“President-elect Donald Trump took a deep bow, and thanked himself Tuesday night for a 4-point rise in an index that measures consumer confidence,” reports Newsmax. The New York-based Conference Board said the December rise was the highest since August 2001. … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
Socialism, Not Globalism, is Why the U.N. Should Go
New York and the United Nations: Time for a Divorce, reads a headline. And it’s right on the money. Many who oppose the U.N. oppose “globalism.” But the issue isn’t globalism. The issue is socialism. In varying degrees, all of … Continue reading
Race and Gender Are NOT Achievements
Here’s a great rebuttal to the feminist argument that I recently ran across in an article: “If your value is tied to the fact that you’re a woman in a traditionally male job, then the focus is directed to gender, … Continue reading
Slurs & Package Deals: “Hater” is the New Racist
Anyone who doesn’t want big expansive government — socialism, collectivism, high taxes, the welfare state, and the intrusive regulatory state — is used to being called “racist.” Now it seems that if you don’t like these things, and particularly if … Continue reading
Who’s the Boss? Facebook Is Here to Remind Us
Warning Label: Facebook has determined that the following article is deemed “fake” by its crack team of unbiased objective fact-checkers including, but not limited to, the Democrat-supporting ABC, Snopes, and PolitiFact. While we’re worried enough about profitability and advertising merely … Continue reading
How So Many Millennials Became Snowflakes
In a way, it’s not their fault. Robby Soave, writing in Reason magazine, put it well, when commenting on a mental health facility for millennials charging $28,000 a month to try and help them cope with things like Hillary Clinton’s … Continue reading
Merry Christmas … I think?
A reader asked me to comment on the following overheard conversation: “Merry Christmas!” “Oh, I don’t celebrate Christmas” “That’s too bad…it’s a season for everybody…a time of love, fellowship and cherished memories.” “You don’t get it…I’m not Christian.” “Doesn’t matter … Continue reading
The number of those who said they see more job availability six months from now rose to 21 percent, the highest since February 2011, from 16.1 percent. The number of those who expected their incomes to rise in the next … Continue reading
Donald Trump Takes on America’s Chicken Little, the EPA
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, he announced Thursday, placing a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda in charge of implementing the nation’s environmental laws. The … Continue reading
Feminism, Not Women, Betrayed Madonna
The singer Madonna has again said something stupid. She claims that women betrayed women by not voting for Hillary Clinton in large enough numbers to elect her President. According to a new Billboard interview, she said, “It felt like someone … Continue reading
Why Progressive Leftists Keep Shouting “Racism”
Why the fixation on racism from the left? What does racism have to with your positions on taxation, trade policy, immigration policy, socialized medicine or just about anything else? A racist is someone who elevates race as the most important … Continue reading
Carrier, The Art of the Deal and the Real Meaning of Capitalism
Carrier, the heating and air-conditioner company that announced Tuesday it had agreed to keep 1,000 jobs in the United States after talks with President-elect Donald Trump, elaborated Wednesday, saying it had been offered state “incentives” to stay. The company did … Continue reading