The boat is taking on water. Fast. This, we are assured, is just politics. The boat is taking on water. Fast. This much is evident to anyone with eyes, ankles, or a functioning relationship with gravity. The lower decks are already knee-deep, the engines are coughing...
This is not satire . . . The United States is accurately described as a constitutional federal republic, meaning it’s a system where citizens elect representatives to make laws, but these representatives and the government itself are bound by a supreme...
Fortress America Tariffs The Golden Dome Iceland (or rather Greenland) It is recorded by several reliable witnesses that a certain celebrated gentleman, being possessed of an exceptional confidence in his own magnificence, did ascend the snowy heights of Davos with...
Sometimes You Need a Dictator It is a comfort, in troubled times, to know that clarity still exists somewhere in the world. At Davos, clarity arrived in the form of a joke so honest it briefly forgot to disguise itself. “I’m a dictator,” said Donald Trump, pausing...
Principles are fundamental truths, rules, or beliefs that guide behavior, systems, or understanding. Once upon a time, America stood for limited government, the rule of law, a strong but restrained defense, and alliances built on trust rather than invoices. This was... 
