Minarchy and Japan
I like Japan. I like the food, the folks, and the scenery. I enjoy the porcelain beauty of so many young Japanese women and I enjoy the strong undercurrent of politeness and consideration that pervades the culture.
Government
Addressing Extremism in Every Faith: Applying the lessons learned from the Westboro Baptists to Radical Islam.
Extremism knows no religious boundaries, and it can manifest in various forms, causing harm and perpetuating misconceptions about entire faith communities.
Our Great U.S. Culture War Series, No.6a.
In this first of two pieces in the sixth of our series – Our Great U.S. Culture War – we finish the first of the first things about what made America – become America.
WW1, WW2, Cold War or Something Else?
With all the recent conflagrations: Russia-Ukraine, Gaza-Israel, worries of China-Taiwan; a recent discussion among some of my classmates posed the question of whether the current world situation is analogous to the run-up to WW1, WW2 or to a new Cold War.
Home of the Brave and Land of the 99% Who’d Rather Protest than Pledge Allegiance
In the dazzling carnival of American exceptionalism, it seems the call to duty has faded to a mere whisper, drowned out by social justice hashtags.
From Weakness to Strength: A Vision for Navigating the Middle East Crisis
I’m deeply disturbed by the ongoing events in the Middle East, like many others. The brutality we’ve witnessed is hard to comprehend.
Robert Pue: This Is Your Brain On Drugs — Any Questions?
As I go about my business around town and to various parts of the state and the country, everything looks so very different from the America I knew as a kid and young adult.
What Worldview’s Got To Do with It
If you understand worldview, a passing knowledge of cultures, the street demonstrations for the Hamas barbarians across America and the world make sense.
Jack Olsen’s Prescience: The Environmental Warnings of 1971 Now a Reality in 2023
In 1971, investigative journalist Jack Olsen published “Slaughter the Animals, Poison the Earth,” a book that delved into the environmental perils posed by rampant pesticide use.
The Unintended Consequences: The Decline of the National American Legion Air Rifle Program
The National American Legion Air Rifle Program has long been a beacon of excellence, offering young enthusiasts a chance to learn about firearm safety, marksmanship, and responsible gun ownership.
Climate change is NOT a religion; It’s a cult.
The earth has been changing in absolutely every way since it formed from galactic dust and gas 4.5 billion years ago. That is an incontrovertible fact.
Reevaluating the Prussian General: Carl von Clausewitz: aka “Dead Carl.”
Carl von Clausewitz, often humorously referred to as “Dead Carl” during our time at the Army Command and General Staff College, is undoubtedly a significant figure in military theory.
Hollingsworth: The Death of the Primary
The Democrats running Reclaim Idaho and their supporters, are pushing a voter initiative which they are deceptively calling the “Open Primary Initiative”
The Complex Obstacles to Peace in the Middle East; Indoctrination of HATE in Children
The pursuit of lasting peace in the Middle East is a goal that has eluded leaders, diplomats, and citizens for generations.
War Angel, by Sean Dietrich
“I know what I saw,” said William. Mister William was old when I interviewed him years ago. Ancient, actually. Mid-nineties. Bent and pale. A television was playing in the background of his nursing home apartment. Old people like to have televisions playing in the background. It’s like having company. “It was World War II,” William …
Mankind Is Diligently Descending Into Chaos
Once upon a time, I considered the average person to have a goodly dose of common sense. The longer I live, the lower my estimation of mankind becomes.
When Germany Labels Right-Wing Politics ‘Extremist’: A Comedy of Democratic Errors
Bravo, Germany, for showcasing a move that’s sending shockwaves through the democratic world – because nothing says ‘freedom’ like labeling political foes with a dash of extremism.
Parody As a Weapon Part CVIX …and the beat goes on…
Once again the rapier wit of Albert Constantine Jr takes the leftists to task. This time he lampoons Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Bunker Hill: A Veterans’ Day Message
David Cloft brings history to life as he tells the story of Bunker Hill to young children, explaining the role military veterans played in our history.
Freedom Index Exposes Ideological Rifts in the South Dakota and National Republican Party
Freedom Index Exposes Ideological Rifts in the South Dakota and National Republican Party Political divisions between the leadership and the rank-and-file