Vaccine Resistance and Public Trust
When it comes to the current mass resistance to the vaccine, the authorities only have themselves to blame.
The Military Plays No Part in the Constitution’s ‘Checks and Balances’
When a group of military officers gets together to conspire against the orders of the commander in chief, it is a real case of mutiny and treason.
Good Riddance, Afghanistan
Like a couple recognizing their fundamental incompatibility after years of fighting and discord, we should separate ourselves from Afghanistan.
Biden Threatens Nuclear War . . . Against His Own People
If the administration comes for people’s guns, he will set in motion what he aims to prevent.
Juneteenth, Democracy, and Managed Dissent
For the elite, the phantom problem of structural racism distracts attention from the real problem of structural economic inequality.
Biden Leaves His Bunker To Take On Putin
America needs to set aside sentimental concerns for an outdated alliance or Russia’s internal affairs and focus on our shared foreign policy interests with Russia—which include containing China.
Enjoy Your Gruel: Understanding the Deliberate Agenda of Our Ruling Class
After Trump’s presidency, the struggles of the middle class remain. Their opponents are eager for collective punishment.
Fighting the Last War That Never Happened
Like the drawdown of America’s military following World War II, the current modernization effort could leave our forces under-equipped and undertrained to wage the wars they’ll actually encounter.
The Rise of ‘Blow Off Steam’ Policing
Like the leftist French and Bolshevik Revolutions, the people in charge soon may realize they have unleashed a monster they cannot control.
Nice Guy Joe
Biden is a phony—and a mean one, at that.
How to Stop Ransomware Attacks
America used to make it known that it would not “negotiate with terrorists.” That changed last week with the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.
The Anti-Asian Violence Myth
The false narratives of white guilt and black moral exquisiteness have led to increasing disorder and confusion.
The Deep State is Back
When Biden says “America is back” and praises “our democracy,” it’s clear he means a return to the pre-Trump status quo, including the meddlesome and ungoverned Deep State.
Coddling Criminals Is a New Front in the War on the Middle Class
The willful distortion of incidents involving police and black Americans serves an extremist agenda.
Too Much Data, Too Little Wisdom
We know too much, and we know too little. We have a lot of data and precious little wisdom. This is no way to run a country. And it’s no way to preserve a civilization.
Fly the Diverse Skies?
Presumably airplanes not falling out of the sky is just as important as who wins the Super Bowl.
A Narrative Collapse in Chauvin Trial
There is almost no reason to trust the media today. Their turn toward increasingly crude propaganda is a disservice to the country and undermines their self-image as an important check on power.
Conflict With China Could Mean Nuclear War
It is vital for decision-makers, as well as the American people, to face up to the risks of stumbling into a nuclear war with China due to some comparatively trivial issue.
Being Hard on America Undermines Our Soft Power
It is difficult to command foreign policy soft power when one lacks self-respect and respect for the nation one ostensibly represents.
What’s Wrong With Background Checks?
The freedom of gun owners to transfer guns, keep such transactions hidden from the government, and generally to have the government out of their lives is an important component of being a free people.