"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
There are opinions, and then there are empirical facts. Our opinions are formed by interpreting available empirical facts, but those opinions can easily deceive us if we are not careful. … Read More
Price controls on groceries are not the only incredibly bad idea concerning economics held by Kamala Harris. In addition, she is advocating a slew of new taxes, the worst of … Read More
Kamala Harris formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday August 5. Her nomination became official with 99 percent of the Democratic National Convention delegates casting their ballots for her … Read More
All people are afflicted with the unfortunate ability to deceive themselves about the nature of Reality, both physical and social. However, progressive Democrats excel in misleading themselves. When one makes … Read More
The political Left in general, and American progressive Democrats in particular, have a different sense of reality from most people. Many Democrats might actually believe the falsehoods they utter. For … Read More
President Biden is often angry these days. He must be increasingly desperate as his policies fail and his poll numbers sink. Nevertheless, no matter how low his approval ratings, Ex-President … Read More
In my last post, Growing Foreign Threats to the U.S., I wrote about how the continued existence of the U.S. as an independent country is in danger. To a very … Read More
The American people are accustomed to believing their country is so strong, it could never be taken over by another country. Yet, a series of policy mistakes and a weakness … Read More
During the twentieth century, World War II was one of those historical events —- like the Black Plague in the Middle Ages — that seemed to come close to destroying … Read More
From time-to-time, I compare the economies of all the countries on Earth for which there is data. This serves several purposes. The most important of these is that the comparison … Read More
In my last post, I discussed how Democratic Party policies were destroying the United States. In this post, I want to concentrate on how these polices are alienating the American … Read More
The images above of a confused President Biden are emblematic of today’s progressive Democratic Party. It is a very confused party. Other authors have noted that its primary ideology, Critical … Read More
The institutions and traditions of Western civilization are almost entirely the products of the Age of Enlightenment (AKA the Enlightenment, the Modern Age, or the Age of Reason). For the … Read More
Over and over again, the U.S. federal government, dominated by progressive Democrats, has been creating disasters for the American people. Moreover, in causing those calamities, progressives have been destroying the … Read More
The portrait above is of the famous eighteenth-century social contract philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His romanticism seems to motivate much of the secular “woke” religion of present day progressive Democrats. Thinking … Read More
For a very long time, American foreign policy has wrestled with the conflict between our ideals and a realistic response toward our adversaries. This is the problem of American Manichaeism. … Read More
The elites of the United States have gone rogue. As with the elites of the rest of the West, America’s elites seek to impose a kind of neo-feudalism on its … Read More
The plot above shows a deeply divided nation. What it displays are the red states dominated by Republicans, the blue states led by Democrats, and the purple states ruled by … Read More
Many people, especially progressive Democrats, confuse crony capitalism with free-market capitalism. This confusion is part of the religious faith of the woke. Capitalist corporate officers are viewed as among the … Read More
Ever since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Democrats have been disparaging government support for the supply side of the economy. The supply side is that part of the economy … Read More
Material added on February 23, 2023 In 1633, the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei was brought to trial for heresy before the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Galileo’s crime … Read More
Recently, I wrote about how progressive Democrats were pervasively gaslighting the American people. By gaslighting, I mean the manipulation of people by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. Since … Read More
In my last post, I hopefully looked forward to a red tsunami giving Republicans control of both houses of Congress. I wrote about what Republicans would have to do to … Read More
After almost two years of controlling the executive branch and both houses of Congress, the Democrats’ have broken American society. Through their war on fossil fuels, their culture wars, their … Read More
Definition of Gaslighting: The manipulation of someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. For an extended period of time, the Democratic Party has been gaslighting the American people. … Read More
As has been widely noted, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has nothing to do with inflation. At least, not directly. However, this act’s nonlinear effects on the economy will … Read More
An ordinary citizen can hardly be blamed if he or she is confused about what is causing inflation. Democrats have pointed to many other villains other than themselves for the … Read More
To the astonishment of many, not only have Democrats adopted policies that have alienated much of the U.S. electorate, but they keep doubling down on their destructive policies. Not only … Read More
We need to look around our world periodically to see what works for societies, and what does not. I started to do this, using statistics from a variety of sources, … Read More
Six years ago, I wrote a post asserting that progressives are NOT liberals. Before that, I wrote an essay entitled Progressives’ Disrespect for the U.S. Constitution. Today, with the executive … Read More
