Are Our Political Divisions Threatening the U.S. Social Contract?
The U.S. Constitution is a product of the Age of Enlightenment, aka the Age of Reason. During that age, which occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, empiricism … Read More
Tag: Political Disputes
Differing positions between political parties, including their bases and other supporters.
Does Kamala Harris Have Any Better Understanding of Reality Than Donald Trump?
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
Kamala Harris Advocates Destructive Tax Increases
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 Is Gaslighting the American People
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
Democrats Are Deceiving Themselves
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
A Comparison of Policy Results between Biden and Trump
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
What Will the Democratic Party Destroy First: Themselves or the United States? (Part 2)
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
What Will the Democratic Party Destroy First: Themselves or the United States? (Part 1)
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
Hostility of Western Elites To Western Civilization
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
Romanticism and the Secular Religion of Progressive Democrats
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
Should Red and Blue States in the U.S. Get a Divorce?
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
Crony Capitalism vs. Free-Market Capitalism
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
The 2022 Midterm Elections Defied Reality
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
Progressive Democrats Are Gaslighting the American People
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
How Much Destruction Will the Democratic Party Suffer in 2022?
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
The Progressive War Against U.S. Constitutional Government
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
The Disconnect between American Elites and the American People
Populism is rampant throughout the countries of the West. By populism, I mean any political movement where many people believe the country’s elites have stacked the deck against them. Populists … Read More
The U.S. Economy Is Melting Down in June 2022
For a variety of reasons, the rapid meltdown of the U.S. economy we are now experiencing will likely be far worse than anything experienced in living memory. The closest example … Read More
A Curious Conversation
Recently, a reader of this blog started a series of rather curious comments. At least they seem somewhat strange to me. Since they seem emblematic of many political conversations going … Read More
What Can the Democrats Do About Joe Biden?
President Joe Biden has become a major liability for the Democratic Party. Or rather, since it seems probable that Biden is merely a manipulated puppet, perhaps other members of his … Read More
Biden’s Administration Should Take a Course in Economics 101
Over the last year, President Biden’s administration has repeatedly demonstrated a profound ignorance of basic economics. This ignorance shows their great need for an undergraduate college course in economics. Since … Read More
Why Republicans Would Be Better at Governing Than Progressive Democrats
Over the past year, I have repeatedly bashed progressive Democrats and Biden’s administration. Since progressive Democrats are now in power, this focus has been quite natural. However, widely available evidence … Read More
The Idiocy of Joe Biden’s Climate Plan
As in so many other issues, progressives have been lying to us for decades about the causes of global warming, aka climate change. Now, the Biden Administration is asserting we … Read More
The Scourge of Emotions in our Ideological Wars
Recently, a friend of mine asked me how I felt about our descent into the hell of our ideological warfare. What animated her interest was the kinds of emotions generated … Read More
Is a Powerful Counterrevolution Building Against Progressive Elites?
NOTE: This post was updated on June 10, 2021 with additional material. During the entire Trump administration, American progressives accelerated their struggle against Trump into a campaign against American cultural … Read More
The Green New Deal Is Totally Insane!
One of the greatest priorities for American progressives is the so-called “Green New Deal.” In case you are one of the very few who has not heard of it, the … Read More
Joe Biden’s Support Is Rapidly Eroding
You would not believe it from the top-line poll results about Biden’s job approval. Nevertheless, his support among the American people is rapidly eroding. Normally at this time in a … Read More
Progressives Are Wrong: Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Not Increasing!
Progressives never tire of promoting the Iron Law of Wages. First promulgated by Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo in the early 19th century, the Iron Law is touted by the … Read More
Are American Elites Killing Democracy?
I have often written about Friedrich Hayek’s Road to Serfdom as the most likely route America might travel to tyranny. Yet, there is another mechanism, the killing of a democracy … Read More
Why the U.S. Will Bitterly Regret Not Reelecting Donald Trump
Already, many who voted for Joe Biden for President of the United States are exhibiting buyer’s remorse. Some in the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party regret supporting Biden’s … Read More