And that’s exactly the problem. If you’re a leftist and a Democrat, like Zuckerberg, there’s … Continue reading
A recent tweet of President Trump’s states: Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year…most ever. Had to waste money on Dem … Continue reading
Former Vice President Joe Biden has (again) said that he’d like to “beat the hell” out of President Donald Trump. Mr. Biden does not explain why he does not feel similarly about Bill Clinton. Because while Donald Trump might have … Continue reading
Guns kill good people and bad people. In Parkland, Florida, good people were killed. In St. Mary’s County, Maryland, today, the bad guy died and good people lived. A gunman who opened fire at Great Mills High School in Maryland … Continue reading
The owners of an Oakland cafe assert the right to deny service to police officers at their business. I do not question their right. But why will they not honor the same right to bakery owners who don’t wish to … Continue reading
“Leonardo [da Vinci] was human. The acuteness of his observational skill was not some superpower he possessed. Instead, it was a product of his own effort. That’s important, because it means that we can, if we wish, not just marvel … Continue reading