Billy the Kid’s birthday
As I sit here and write this, November 23rd, 2020, I was struck by something. I get a morning briefing from The History
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Nov
The Boy Who Cried Wolf…Or Did He?
The boy who cried wolf. The implication is that he actually did cry “wolf” and someone heard him. Apparently, there were
04
Sep
2020 or 1944? History Repeats Itself With the Coming Election.
They say history repeats itself. “They”, the ever-present, omniscient but invisible overlords of thought also tell us we
22
Aug
The World is Exploding Around Us, But Not Really
The entire planet seems in upheaval, most especially our nation. Riots and protest marches larger and more inflammatory than
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Aug
The Perversity Thesis
A.O. Hirschman was an economist as well as political scientist. When it came to political theory, Hirschman was unique in his
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Jul
Programmed Zombies Among Us
“A zombified collective fighting a boogeyman they have invented.” -Bret Weinstein They have become a leaderless group of
26
Jun
Policy over Rhetoric: An Argument for Enlightened Thinking for the American Voter
I can recall in 2004 while watching the Democratic National Convention a young Senate candidate named Barack Obama. He
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Apr
The Problem of Population: Why Socialism will not work in the United States
Recently, I was listening to a podcast from the show Intelligence Squared – U.S. Edition. For those that are unaware, it is a
06
Apr
In Search Of…The Truth
To steal a line from a song, I am “bewitched, bothered, and bewildered” with what is not only passing for news, but also for
25
Mar
The Tyranny of Academia
The end of days or just the end of civil discourse? With this latest event, the firing of an academic simply because he
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Mar