The Media Is Gaslighting Us on the Khashoggi Affair
In a world with a great many tragedies and crimes, I couldn’t care less about the death of Saudi Arabia’s Jamal Khashoggi. While his death […]
The Radicalism of Conservatism, Inc.
Mainstream conservatives, sometimes rightly mocked as Conservatism, Inc.™, have managed to conserve very little. Instead, during the Bush years and through to the present, their […]
The Myth of Trump and the Women’s Vote
It’s a good thing President Trump is not an expert. During the midterms, big-brained Republican strategists, such as Bill Kristol, Paul Ryan, and Jeff Flake, […]
Originalism and Birthright Citizenship
Republicans have long proclaimed their belief in constitutional originalism. Like low taxes, it’s become a mantra, but one wonders how serious they are. Originalism has […]
The Military’s Most Important Role Is Border Defense
Our country has been thrust into a scene out of The Camp of the Saints: a large caravan of migrants organized in Honduras is streaming […]
Florida’s Amendment 4 Will Hurt Republicans and the Republic
In addition to its closely fought elections for governor and U.S. Senate, Florida voters will decide on a number of important amendments on November 6. […]
Civility Is Heresy When Leftism is a Religion
After a week of victories by Trump and his Republican supporters, the Left has escalated sharply the rhetoric and practice of “resistance.” What once could […]
Cops Deserve a Fighting Chance
Seven police officers were shot in Florence, South Carolina last week. One of them, Sgt. Terrence Carraway, was fatally wounded. The suspect, a troubled Vietnam […]
A Tale of Two Countries
What else is there to say about the Brett Kavanaugh controversy? His testimony has been pored over, analyzed, compared with earlier statements, and subjected to […]
Extending the Kavanaugh Hearings Is a Losing Game
A last minute accusation threatens to torpedo Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Before the Senate Judiciary committee, Kavanaugh thus far has appeared intelligent, a well-reputed […]
Fahrenheit 111000011
The digital world, like the modern world generally, is ephemeral. Entire universes appear and disappear in the space of days or weeks. In the mid-2000s, […]
Stand-Your-Ground and the Florida Governor’s Race
Florida is at the forefront of the national debate on gun rights, and it has been for a long while. It led the nation with […]
The Price of Tacos
Rob Tibbetts said something quite remarkable during his eulogy for his daughter, Mollie, whose body was discovered in an Iowa cornfield last week. Instead of […]
How Social Media Collusion Censors Speech
Whether it is Twitter’s “shadowban,” Facebook’s news-sifting algorithm, or YouTube’s concern for user “safety,” social media gatekeeping is now deployed shamelessly in the service of […]
When the Bear Roared: Other Nations Have Interests, Too
In the midst of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an unexpected war erupted between Russia and Georgia over its breakaway province of South Ossetia. Georgia’s pro-American […]
The Trump Effect in Florida
Donald Trump’s support of Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis has propelled DeSantis in front of the early establishment favorite, Adam Putnam. Far from being a […]
Close the Birthright Citizenship Loophole
The law is full of loopholes. If you do not first secure two witnesses, your last will and testament may not be valid. If a […]
The Manipulative Nature of Trump’s Critics
From the moment he was elected, President Trump’s opponents made a concerted effort to discredit him by portraying him as illegitimate. If he’s illegitimate, he […]
What Good Is NATO?
The old aristocracy was born of battle, a warrior aristocracy. Then the reins were handed off to the bourgeois, the wealthy capitalist class. Today we […]
What Does the Democratic Party Stand For?
Once upon a time, there were two patriotic parties in America. If you don’t believe me, watch the Nixon-Kennedy debates. There you will see the […]