As we know, Hate Speech is something a leftist doesn’t want to hear. As a corollary, Rape Speech is something a feminist doesn’t want to hear. I suppose the effort to brand Rape Speech in the mold of its venerable predecessor was predictable from the moment #MeToo began mining its rich vein of ancient accusations.…
If I asked you to predict the extent of gratitude resulting from any given act of charity from a primarily western society to one of “minorities,” what would you speculate? If your answer is “not much” you are a foolish Pollyanna. Consider Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló. It’s difficult to discern from the media’s mush-mouthed…
One of modernity’s most routine conflicts is that between ideology and objectivity. It’s interesting how routine it is given the certainty of which side will ultimately win. You would think ideological advocates might occasionally yield to the superior firepower of objective reality. Though vague awareness of their military deficit rarely dissuades them from launching vainglorious…
If an Internet argument endures long enough someone will be called Hitler and someone else will state that correlation is not causation! And while former may be literally true, the latter isn’t literally precise. In actuality, correlation is not necessarily causation. Often enough, it is. Well, I want to talk about an instance where it…
Here’s a question: should Japan import millions of Muslims to aid its efforts to suppress muslim violence in that country? If your answer is Japan doesn’t have muslim violence precisely because it doesn’t have muslims there trying to help solve it then you really don’t understand the question being asked. So I’ll rephrase it more…
One of liberalism’s most unflattering mottos is being on the right side of history. The fact that this not a compliment of one’s morals but rather an indictment is hardly a nuance noticed by right-siders. Committing oneself to whatever side is winning is in no way a commitment to honor or integrity, but cowardice. It’s…
There’s a compelling reason the left is so invested in tribal politics: Tribalism is powerful. There’s an equally compelling reason the left is so fanatical in denouncing tribal politics on the right: Tribalism is powerful. Maintaining an effective weapon denied to your enemies is one of the surest paths to staying out of future Chinese…
History is the tale of results. And conservatism is the tale of pretending otherwise. Both of which lead me to wonder how many of those on the respectable right believe that reaching a desirable location occurs simply by meticulous adherence to proper driving protocols. For instance, does a fully-serviced vehicle—with hands at nine and three—driven…
Shakespeare once observed there is no misery like seeing happiness through another man’s eyes. When that happiness could have easily been yours, there’s only regret with whom to commiserate. And his company is a misery all its own. I still recall the conversation like it was eight years ago; which is precisely when it was.…
And as foreign hordes swept over the social ramparts a valiant cry pealed across the rotunda: Corporate tax cuts now! Many years later a traveller from an antique land came upon two reconciled bills blowing limply in the desert. The lone and level sands stretched far away. I suppose Trump and the Republicans could have…
One of the things that comforts me most is the knowledge that my predictions are not always accurate. For if they were I’d be typing this out from my cavernous bitcoin mining complex. Though as it is my wealth remains sullenly rooted outside the blockchain. As for the prediction that (to this point ) has…
Even though North Korean ICBMs can apparently now reach New York City and Washington DC, there’s still cause for concern. That concern resides primarily in the fact that any malicious launch would have to cross America to reach Acela, and Pyongyang avionics simply aren’t that dependable. As a result, the trajectory depicted above could put…
My urologist once advised me that if the doctor had a hand on each shoulder, you probably weren’t getting a prostate exam. Finding no physiological flaw in the argument, I’ve made a point to incorporate the idea wherever it would fit. As it happens, it fits quite snugly in the orifice of politics. Like patients,…
I have an uncanny feel for the audience here. For example, if you aren’t reading this I know it’s probably not because you are presently in a retail thunderdome grappling with Section 8 zombies over a $6 off TV. I also know I’m probably not either. I suppose there are certain satanic half-a-soul-off specials that…
I wrote the following as a companion comment to the recent tax post. Though vested with full editorial discretion, I’ve decided to just publish it as a stand alone piece. One of the key aspects of tax policy that receives far too little acknowledgement is its function as a signaling mechanism. As most of you…
