Liberty
Documenting key piece of ‘Mohammunist Manifesto’
Milli Sands writes for the American Thinker about a common trait of communism and Islamism. Classical Islamic law treats leaving the faith as a capital offense with no statute of…
Totalitarianism
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Left wages war on comedy that’s no laughing matter
Armando Simon writes for the American Thinker about one of the political left’s most prominent targets. A curious characteristic of totalitarian communist regimes is the dearth, if not the total…
Liberty
Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018 under the title “Remembering World War One.” I’ve started reposting it every year because we need to remember the first world war,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Difficult Conundrum of the Central Planners
When the plans of central planners don't pan out, their choice is to ratchet up government force, or admit failure. We all know how much politicians don't like admitting failure.
Liberty
Attacking Bad Cases of ‘China Envy’
Jack Butler writes for National Review Online about a significant problem plaguing elements of the American leadership class. Too many of the nation’s would-be leaders look to the east and…
Liberty
House Passes Parents’ Bill of Rights, Some Democrats Claim It’s Fascist
The Republican-led House has recently passed a Parents’ Bill of Rights, which some of the Democrats have denounced as “fascist.” No one should have more authority in a child’s life than…
Liberty
Speech Police Come for the Late Roald Dahl
Charles Cooke of National Review Online laments the effort to rewrite the works of his favorite childhood author. No more Roald Dahl meant the unthinkable: no more books by Roald…
Liberty
Twitter Files Shine Light on Rogue Intelligence Agencies
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist learns interesting lessons from the Twitter Files. Whatever is going on behind the release of the Twitter Files, good things can come of it. This…
Liberty
Explaining Marxism’s Ills to the Ignorant Left
Nate Hochman of National Review Online takes MSNBC host Joy Reid up on her offer to explain Marxism “like I’m five.” Well, let’s see. Marxist theory prescribes a violent revolution…
Liberty
Saluting the Sensible
There was a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the proper societal response to Covid-19. Governments’ reactions to it didn’t help, as I discussed in previous posts. They were dictatorial and marked by shocking,…
Liberty
Tyranny and the Weaponization of Loneliness
Stella Morabito writes for the Federalist about the ties between tyranny and loneliness. Revolutionary elites who push utopias are always a small minority. In order to get all of society…
Liberty
China’s Insane Pursuit of ‘Zero COVID’
Jonathan Tobin writes for the Federalist about communist China’s disturbing response to the persistence of COVID-19. In most of the United States, post-covid normalcy is asserting itself. But in deep…