Originally posted January 14, 2019. Ronald Reagan understood that the job of reintroducing the study of self-government could not be left to the schools. “All great change in America begins at the dinner table,” Reagan said in his farewell address. “So, tomorrow night in the kitchen I hope the talking begins. And children, if your […]
Be Thankful and Optimistic for America
Over two centuries ago, Adam Smith, the economist and philosopher, reminded follow Scotsmen that strong, stable countries can survive the pounding like the U.S. has suffered over the past few years. “There’s a lot of ruin in a nation.” A Robust and Stable Country America may be continually tested, but it has deep reserves of […]
A Thanksgiving Blessing: 400 Years and Counting
The year 2021 marked the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving was William Bradford and Plymouth Colony thanking God for their blessings. That’s the first Thanksgiving. Who Were the Pilgrims? Well early in the 17th century, King James I was persecuting “anyone and everyone” who did not recognize The Church of England’s absolute civil […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Epitomizes Creepy, Toxic Culture
From Sam Bankman-Fried: Ya. Hehe. I had to be. It’s what reputations are made of, to some extent. I feel bad for those guys who get f—ed by it, by this dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Bitcoin empire is […]
How to Play the Blame Game?
Do Republicans need either different strategies or different leaders? “Both,” answers Victor Davis Hanson. VDH also asks, how can it be that the Republican Party, stalwarts of Capitalism, were easily outfunded, outspent, outsmarted? In almost every important Senate or gubernatorial race, the Democratic candidate was the far better funded of the two. In some races, […]
Manias, Bubbles and Celebrity Shenanigans
Have the tides turned on Tom Brady? What else could go wrong for the NE Patriots’ former quarterback? He is getting divorced from Brazilian fashion model Gisele Bundchen, one of the highest paid models in the world. Brady’s legendary football career seems to have stalled (at age 45), to be kind. On top of that, […]
Affirmative Action Backlash
The best way to stop discriminating on the basis of race, is to stop discriminating on the basis of race. — Chief Justice John Roberts Why has the Supreme Court never seemed entirely comfortable with “race-based admissions”? The reasons are understandable, reports the WSJ in “Notable and Quotable.” Counting by race violates the principle of […]
Much Long Term Good from the Mid Term Elections
Yes, it was a most disappointing mid-term election for the GOP. As the wave that ebbed into barely a ripple, Victor Davis Hanson at American Greatness finds long-term good: Florida’s winner Ron DeSantis was empowered. The now cocky but still demented Joe Biden is delusional, convinced he could be a winner in 2024. Donald Trump […]
Mid Term Voters – a Good Sense of Humor?
If you think the next two years will coalesce around consensus-driven agendas and moderate policies, you might need to think again. What Did Not Happen Violence and widespread intimidation, as warned, didn’t happen. The simmering left-wing base was enthused by wild talk of abortion and insurrection. What did happen, explains Victor Davis Hanson in American […]
What Would We Do Without Experts?
Political consultant and data scientist David Shor is the founder of a Democratic data firm (Blue Rose Research). Shor often is considered to be among the sharpest analysts around. Recently Mr. Shor spoke with Eric Levitz at New York Magazine, where Shor voices his takeaways from this year’s mid-term elections: The No. 1 most salient […]
