When his turn came to talk, had Brett Kavanaugh walked out to his desk, sat his notes down, then walked around the table and walked up to Dick Durbin and popped him square on the nose, he couldn’t have made his…
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The Two Faces of the Deep State and “the People”
So when they say “the FBI, or DOJ or CIA said this, or did that”, your first thought should be, “Which one?” Especially if it’s the media telling you these things. Also, never forget that is has been this way since at least JFK.…
Defining Conservatism Back to Reality
GK Chesterton, writing about English Progressives and Conservatives, wrote in 1924: The business of progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of conservatives is to prevent those mistakes being corrected. Even if the revolutionist might repent of his…
Does Anyone Actually Teach Conservatism Anymore?
The miracle of the Founding Fathers was not the Constitution so much that they created a document of self governance for people not of their class, and gave it away freely, no strings attached. It was a gift!—but only, as…
In Defense of Jerry Falwell, Jr’s “Theological” Apostasy
Salon.com said Jerry Falwell, Jr, president of Liberty University and son of Jerry Falwell, Sr, “had a very bad week”. Other left-wing rags echoed in. You see, Falwell and other evangelical leaders have refused to condemn Donald Trump based on…