An individual commented on an article I posted saying that in order to truly fight the demagogues, our website must be bipartisan. He then accused me in particular of being a “poser, propagating an agenda, the pot calling the kettle black.” I prefer to…
Tag: Politicians
Crazy Murderers and Insane Politicians
They get days of press coverage and we have to look at their pictures on the TV and in the magazines. Doesn’t something seem off about them? If you’re like me, that was your first impression of mass murderers. And,…
Being Horribly Wrong Doesn’t Affect Our Elites
I pay for my mistakes. That is why I try so hard to learn from them. It is too expensive to make the same mistakes over and over, unless you’re a member of the elites. A medical model of the…
Politicians Are Liars By Nature
“When regard for truth has been broken down or even slightly weakened all things will remain doubtful.” St. Augustine Politicians, as a general rule, view lies as legitimate political tools that strategically helps them to accomplish things they could never…
Selling America to Islam
Think tanks, universities, museums, newspapers, and key congressional committees are all pieces in a game of 3D chess that the tiny Gulf state of Qatar is playing with its rivals, using our nation’s capital as its game board. With a…
Morality And Politics
More than three hundred years ago philosopher John Locke, in his “Letter Concerning Toleration,” urged protection for almost all religious believers, except Catholics who were deemed loyal to a foreign prince. Locke also rejected protections for atheists on the grounds that their…
Let’s Burn Another Witch to Stop Armed Murder!
There was a time when children cried so we burned witches. Today, we have some 23 thousand gun control regulations. We pass new regulations each time a celebrity gets shot or some white kids get attacked. We’ve burned that witch…
Funding Our Own Downfall
“Power is okay, and stupidity is usually harmless. Power and stupidity together are dangerous.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind Just how stupid do you have to be to monetarily support the people that are trying to destroy you?…
Fantasy Socialism Versus Real Socialists
We are not all the same. In fact, we differ in every measurable way. We measured the psychological leanings of people on the left and right sides of the political spectrum. What we have not done very well is map…
Inconvenient Truths About Guns and Gun Control
Politicians and journalists often portray fiction as fact. It is easy to be opinionated, but hard to be informed. This came to mind as I listened to Virginia Democrats tell us we’d be safer if we were disarmed. What is…
Guns Save Lives.. but not in Democrat Controlled Cities
e Democrats were shouting about gun control a few weeks ago. Their confiscation crusade crashed when Donald Trump started investigating the corrupt dealings of Vice President Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine. The news may have moved on, but…
Political Corruption and Headline Surfing Leaves Our Children at Risk
Our view of violence is wildly distorted. We don’t know the truth, but I think we can handle it. In the USA today, we think TV shows and the “news” represent reality. They aren’t. Instead of the truth, the news…
Rhetoric Doesn’t Cut It Anymore
Yesterday I received another of those fundraising “opinion survey” from the RNC assuring me that they have my back. While it is true that we now have a Republican president who is working very hard to keep all of his…
Rejected by None of The Above
As the Virginia campaign for governor heats up I’m reminded of how much I hate elections. Every candidate, no matter what party they are attached to, drones endlessly on about all the wonderful things they are going to do for…
Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate
You’ll love “Honest Gil.” He hates old people, doesn’t do the job he was elected to do, and pays people to pretend they like him. Oh, yeah – and he wants your money. Ok, so the only thing you’ll actually love about this…