How did Trump become the leader of the most powerful nation on Earth? A lot of people are asking that question, while a lot of other people already know (hint: it wasn’t the Russians). But I want to get beyond the circus that is Washington DC, and answer that question by asking another: Can politics solve our nation’s greatest… Continue reading The end of politics in America, part 2
Tag: politics
Thoughts on the #Alexandria shooting
This attack was a warning. It could have been much worse. There could be more than a dozen dead congressmen right now. We could be in a national crisis as severe as 9/11, or more. This was a premeditated and carefully planned act of domestic terrorism. It is clear that the attacker was politically motivated.… Continue reading Thoughts on the #Alexandria shooting
The end of politics in America, part 1
I am convinced that the grand key to understanding United States history in the 20th century—and by extension, current events in the 21st—is a deep knowledge of monetary policy and the financial system. In 1913, two things happened: Congress established the Federal Reserve, and the Constitution was amended to allow for an income tax. This… Continue reading The end of politics in America, part 1
The Gulf Between the Generations (Blast from the Past: February 2012)
Here’s a post I originally wrote in 2012. Given how most political commentary tends to lose relevance over time, it’s remarkable when something from the past is even more relevant now than when it was written. Not that this post is overly political: more just a series of observations, including some red flags that, at the time,… Continue reading The Gulf Between the Generations (Blast from the Past: February 2012)
Is it ever okay to punch a Nazi?
Is the current year between 1939 and 1945? Are you currently on active duty in the armed forces of one of the Allied nations, or a member of a partisan resistance movement within Nazi occupied territory? Is the Nazi whom you want to punch currently engaged in combat operations against you? If you answered “no” to any… Continue reading Is it ever okay to punch a Nazi?
This is more disgusting than anything I saw in 2016.
Anything election related, anyway. Four residents of Chicago kidnapped and tortured a special-needs man, broadcasting it live on Facebook while ranting against President Trump. This is worse than the gang that pulled the Trump supporter out of his car and beat him in the middle of the street. It’s worse than the abusive mother who pretended… Continue reading This is more disgusting than anything I saw in 2016.
Dear #ImWithHer and #NotMyPresident
I know we disagree on a lot of things. We live in troubled times, and many of you are scared for the future. I can see it in your eyes. I can hear it in your voices. There’s a very real temptation now to glory in victory, or to swear vengeance and foment revolution. But that… Continue reading Dear #ImWithHer and #NotMyPresident
Post-Election Predictions
The Good: James Comey will resign. Obamacare will collapse and be repealed within the year. We will not move to a single-payer healthcare system. There will be chaos in the short-term, but healthcare costs will go down for most people. Black Lives Matter, which was always a front for the nationalization of the police, will drift into… Continue reading Post-Election Predictions
Election night thoughts
Oh how the mighty have fallen. That is all.
Well, that rules out time travelers
If there’s one thing that the events of the weekend have proven, it’s that time machines aren’t going to be invented for at least another few hundred years. Because if time travelers from our immediate future were in our midst, I have no doubt that either Hillary or Trump (or both, Godwilling!) would have been assassinated… Continue reading Well, that rules out time travelers