Can we not recognize tyranny when we see it? Can we also not forget that when tyranny comes, it is accompanied by hardship and poverty? In our country today, we have a most useful class of citizens whose chief talent lies in mistaking delay for wisdom and surrender...
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...
More Evidence of DOJ Weaponization! It has long been understood that in a well-ordered republic, competence must be carefully supervised, lest it develop dangerous ideas about independence. Recent events concerning Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, provide...
Moral Clarity, Enlightened Times, and Oil Diplomacy In these enlightened times, there arises a most efficient method by which a great nation may demonstrate its virtue: by acting first and apologizing never. Our latest example of this enlightened practice concerns the...
A Modest Proposal for the Lubricated Afterlife There are many philosophies by which a person may choose to live. Some preach virtue. Others promote happiness, mindfulness, or service to one’s fellow travelers on this wonderful planet. But none are quite as...
Commendable frankness, that the United States must acquire Greenland. It has lately been announced, with commendable frankness, that the United States must acquire Greenland. This necessity arises not from desire, ambition, or appetite. Such vulgar motives are... 
