The phrase, “the genie is out of the bottle,” means that something has been done that cannot be undone; a secret may have been revealed, forces may have been put into motion, privileges or monetary inducements may have been granted that cannot be retracted, etc. ...
Immigration
Are the democrats losing Hispanic voters?
Joe Biden received 66% of the Hispanic vote in 2020 – As of this post, he has a 19% approval rating in that demographic while 60% that strongly disapproves of his performance. So, what does this mean? Well, for starters, a good argument can be made that Hispanic...
I’ve got a bridge to sell you if you don’t think this is deliberate.
“With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland and our values,” reads the mission of the Department of Homeland Security on its website. The website further states that the Department of Homeland Security secures the nation's air land...
What Country is This?
The other day I received an email from a friend with an attached Tik Tok video of a young woman highlighting a few of the absurdities that have become a part of 21st century life in the United States. Taking my cue from this very incisive woman I wanted to add my two...
Twenty questions to ask your liberal friends
How does it benefit America that Joe Biden's 'build back better' plan purports to create jobs for Americans, yet according to his own Department of Labor, there are already 10,800,000 unfilled job openings in America? How does it benefit America that gas prices on...
Examining the Culture
Liberal comedian and social commentator Bill Maher recently opined about the Chinese Communist government’s growing dominance over the United States. He referred to Americans as “silly people” and rhetorically asked, “Why are we sleeping?” in reference to the fact...
A logical conclusion
A question that's become a real hot button in political discussions these days is whether or not systemic racism exists in the United States, or if this is another artificial construct of the left. But before we can answer that question common sense dictates that we...
We Do Them No Favors
When the store manager at Wal-Mart announces, “Special de hoy; ¡comprar tres tomates y conseguir uno libre!” over its public address system Wal-Mart is providing a service to a segment of its customer base. At the same time many find it irritating when a clerk at the...
A Matter of Priorities
Writing for the CATO Institute, economist Daniel Mitchell wrote, the reason our government wastes so many of our tax dollars is because government programs are magnets for fraud. Mitchell makes a valid point, but fraud isn’t the only cause of wasteful spending,...
Political Musings
For the most part I don’t think our underlying political differences are as great as they appear; rather I suspect they’re more a consequence of where we get our information. If equality and fairness are the two words that best describe liberal orthodoxy, then freedom...