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Recent Commentaries

Is this really necessary?

Recently a friend forwarded an article citing how the French are becoming concerned with America’s ‘woke leftism’ & identity politics, and the effects those notions are having on French culture.  Normally I’m not overly concerned with the opinions of other...

Just Sayin’

The FBI released its crime data for the first 9 months of 2020 revealing a 21% percent increase in murders compared to the same period in 2019. I’m not a criminologist but I suspect this has more to do with the defund the police movement than the pandemic. If we...

A Tremendous Opportunity

(Note: I've used the matrix contained in this post previously, but it's equally appropriate regarding today's topic - hopefully it prints out cleaner than it did the last time) One of the pillars of President Biden’s "Build Back Better" agenda for economic recovery is...

Just Sayin’

I usually wait until Monday for my posts, but with all the executive orders the new president is issuing, I just had to comment... Joe Biden talks of unity, but he is either afraid to face down Nancy Pelosi and chuck Schumer or he lacks the cognitive ability to...

Equality or Freedom

One of President Biden’s first acts as Chief Executive was to sign an order titled, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” which wasn’t surprising considering the Democrat Party has pandered on the topic on...

The Founders, Hyperbole and Free Speech

Whenever discussing politics or examining public policy, it’s always wise to ask how the Founders might have acted regarding the issue or question.  So, I will ask rhetorically, how might Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison have reacted to impeaching a president...

A Conspiracy Theory or Reality?

This is a rather dark and foreboding piece I received from a friend.  Do I believe it?  Let’s just say I believe there’s more than a little truth here.  I’m certainly not a pessimist by nature, but we would be foolish to discount what this anonymous author wrote.  So,...

All Rioters Are A Threat To Democracy

Sent to me by a friend...I could not agree more. As philosopher Sidney Hook cogently said, there can be no right to a revolution in a democracy. That is because the faith of everyone who believes in democracy rests on the assumption that "all morally legitimate...

Boy, was I wrong!

Sometimes we just have to admit when we’re wrong, and after yesterday's debacle at the Capitol I can honestly say if the election were held today, Donald Trump would lose in a landslide—in fact, I wonder if he would receive a single electoral vote—and deservedly so....