Angelo Codevilla has an essential piece today on the necessity of a new American Exodus from the vast emerging commercial and governmental system of Elites that is increasingly contrary to the idea of republican self-government. The essential argument is that things have gone too far and it is far too late for us to “vote… Continue reading Escaping a Rigged System
War with China?
Hugh Hewitt has been saying all morning that we are going to war with China. Then at the top of the 8 o’clock hour he said people were calling and writing in to say he’s crazy, that we are not going to war with China. I agree, Hugh is wrong here. We are not going… Continue reading War with China?
The Saturday Night Story (Get Out!)
For a few years in my 20’s I rented a house in the Hollywood Hills… don’t get too excited, it was a small house on the Valley side of the hill… no one was, nor should they be, unduly impressed. Still it was a nice house with plenty of space, a yard, and (strangely) a… Continue reading The Saturday Night Story (Get Out!)
Culture War and Cold War
In 1983 an American director, Michael Apted, then at the height of his game hired a stellar cast including at least two current movie stars (William Hurt and Brian Dennehy) and one aging movie star (Lee Marvin) to make GORKY PARK, a thriller about the endemic corruption and soul-killing evil of Cold War Soviet Society.… Continue reading Culture War and Cold War
USMNT vs. USWNT
I can’t believe that there are still people in the world who are sufficiently ignorant of economics that they don’t understand why the players on the US Women’s National Soccer Team are paid less than their male counterparts… for the “same job.” Econ 101, supply and demand. All employees, including athletes, are paid based on… Continue reading USMNT vs. USWNT
Eric Greitens… oof
Wow… Eric Greitens’ interview with Hugh Hewitt was a complete goat rodeo. What an embarrassment… if he’s the nominee, that Senate seat is lost. Crap. PS: Hugh if you’re reading this, your App sucks. The feed is constantly buffering and every time it does I have to sit through Dennis Prager’s travel to Isreal ad…… Continue reading Eric Greitens… oof
We must be very careful…
The most important thing to realize right now is that this newest, most forceful push for gun control is a red flag being dangled in front of a bull. What’s the major narrative the Democrats are trying to push right now? It’s that the country is full of angry white supremecist terrorist cells plotting to… Continue reading We must be very careful…
Movie Connections
I have a weird brain for movies. I can remember lines and characters from movies even if I only saw them once fifteen years ago. And often when I watch movies based on historical events, especially when I’ve seen them before, I watch with a Google window open (or Bing or DuckDuckGo for those who… Continue reading Movie Connections
Liberty-minded marketplaces
I believe that to insulate ourselves against Cancel Culture we must start building our own independent systems that Big Tech can’t shut down. So when Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, announced he was starting a Liberty-Minded Marketplace with his wife Helen, I signed up immediately. You can buy my first novel via Helen’s Page here.
Viral Shootings
Malcolm Gladwell wrote a fascinating piece on the viral nature of school shootings back in 2015. The essential argument is that there are, at all times, an unknown number of kids out there thinking about shooting up their schools and that a some of them only need a trigger to decide to do it. And… Continue reading Viral Shootings