Whatever Happened to the Rules-Based World Order?
During the twentieth century, World War II was one of those historical events —- like the Black Plague in the Middle Ages — that seemed to come close to destroying … Read More
"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Ideas about the role of government in society, its relationship to citizens, and about how much power the government should be given.
During the twentieth century, World War II was one of those historical events —- like the Black Plague in the Middle Ages — that seemed to come close to destroying … Read More
From time-to-time, I compare the economies of all the countries on Earth for which there is data. This serves several purposes. The most important of these is that the comparison … Read More
In my last post, I discussed how Democratic Party policies were destroying the United States. In this post, I want to concentrate on how these polices are alienating the American … Read More
The images above of a confused President Biden are emblematic of today’s progressive Democratic Party. It is a very confused party. Other authors have noted that its primary ideology, Critical … Read More
Over and over again, the U.S. federal government, dominated by progressive Democrats, has been creating disasters for the American people. Moreover, in causing those calamities, progressives have been destroying the … Read More
The portrait above is of the famous eighteenth-century social contract philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His romanticism seems to motivate much of the secular “woke” religion of present day progressive Democrats. Thinking … Read More
The elites of the United States have gone rogue. As with the elites of the rest of the West, America’s elites seek to impose a kind of neo-feudalism on its … Read More
The plot above shows a deeply divided nation. What it displays are the red states dominated by Republicans, the blue states led by Democrats, and the purple states ruled by … Read More
Many people, especially progressive Democrats, confuse crony capitalism with free-market capitalism. This confusion is part of the religious faith of the woke. Capitalist corporate officers are viewed as among the … Read More
Ever since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Democrats have been disparaging government support for the supply side of the economy. The supply side is that part of the economy … Read More
Material added on February 23, 2023 In 1633, the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei was brought to trial for heresy before the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Galileo’s crime … Read More
Recently, I wrote about how progressive Democrats were pervasively gaslighting the American people. By gaslighting, I mean the manipulation of people by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. Since … Read More
In my last post, I hopefully looked forward to a red tsunami giving Republicans control of both houses of Congress. I wrote about what Republicans would have to do to … Read More
Definition of Gaslighting: The manipulation of someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. For an extended period of time, the Democratic Party has been gaslighting the American people. … Read More
As has been widely noted, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has nothing to do with inflation. At least, not directly. However, this act’s nonlinear effects on the economy will … Read More
An ordinary citizen can hardly be blamed if he or she is confused about what is causing inflation. Democrats have pointed to many other villains other than themselves for the … Read More
To the astonishment of many, not only have Democrats adopted policies that have alienated much of the U.S. electorate, but they keep doubling down on their destructive policies. Not only … Read More
We need to look around our world periodically to see what works for societies, and what does not. I started to do this, using statistics from a variety of sources, … Read More
Six years ago, I wrote a post asserting that progressives are NOT liberals. Before that, I wrote an essay entitled Progressives’ Disrespect for the U.S. Constitution. Today, with the executive … Read More
Populism is rampant throughout the countries of the West. By populism, I mean any political movement where many people believe the country’s elites have stacked the deck against them. Populists … Read More
For a variety of reasons, the rapid meltdown of the U.S. economy we are now experiencing will likely be far worse than anything experienced in living memory. The closest example … Read More
Recently, a reader of this blog started a series of rather curious comments. At least they seem somewhat strange to me. Since they seem emblematic of many political conversations going … Read More
American progressives are afflicted by a number of biases, which cause them to devalue the classical laws of economics. Nevertheless, whether they believe in those laws or not, those laws … Read More
Recently, I suggested that the members of the Biden Administration needed to take a remedial course in basic economics. Fundamental to the understanding of that subject are the four classical … Read More
Recently, the Biden administration has announced the formation of a “Disinformation Governance Board” under the Department of Homeland Security. According to testimony by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to Congress, the … Read More
President Joe Biden has become a major liability for the Democratic Party. Or rather, since it seems probable that Biden is merely a manipulated puppet, perhaps other members of his … Read More
Over the last year, President Biden’s administration has repeatedly demonstrated a profound ignorance of basic economics. This ignorance shows their great need for an undergraduate college course in economics. Since … Read More
At a time when Russia is conquering Ukraine, and threatening the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) and Poland), despair for our own security is all too easy. This is … Read More
Over the past year, I have repeatedly bashed progressive Democrats and Biden’s administration. Since progressive Democrats are now in power, this focus has been quite natural. However, widely available evidence … Read More
As in so many other issues, progressives have been lying to us for decades about the causes of global warming, aka climate change. Now, the Biden Administration is asserting we … Read More