President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security released updated guidelines naming gun manufacturers and retailers as essential on Saturday, which means they are to stay open and operational nationwide during a Chinese coronavirus shutdown. The Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb commented … Continue reading
Unlike most other Governors, Oklahoma’s Governor did not shut down most businesses in the state last weekend. So what happened? Oklahoma is doing no worse than the rest of the country. Despite that fact, mayors in Oklahoma are rushing to … Continue reading
I hear things like, “Coronavirus shows how we’re all in this together. It makes us more connected as a human family.” Or, the religious version: “God wants us all to love each other more.” I don’t agree at all. First … Continue reading
OK. All is well now. Stimulus checks and streamlined unemployment are coming. Help is on the way! Everything’s going to be all right. I hate to rain on everyone’s parade. But the laws of economics still apply. And psychology too. … Continue reading
“After uproar, [Delaware] Gov. Carney backtracks, allows firearms stores to open by appointment only.” Previously, in the state’s lockdown, Governor Carney left flower shops often because they’re considered “essential” businesses; but gun shops were closed, indefinitely. As my podcast co-host … Continue reading
Move over, Dr. Fauci. President Trump has found a doctor who goes on evidence more than politics. “So, when people start talking about 20% of a population getting infected,” Dr. Deborah Birx later added. “It’s very scary, but we don’t … Continue reading
During normal times, people fight about whether we need more government programs. One side says leave it to the private or voluntary sector, while the other side says we must do it through government. In a crisis, both sides suddenly … Continue reading
If you’re a Democrat, you want the shutdowns to extend until Election Day. Be honest. A downturn in the economy is worth it to get rid of President Trump, in your mind. If you are a Communist, as more Democrats … Continue reading
So far, things are going as expected. The number of coronavirus cases are going up. The officials express panic, and blame the public. They state or imply that more controls are coming. These added controls will place MORE restrictions on … Continue reading
Have you noticed the scolding tone of reporters at these daily Trump-Pence press conferences on coronavirus? Listen to the way they ask questions. It reeks of the unspoken but unmistakably present attitude of, “Why aren’t you doing more? Why haven’t … Continue reading
Ann Coulter nails it: “If, as the evidence suggests, the Chinese virus is enormously dangerous to people with certain medical conditions and those over 70 years old, but a much smaller danger to those under 70, then shutting down the … Continue reading
At some point, we the people have to take responsibility. Our elected officials steal from us, take away our liberty, ruthlessly exploit crises, routinely lie to us, and blame us for their own errors. We are the ones letting them … Continue reading