Ben Franklin was 70 when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, and 81 when the Constitution was signed in 1787. He signed both. So, he was the original Ben Franklin in America’s first board room; the eldest, the…
Category: Republican Party Establishment
It’s Those Damned 7-11 Cameras That Are the Real Racists, Not Cops
Why are some people saying the cops are targeting blacks? Statistics prove otherwise, only no one, especially in the Jungle, reads statistics. Pictures are much better. And they’re found in video, and boy, does America’s convenience store have warehouses full, showing at least 90% of…
After Brexit, We Shoot the Bureaucrats
“Every successful analysis begins with a unified theory.” Some Americans credit Donald Trump for the success of Brexit, while others are saying Trump owes Brexit for bumping his campaign toward the presidency. Actually, both are true to a point, but in a reciprocating way. But…
Can Grown-Ups Save Conservatism? an Observation
Considering what has happened to conservatism, and conservatives, politically, ideologically, culturally, even morally, in the past eleven months because of the rise of Donald Trump, it may come as a surprise to you that I wrote the bulk of this article five years…
The Hanging of Jake Spoon, a Cautionary Tale for Trump Haters and Democrats in General
(I first wrote this in 2010, as notice to Democrats that they were running with outlaws, and certain laws apply when they do do that. Well, today, six years later, the Democrats, God bless ’em, have acknowledged that they know they’re…