This is the pattern: assert first, rationalize later. Good morning! Today in the land of official truths, something bizarre happened: reality showed up uninvited, armed with video evidence, judges, and foreign governments who refuse to be coerced. It turns out that...
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...
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...
Baby Trump Did Not Get His Trophy It is a truth universally acknowledged—at least by one man with a permanent marker and a clear grievance—that peace is best preserved when awarded with medals, and that any peace not accompanied by applause is, by definition,...
The Confusion Of The Oil Barrons It is a truth universally acknowledged, though rarely admitted aloud, that men who purchase presidents expect a certain courtesy in return. Not affection, perhaps, but at least the dignity of being consulted before their investment is...
Donald Trump’s Oh-So-Slippery Tariffs There was a time when bananas were simple. They arrived quietly, ripened obediently, and asked nothing of the consumer beyond a modest place on the counter. Under Donald Trump’s stewardship of trade policy, however, even the... 
