Friday, June 19, 2020

Working on a Project That's Been Back-Burner'd For a While

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I've been thinking about turning some of my old posts into a book-length collection. I started with The Declination (I've been blog...

This is NOT News to Non-Leftist Dissidents

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How do you like my new term? "Non-Leftist Dissident" is how I, in the future, will describe myself and others who oppose the Left....

This Decision Informs Us...

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That the Leftist members of the Court (or, their likewise clerks) have been informed that DHS is under the control of the Deep State, and wi...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The End Of A Very Brief Era

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     Well, I did it. I terminated my “affair.” No, not a sexual affair; you should know me better than that by now, Gentle Reader. This was ...
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Amazingly, I Wrote This Years Ago!

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Long before BLM got on the bandwagon.

Franchise Fantasies

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     In the course of a long life you’ll hear quite a lot of BS. Much of it is “relay BS,” of the “I heard that” or “People say” variety. Gr...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

After the Riots

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“A very civilized thing, glass—almost an index of civilization. When civilization retreats, it leaves behind broken glass.”    ―  John Derby...
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Monday, June 15, 2020

The Most Urgent Connectedness Problem

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     Things don’t just “happen,” as if the universe were nothing but a giant random-number generator. They happen for reasons that can almos...
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Sunday, June 14, 2020

The Newest Absolute (UPDATED)

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     The Left is fond of absolutes. Not all absolutes, mind you; just the ones it finds politically profitable in its unending quest for po...

Channeling Winston.

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Some attribute to Churchill the observation that "Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities h...
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Saturday, June 13, 2020

Some Random Thoughts From One Who Lived Through This Before

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Nothing in life teaches as well as experience - particularly BAD experiences. We're surrounded by the detritus of some really bad ideas....
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Etymology For Our Times

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     The word privilege has been much in the news and the national discourse lately. It’s been propelled mostly by the claims of black rac...
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Friday, June 12, 2020

Take A Second Look At Conservative Organizations

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     "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." – Eric Hoffer      ...
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Maybe There’s Something In The Water

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     Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, ...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Why the RNC is Moving Out of Charlotte

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It's not completely a done deal yet. As of now, the convention committee is looking for an alternative place to hold the nomination/acce...
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Update on the Revolution/Coup

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I read Had Enough Therapy's posts on Gen. Mattis' arrogant attempt to sidestep both his professional obligations and adherence to th...

Conversations

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     When you have an odd sense of humor, it’s important to let it out now and then, so it won't erupt from you at an inopportune moment...
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A more bracing age.

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The climate change scare was a self-indulgent luxury from the Age of Abundance. Unfortunately that age has passed, replaced by the more bra...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

The Reason for Hearsay Exclusion

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Hearsay 'evidence' is generally excluded from trials. That is, with rare exceptions, you can't testify about what you claim some...

Ray Bradbury, Call Your Office!

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     I have a huge personal library – approximately 12,000 physical volumes, and approximately another thousand eBooks. About a quarter of t...
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