Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Every time some crazy, criminal person does an evil thing, Americans need to be reminded that the problem is not guns and that the Second Amendment matters. That’s why this illustrated edition, once again, focuses on the Second Amendment, its inextricable connection to liberty, and the things that really kill
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Help me develop a polite, persuasive argument to challenge a young friend of mine who has bought into the media narrative about right-wing extremism. (If you prefer listening over reading, the companion podcast to this post is embedded below, or you can listen to it at Li’bsyn or at Apple podcasts. I’m trying
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Sadly, not only Leftists, but beleaguered working and lower middle class voters will like the Bernie promise to make their lives safer and easier. Monica Showalter of American Thinker, is one of the most astute political bloggers out there. Nevertheless, I believe her conservative outlook caused her to make a
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Kirsten Gillibrand is a nonentity, but her inevitable departure from the primaries gave Trump another opportunity to troll the Left, much to my delight. When Calvin Coolidge, one of America’s greatest and most restrained presidents, died in 1933, celebrated wit Dorothy Parker cruelly remarked, “How can they tell?” Now that
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A fun, down-and-dirty post comparing China to the Aztec Empire and talking about the real economic difference between Red and Blue states. Yes, China does have something in common with the Aztecs. One of the points I’ve been making for about a decade is that, contrary to what they teach
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Though slavery was awful, for today’s American blacks what would have been even worse was an absence of the slavery that brought them to these shores. (If you prefer listening over reading, the companion podcast to this post is embedded below, or you can listen to it at Libsyn or at Apple
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In their desperate grab for power, the Left is abandoning the unity of America’s ideas in favor of tribalism, with all its attendant violence. (If you prefer listening to reading, the companion podcast is embedded below, or you can listen to it at Libsyn or at Apple podcasts. I’m trying
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I’ve got the usual clever, thought-provoking political commentary in my illustrated edition, but I’ve also got a huge amount of insanely logical silly stuff.
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The advent of the internet means that ordinary people like me can loudly criticize Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and the Times‘ ridiculous 1619 project. (If you prefer listening to reading, the companion podcast is embedded below, or you can listen to it at Libsyn or at Apple podcasts. I’m trying
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Not only is she a squirrely character, Elizabeth Warren’s plans are openly socialist — and socialism’s history proves how dangerous this is for Americans. (If you prefer listening to reading, the companion podcast is embedded below, or you can listen to it at Libsyn or at Apple podcasts. I’m trying
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A political riptide is carrying Leftists and NeverTrumpers further from reality on myriad important issues — and Trump is holding the only life preserver. (If you prefer listening to reading, you can find the podcast at the bottom of this post, at LibSyn, or at Apple Podcasts. And if you
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I really had meant to avoid Jeffrey Epstein cartoons, but I found so many of them, I couldn’t resist — plus more clever and funny stuff to start your week.
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America is a divided country in part because half of Americans live in a fantasy land, predicated on fear and gossip, and entirely unrelated to reality. (This is a companion post to the No. 7 Bookworm Room Podcast, which is embedded at the bottom of this post, or which you
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In my latest podcast and in this post, I examine the myriad reasons behind mass shootings today and — surprise! — none of them have to do with guns. I know it’s been almost a week since the terrible shootings in El Paso and Dayton, but I’m still stuck on
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The American body politic has been sick for decades, but the current insanity may signal that the raging political infection is getting better not worse. A friend wrote me an email in a despairing tone. He fears that the craziness we’re seeing on the Left indicates a downhill slide in
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