The Execution of Nidal Hasan?

As I have said many times before, I am opposed to capital punishment. We should not kill anyone unless it is absolutely necessary, and if we have a prisoner securely and permanently confined, to the point he is unable to resist his execution, then he is sufficiently helpless enough that it is no longer necessary to kill him.

The Echo of Solzhenitsyn: Spiritual Warfare and the Illusion of Modern Man, Part 3

Solzhenitsyn’s address delves deeply into the concept of “man with a capital ‘M’,” critiquing the modern, inflated perception of human potential and autonomy. He warned against the hubris of believing that mankind could solve all problems through reason and science alone, a belief that has only intensified in the contemporary era. This illusion, he argued, neglects the spiritual dimensions of human existence and leads to a profound disconnection from the divine.

Shockingly Underreported News and Commentary for the Week of 4 October

News items and commentary that need some serious sunshine

This is the tenth post in the ongoing weekly feature that highlights news and commentary on important geopolitical, cultural, and economic issues that the Democrat-media complex buries because they expose the hypocrisies associated with the continuing Marxist-Democrat narrative. Everything is properly sourced and linked for follow-up reading, whether from legacy media, independent sources, or social media.

You Can’t See the Forest for the Trees

We have become experts on trees. Trump said something. Russia bombed something. China sanctioned something. The market moved, somebody posted something stupid, and by lunchtime half the country is furious. But zoom out to December 2019 and a different picture emerges: COVID, debt, inflation, war, rearmament, economic fragmentation, broken supply chains and great-power competition. Maybe these aren’t separate crises at all, but chapters in the same historical transition. Call it the Great Reset. Call it World War III. Historians will decide what to name it. Our problem is simpler: we’re standing three feet from an oak tree arguing about the bark while the entire forest behind us is changing.

The Echo of Solzhenitsyn: Spiritual Warfare and the Illusion of Modern Man, Part 2

In his Harvard address, Solzhenitsyn offered a scathing critique of ideological conformity, which he perceived as a threat to genuine intellectual and moral freedom. He warned against the dangers of a monolithic worldview imposed by the state or society, which stifles individual thought and suppresses dissent. This critique remains strikingly relevant today, as various ideological forces seek to dominate public discourse and marginalize opposing viewpoints.

Visiting Behind Enemy Lines On Long Beach Peninsula, WA, Tale #116: Screeching Election Deniers Chase Tourists Away

Visiting Behind Enemy Lines On Long Beach Peninsula, WA, Tale #116: Screeching Election Deniers Chase Tourists Away

Because the Long Beach Peninsula is only 130 miles from Portland and 180 miles from Seattle, both of which are crime-ridden cesspools after decades of Democrat rule, residents like to escape for a 3 or 4 day weekend at the beach. Not so much now. Tourists first check the internet to see if election deniers plan to take over the streets.

Beijing’s South China Sea Mirror: Chinese words don’t match their actions

According to an article in Chinese state-run Global Times, the US is using the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the Philippines to destabilize the South China Sea region. It cites a communist-controlled think tank in Beijing, the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI), as the source for that claim.