Killing Christians Today
Muslims are murdering Christians in Syria and the Congo today. Muslims have killed Christians throughout their bloody history. Mohammed showed them how.
Culture
Letter From a Humble American
Husbands and sons. Carpenters and clergymen. Some rich, some poor. Some carrying the nicest firelocks money could buy. Some wielding nothing more than a pitchfork. I was playing my fife for them.
The Idiot, The Atlas, and The Algorithm Part 2
The Idiot, The Atlas, and The Algorithm, A Three-Part Satirical Series on the Glorious Decline of American Civilization;
Part 2: Welcome to Galtlantis—Where Smart People Hide From the Apocalypse
DEI Is Ending – Now It’s Time to Take Stock
We’ve been trying to repair racial disparities in America since at least the mid-20th century. Now that we’re starting to hear the death rattle of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion): did any of the reparations work?
Good Help Is Hard To Find
I learned that as an employer at the photography studio. I had a couple of great employees, but honestly, even back in the 1990s, most workers just weren’t worth their salt.
Not Everything Needs to Be a Federal Government Project
Under our 47th President, the sensible people in charge are looking at all of the spending in which the federal government engages. With the FY2024 federal budget deficit at $1.83 trillion — that’s trillion, a thousand billion, or a million million dollars — and FY2025 possibly going to be more, the Trump Administration is taking …
How to Argue Like an Adult: 3 Simple Rules for Online Debate
It’s no secret that respectful debate is a lost art. Instead of thoughtful discussions, online arguments often devolve into name-calling, emotional outbursts, and tribal finger-pointing.
The Fire Within: The Unmeasurable Spirit of a Warrior
Some things in life cannot be taught, tested, or quantified. The fire inside a warrior—the relentless drive to push forward when others falter—is one of them.
A Win for Normality and Common Sense at Radnor High School
Radnor is a suburb of foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia, straddling Delaware and Montgomery Counties, about 13 miles west of the city and part of the “Main Line” suburbs. Both were carried by then Vice President Kamala Harris Emhoff, by slightly over 60% of the vote, but slightly lower margins than the Democrats won …
The Military: America’s Favorite Social Experiment Lab
While some still believe the military exists for national defense, history tells a different story—it’s actually America’s premier social science laboratory.
As a Matter of Fact, I DO Care What People Do in Their Bedroom
I’ve no interest in uber-intrusiveness. But I do have a strong interest in preserving civilization — and in restoring it in the first place.
Vance Derangement Syndrome Emerges from the Fevered Swamps of Trump Derangement Syndrome
Could it be that Vance Derangement Syndrome may one day eclipse the world-wide pandemic of Trump Derangement Syndrome? Very possibly. Democrats are resigned to another four years of President Donald Trump and they know he can’t run again. But according to a straw poll taken last Saturday at CPAC, Vice President J.D. Vance is the …
The Life and Times of Dothan Mardi Gras
Today, I am Grand Marshal of the Dothan Mardi Gras parade. Truthfully, I don’t know what a grand marshal’s official duties entail, but apparently you are required to hold beer wherever you go.
The Tragicomedy of Volodymyr Zelensky: From Slapstick to Statesmanship (Sort Of)
Once upon a time in Ukraine, a comedian rose to fame playing a bumbling everyman who becomes president in a feel-good TV satire.
In the USA, some Prices are Lower, but so are Expectations
At a time when prices for everything from eggs to gasoline are high, I thought it might be interesting to share a list of commodities and services that are actually much cheaper than they once were when compared to dollar values and wages in the past. Will this take the sting out of today’s sky-high …
Trump excels at forcing Democrats into defending the most indefensible positions
Still reeling from the breakneck pace and audacity of President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office, The New Republic’s Michael Tomasky made an intriguing comparison. “Trump 1.0,” he observed, “was a Jackson Pollock—splat splat all over the place. Trump 2.0 is painting within very precise lines. It’s terrifying.” Tomasky was right. In his first …
Idiocracy: A Satirical Warning About the Future of Human Intelligence
Released in 2006, Idiocracy is a dystopian comedy film directed by Mike Judge, co-written by Judge and Etan Cohen, and produced by 20th Century Fox.
The Mindless War of Shame
The Biden Administration, after the stolen 2020 election, even set up an Orwellian Ministry of Truth (“paused” due to public outrage) and redirected our military and Federal Agencies from War Fighting to political correctness, gender issues, and targeting political opponents
Joy Reid and DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
With the news that MSNBC has cancelled Joy Reid’s prime time show, my Twitter feed filled up with the laments of the left over that, and the inevitable complaints that she was fired because of raaaaacism the network hates black women. Former Representative Jamaal Brown (D-NY) tweeted: Joy Reid educated a nation every single night. …
The Fabric of Society Suffers Another Blow
Joann’s bankruptcy is both a casualty of a cultural shortcoming and a contributing cause of that shortcoming’s growth. It is a vicious circle.