by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 31, 2023 | American Life, Fun With Language, Recent Commentaries
Once upon a time I was a ski instructor on Vail Mountain and one of my greatest pleasures during that time was watching the smiles on people’s faces when they felt they had made a “breakthrough.” Obviously, teaching people how to ski and remain safe on the mountain... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 31, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
We can talk, discuss, or rationalize about crime rates in red cities & states versus blue cities & states, but the bottom line is that criminal activity in general tends to vary inversely with the risk of punishment, it’s no more complicated than that.... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 24, 2023 | American Life, Life Lessons, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Perhaps I’m beating a dead horse, but whenever I hear a liberal quote the NY Times I cringe, because to say it simply, the NY Times is not an honest purveyor of the news. Yet the Times has long been considered the ‘newspaper of record’ in the United States and for... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 17, 2023 | American Life, Life Lessons, Recent Commentaries
Classical liberalism as embraced by great thinkers such as John Locke, Adam Smith & Thomas Jefferson, is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics, civil liberties under the rule of law, with special... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 10, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Allow me to begin today’s blog with what may or may not be an obvious fact, i.e., that the readers of this blog all have above average intelligence. But creating interesting posts for bright and perspicacious people can be a challenge. Fortunately, I happened upon... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jul 3, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Many conservatives like myself don’t want Trump to run in 2024 because even though they like his policies and his ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ demeanor, they also believe the chaos he brings to the table just isn’t worth it. Meanwhile, it’s also fair to ask, prior to... Read More
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