Liberty's Torch

(a.k.a. Bastion Of Liberty)

"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks.
Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)

Showing posts with label political deceit. Show all posts

Showing posts with label political deceit. Show all posts

Friday, October 2, 2026

A Comparison I’d Like To See

Alice Smith’s comparison that stimulated yesterday’s piece was a clever one. It illuminated a particularly absurd fallacy, which made ...

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

For This Time Of Tumult

The Feast of the Nativity is two days away. Most people “prepare” for it by shopping. We do things a little differently here at the For...

Friday, October 23, 2020

Agenda Giveaways

Sad to say, these days there aren’t many questions that don’t have a political component. Politics has crept into places where it never...

Saturday, May 2, 2020

One Trustworthy Commentator

Thank God there’s still at least one: Please watch it, listen to it, and reflect. I’ve been going on about this for som...

Thursday, March 26, 2020

The Second Coming Of The Edith Wilson Administration

Now and then, the masks come all the way off. Now and then, the Left makes plain what it has in mind for us. And now and then, a major ...

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

The Power Of Crisis

If everything’s a crisis, where’s the crisis? -- Arthur Herzog Think about that word: crisis. Think about the times in your own...

Friday, November 22, 2019

The Engine That Feeds The Golden Triangle Of Corruption

Loans made by one government to another do not answer to any of the proper conditions of credit. The money lent belongs to the people o...

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Quickies: Evidence Versus “Presumption”

To this point in the “impeachment inquiry” sessions, the anti-Trump forces’ “star witness” has been Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassado...

Monday, August 5, 2019

The Cycle Of Desire

"In this life no one can fulfill his longing, nor can any creature satisfy man’s desire. Only God satisfies, he infinitely exceeds...

Monday, July 8, 2019

Quickies: Saying Yes And Meaning No

You can confuse a listener by shaking your head while saying “yes,” or by nodding while saying “no.” Your listener won’t immediately kn...

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Covington, The Media, And The Program

I must have written it a hundred times by now, but apparently it hasn’t yet sunk into some heads: They who value power over all else:...

Monday, January 21, 2019

The Biggest Spanner

Regular Gentle Readers will already be aware of my fondness for archaisms and other odd turns of phrase. (Be not afraid. I’m not about ...

Friday, January 11, 2019

Dangerous Services

We all know about the hazards involved in joining the armed forces, or becoming a policeman or a fireman. Most of us are aware of the r...

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

The Satan Trick

I forget who originated this notion, but it’s been said for many years that the Devil’s greatest achievement was convincing so many hum...

Friday, September 7, 2018

Does Anyone Remember “Anonymous?”

Today, concerning the “anonymous” author of the New York Times’s recent op-ed by a self-described “senior administration official,” B...

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Does A Headline With A Question Mark Imply Its Own Answer?

You could certainly be forgiven for getting that impression. But in the meantime, such headlines beckon to us in tones of sweet reason ...

Sunday, June 10, 2018

The Elites And The “Populist” Canard

We’ve been hearing quite a bit about the current “populist” moment in American politics...mostly from the political elite and the major...

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