Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
For those caught in its toils, communism has been every bit as evil as Nazism, except with a greater scope. No wonder, given that they’re the same ideology. I have written thousands of words about the fact that communism and Nazism are siblings, in that they are both variations on
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You’ll notice that the title of this post — Life in Trump’s America — echoes previous round-ups I did called Life in Obama’s America. Those old posts were dystopian; in this, the new Age of Trump, things are a lot more cheerful when viewed through the prism of patriotism, rationality,
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We spent two days in Hue, Vietnam. Looking at this peaceful city, it’s hard to believe that it was the site if the Tet Offensive — a place where our troops won the battle and our government lost the war. Hue has an ancient Citadel, which was both a military
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I’ll spell out my premise and then see if I can sell you on it: In the dystopian world Obama is creating, his foreign policy is the “looking glass” version of Kissinger’s détente. Obama sees himself creating a balance between the Middle East and the West that will lead to
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I’m doing actual legal work today, but I want to clear my spindle before it gets completely out of control. Here goes, a quick, down-and-dirty round-up: President Trump? Scott Adams has pretty much nailed everything that’s happened so far in this election, at least when it comes to Trump’s tactics
Continue readingMy earlier post about Trevor Loudon’s talk pivoted on the fact that communists are bad and that Democrats are communists. What I didn’t know is that maverick talk show host Howard Stern said much the same recently. This poster is a slightly abbreviated version of what he said, but it’s
Continue reading[UPDATE: Because I have some of the smartest readers in the world (and yes, maybe I’m a little biased), may I strongly recommend that you read not just my post, but their comments, which raise objections and suggestions.] Last night, I got to hear Trevor Loudon, the New Zealander who
Continue readingHere’s an old joke: An established comedian invited a friend to join him at a very exclusive “comedian’s club.” The guest instantly noticed something peculiar. In the main room, a person would periodically stand up and shout out a number. “57,” one would say, and a few people in the
Continue readingThose of us who remember the Cold War also remember the Cold War joke. Many of these were jokes that had actually originated within the Soviet Union itself, as Russian citizens used mordant humor to deal with communist life. When I was growing up, those jokes had a great deal
Continue readingAJ Strata looked at Obama’s approach to American land — i.e., “This land belongs to me, not you” — and decided to revamp Woody Guthrie’s famous “This land is your land” a bit. I think he did a great job. More than that, though, he exposed a beautiful irony. Woodie
Continue readingYesterday, my substantive Bookworm Room work was limited to a single post in which I linked to David Swindle’s article about Game of Thrones. Having read David’s writing, one of my friends sent me his take on Game of Thrones. I’d like to share parts of it with you, as
Continue readingFellow Watcher’s Council member Trevor Loudon is a New Zealand-based conservative who cares deeply about, and worries ceaselessly about, the fact that communists and socialists are in America’s Congress. If Americans elected communists and socialists, that would be one thing, because a republican democracy is allowed to commit suicide if
Continue readingThanks to the success of The Hunger Games (which I’ve neither read nor watched), novels about dystopian futures are the “in” thing for young adult readers. My daughter enjoys these books a great deal. Yesterday, having read one, she said to me, “You know, Mommy, all of these dystopian books
Continue readingWe won’t change what appears to be happening with increasing frequency to our society until we decide that we will stand up and dare to speak out against the increased depravity of our culture. Definitely “uncool”, but we must do it…for all families, for the kids and for our future. Otherwise, it can only continue to get much, much worse. It is the age of the wolf.
Continue readingSo now we know what historical ignorance looks like: A Pennsylvania high school marching band is raising eyebrows with a halftime performance that commemorates the Russian revolution, complete with red flags, olive military-style uniforms, and giant hammers and sickles. “St. Petersburg: 1917” is the theme for the New Oxford High
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