In an off-the-record conversation, presidential candidate Ted Cruz raised the question as to whether Americans want Donald Trump’s “finger on the button.” Cruz is talking about the question of rationality and judgment. It’s a fair question, not just in regard … Continue reading
The golden age is before us, not behind us. — William Shakespeare
Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, has backed a “hate-speech spell-checker” that would nudge ordinary web users away from unwelcome forms of expression on social media. Just what we need. Another leftist corporate do-gooder doing Obama’s bidding, telling us what … Continue reading
The middle class in America is declining and no longer constitutes a majority, according to a Pew Research study, which found that “after more than four decades of serving as the nation’s economic majority, the American middle class is now … Continue reading
I keep hearing that it’s “unconstitutional” to not let believers in Islam into the country. I don’t understand. Since when did immigration become a constitutional right? I’m not suggesting immigration is a bad thing. For an economically and politically free … Continue reading
Donald Trump’s proposal to stop allowing Muslims into the United States has created quite a stir. Yet Obama’s (and others’) willingness to indiscriminately let Muslims into the United States does not raise a peep. Why the difference? If it’s reasonable … Continue reading
I will ignore the presidential drivel from last night, and write about something positive, instead. “If I’m elected to serve as commander-in-chief we won’t cower in the face of evil,” says presidential candidate Ted Cruz, in a new political commercial. … Continue reading
The day after a horrific shooting spree by what appears to be a radicalized Muslim man and his partner in San Bernardino, California, Attorney General Loretta Lynch pledged to a Muslim advocacy and lobbying group that she would take aggressive … Continue reading
Man’s unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. — Ayn Rand, author of The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and The Virtue of Selfishness
In the aftermath of something like Paris and now the San Bernardino tragedy, the emotional response of many is, “Do something.” That’s where gun control comes in. Gun control provides an opportunity for politicians and others who feel helpless to … Continue reading
We have to get past this idea that we will ever understand WHY people shoot up offices, join terrorist groups which plan attacks against others, or do similarly irrational things. Most of us don’t do these things. Most of us … Continue reading
Maybe you’re tired of hearing about the Paris attacks, ISIS and all the rest. If so, save this for when – not if, but when – the next Islamic-inspired attack against civilians in Europe or America occurs. I keep hearing … Continue reading