Total political power over people, some regimes more total than others.
A recent first (and last) jaunt to Hawaii has revealed to these jaded eyes NOT the romantic, sensual paradise its name and reputation have always evoked, but rather a run-down welfare state. The more prosperous housing developments are cheap-looking, like decaying neighborhoods from the 1950s, yet priced at the high 6 figures, some tacky...
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To understand nihilistic Leftists and their perverse talent for smashing good things and retooling them into bad things, go no further than two seemingly disparate personalities making recurrent headlines nowadays. One is old, one is young, but both were dysfunctional, deadened young people brought to life early on by the excitement of intoxicating celebrity,...
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Posted in Abortion, Adam Smith, American Immigration, American Law, Atheism, Ayn Rand(1905-1982), Bureaucracy, California, Capitalism, Christianity, Communism, Conservatism, Crony Capitalism, Cuba, De Tocqueville, Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Environmentalism, Eric Hoffer, Europe, F.A. Hayek, Fascism, Franz Kafka, Frauds & Scoundrels, Gender, Global Warming/Carbon Trading, Great Britain (UK), Gun control, HealthCare, Socialized, Hungary, Islam, Islam/Ground Zero Mosque/Muslim Brotherhood, Israel, Judaism, Legal vs. Moral, Liberalism, Media Bias, Milton Friedman, Multiculturalism, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Newspeak, Obama, Barack & Michelle, Occu-Pod People, Orwell, Political Correctness, Print Journalism, Psychology, Race, Racial Grievance Industry, Radio, Religion, Saul Alinsky, Scandinavia, Sharia law, Socialism, Taxes, Tea Parties, Television, Terrorism, The Clintons, Totalitarianism, Uncategorized, Useful Idiots, Utopia, Venezuela | 1 Comment »
The idealized “Progressive” narrative for the Israel/”Palestine” impasse is that these are two legitimate, equally worthy peoples, each yearning for a homeland of their own. What compassionate observer of this conflict could object to a two-state solution? Two nice neighbors, side by side, like Ozzie & Harriet next door to Ricky & Lucy. The...
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Posted in American Immigration, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Benghazi, Capitalism, Egypt, Fascism, Franz Kafka, Frauds & Scoundrels, Geert Wilders, Gun control, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islam/Ground Zero Mosque/Muslim Brotherhood, Israel, Judaism, Middle East, Milton Friedman, Multiculturalism, Muslim Brotherhood, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Newspeak, Obama, Barack & Michelle, Orwell, Political Correctness, Sharia law, Socialism, Syria, Terrorism, Totalitarianism, Trump, Donald, Uncategorized, Useful Idiots, Utopia | 1 Comment »
We were struck recently by Good Catholic Nancy “Defarge” Pelosi’s snarling profession of “a loving heart” when questioned about whether she hated Trump. Add to that heartwarmer the unveiled threats of mayhem to be visited upon Climate Deniers from camera-hog harridans Scoldilocks Greta and Hanoi Jane, and one is left with the distinct impression...
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Posted in *HOT BUTTON ISSUES, Adam Smith, American Culture, American History, Atheism, Ayn Rand(1905-1982), b) Second Amendment, Capitalism, Communism, Conservatism, Crony Capitalism, De Tocqueville, Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Environmentalism, Eric Hoffer, F.A. Hayek, Fascism, Franz Kafka, Frauds & Scoundrels, Global Warming/Carbon Trading, Gun control, Islam, Islam/Ground Zero Mosque/Muslim Brotherhood, Junk Science, Legal vs. Moral, Liberal Friends/Family/Spouses, Liberalism, Milton Friedman, Multiculturalism, Newspeak, Obama, Barack & Michelle, Orwell, Political Correctness, Private Property/Eminent Domain, Scandinavia, Self-Defense, Sharia law, Socialism, Taxes, Terrorism, Totalitarianism, Trump, Donald, Uncategorized, Useful Idiots, Utopia | 2 Comments »
As the Trump haters giddily gloat & sputter out their half-finished, half-assed, wholly hypocritical “impeachment,” the rational stay the course…like Trump himself. Sorry, folks. He’s still President and, God willing, will be thru 2024. Americans are truly blessed with this totally unexpected ‘Positive Deviant‘ who will continue to rejuvenate the free market economy and...
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It’s good, great, stunningly wonderful news for Great Britain, and delivering it is wild & wooly messenger Boris Johnson, now officially the British Donald Trump to the rescue. Three cheers for those sane & sensible Brits, tired of being “patronized and ridiculed,” who have just elected him and rejected the setting sun of a...
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Posted in Adam Smith, American History, American Immigration, Atheism, Ayn Rand(1905-1982), Bureaucracy, Capitalism, Christianity, Communism, Conservatism, Conservative Men, De Tocqueville, Edmund Burke (1729-1797), F.A. Hayek, Fascism, Frauds & Scoundrels, Geert Wilders, Great Britain (UK), Healthcare Rationing, HealthCare, Socialized, Heroes & Heroines, Islam, Islam/Ground Zero Mosque/Muslim Brotherhood, Israel, Judaism, Liberal Friends/Family/Spouses, Liberalism, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Friedman, Multiculturalism, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Newspeak, Obama, Barack & Michelle, Orwell, Political Correctness, Public Education, Race, Racial Grievance Industry, Sharia law, Socialism, Totalitarianism, Trump, Donald, Uncategorized, Utopia, Winston Churchill (1874-1965) | 2 Comments »
On this Thanksgiving weekend (like EVERY minute of our lives), the blessings of being American remain firmly obvious to the honest and rational. However difficult personal or economic circumstances may be, this bustling free marketplace of goods, services and ideas provides each one of us the opportunity to work, to create, to earn, to...
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Posted in *HOT BUTTON ISSUES, Adam Smith, American Constitution, American Culture, American History, American Immigration, American Law, Artists, Atheism, Ayn Rand(1905-1982), Bureaucracy, Capitalism, Christianity, Communism, Conservatism, Conservative Men, Conservative Women, Crony Capitalism, Cuba, De Tocqueville, Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Elections, Electoral College, Eminent Domain, Environmentalism, Eric Hoffer, Europe, F.A. Hayek, Fascism, Founding Fathers, Franz Kafka, Frauds & Scoundrels, Gender, Global Warming/Carbon Trading, Gun control, HealthCare, Socialized, Heroes & Heroines, Incandescent Light Bulbs, Internet "Neutrality", Islam, Islam/Ground Zero Mosque/Muslim Brotherhood, Judaism, Junk Science, Legal vs. Moral, Liberal Friends/Family/Spouses, Liberalism, Media Bias, Middle East, Milton Friedman, Money, Multiculturalism, National Defense, Newspeak, North Korea, Obama, Barack & Michelle, Orwell, Personalities, Political Correctness, Political systems-Isms, Private Property/Eminent Domain, Psychology, Race, Racial Grievance Industry, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Russia, Saul Alinsky, Scandinavia, Self-Defense, Sharia law, Socialism, States Rights, Supreme Court, Taxes, Tea Parties, Terrorism, The Clintons, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Totalitarianism, Trump, Donald, Uncategorized, Useful Idiots, Utopia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Voter Fraud, William F. Buckley Jr., Winston Churchill (1874-1965) | No Comments »
If a family is a tyranny ruled over by its weakest member (attributed to G.B. Shaw), a society can just as easily be tyrannized by its losers, naysayers and malcontents. All Americans (and much of the Western world) are granted the fundamentals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but for many, particularly...
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In a very long, wide-ranging conversation, New York Jewish Liberal David Samuels and California Catholic Conservative Angelo Codevilla engage in the ultimate bull session about American politics and the perks & perils of American power. Through it all runs Codevilla’s recurring (and convincing) worldview of an insatiably power-hungry Elite that exists solely to control...
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Posted in **INSPIRATION/HUMOR, *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, a) Preamble, AAAAmerica, Adam Smith, American Constitution, American Culture, American History, American Immigration, American Law, Atheism, Authors of Yore, Ayn Rand(1905-1982), b)Articles of Confederation, Books, Bureaucracy, c) Amendments, Capitalism, Christianity, Communism, Conservatism, Conservative Men, Conservative Women, Crony Capitalism, De Tocqueville, Defense, Don't Touch My Junk, Economics, Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Elections, Electoral College, Eminent Domain, Environmentalism, Eric Hoffer, F.A. Hayek, Fascism, Film, Founding Fathers, Franz Kafka, Frauds & Scoundrels, Gay Marriage, Gender, Global Warming/Carbon Trading, Gun control, Healthcare Rationing, HealthCare, Socialized, Heroes & Heroines, Incandescent Light Bulbs, International, Internet "Neutrality", Internet/World Wide Web, Islam, Islam/Ground Zero Mosque/Muslim Brotherhood, Journalists/Pundits, contemporary, Judaism, Junk Science, Legal vs. Moral, Liberal Friends/Family/Spouses, Liberalism, Mass Media, Media Bias, Milton Friedman, Money, Multiculturalism, National Defense, Newspeak, Obama, Barack & Michelle, Occu-Pod People, Orwell, Personalities, Political Correctness, Political systems-Isms, Politics, Print Journalism, Private Property/Eminent Domain, Public Education, Race, Racial Grievance Industry, Radio, Religion, Saul Alinsky, Self-Defense, Sharia law, Socialism, States Rights, Supreme Court, Taxes, Tea Parties, Television, Terrorism, The Clintons, Totalitarianism, Trump, Donald, Uncategorized, Unions, Useful Idiots, Utopia, Voter Fraud, Voter Fraud | No Comments »
Never Trumpers and Progs notwithstanding, their feet planted firmly in the air 8 miles high, Trump is proving to be “the perfect President for these times.” With Bill Clinton’s dour bride on the brink of slamming the last nail into America’s coffin, we were faced with what was truly a life-and-death decision. For those...
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