The only thing sure in life is death and taxes, and Americans, if current polling is to be believed, will vote for both in November. With inflation holding steady at 8.3 percent year-over-year, those predictions are doubtful, but let’s pretend…
The brick-and-mortar retail industry is about to take yet another hit as Amazon looks to offer customers a physical retail shopping experience. The e-commerce company plans to open retail locations that resemble department stores. This move into physical retail comes…
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” Barry Morris Goldwater, may God rest his freedom-loving soul, spoke…
And on … and on … … And, yes! One fine day, as with the Noah family’s detention on the ark, the damndemic will cease, desist, vanish, take a powder. Masks will disappear in the trash can. Americans will pass…
The first Christmas tree on our block popped up the day after Halloween. Soon enough, garlands of white lights began to adorn neighborhood trees and doorways. It’s Christmas — except that it’s not. From what I can see, Thanksgiving has…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Or do we? At the end of a long, bitter political year, shall we take a look? The Founding Fathers’ abstract commitment to equality — reinforced by…
I have tried to think of something appropriate to say upon the end of this endeavor at saving Western Civilization through journalism. Western Civilization remains unsaved. That is the first thought that comes to mind. What could I have been…
The phoniness of big-government politics was on conspicuous display during the final presidential debate. Note the adjective “big-government.” Not Democratic politics, not Republican politics. Big-government politics, representing the pleasant myth that politicians at the top of the greasy pole have…
Back to where we left off the other day: democracy’s varied discontents staring us straight in our blurred and reddening eyes, obscuring once-familiar loyalties and understandings. Modern democracy as a bloodier and bloodier power struggle; our self-chosen political class’s refusal…