Conservative political commentator Steven Hayward recently observed that “for the left, it’s racism all the way down. It explains everything, and has to be incorporated into everything now. Except when climate change explains everything, and has to be incorporated into everything.” I would add sexism. For the left, sexism explains everything that racism and climate […]
(Prior to posting the following I learned that the Antrim, Michigan, lawsuit had been dismissed. The judge did not allow Attorney DePerno to present his evidence but ruled that the Michigan secretary of state had already done an audit, and a further one was unnecessary. At the same time, there is fierce opposition to continuing […]
A dear daughter-in-law recently responded to my post entitled “The Big Lie.” In that post I vigorously denied the oft made charge that America is systemically racist. She suggested that I check out “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man,” to get a reality check. Well, I checked it out, and this is my response. I […]
Not far from where I lived as a boy was beautiful Orton Plantation. It fits almost everyone’s image of a prototypical antebellum southern mansion. It is located on the west side of the Cape Fear River about seven miles downriver from Wilmington. The first home at Orton was built in 1725, but it was destroyed […]
The cost of consumer goods rose 4.2 percent during the month of April. That is the biggest monthly jump in thirteen years. The possibility of serious inflation is frightening. I remember those ridiculously high interest rates in the late 1970s when people were paying as much as 18% for home mortgages. If it happens again, […]
The Biden Administration makes no secret of its hostility towards the fossil fuel industry. As part of its war against climate change, it has pursued number of aggressive moves against coal and oil producers. For instance, immediately upon assuming office Biden shut down work on the Keystone XL pipeline. Sometimes, the government’s green crusaders get […]
Several decades ago the label WASP was in vogue, often used in a pejorative way. I am a WASP – a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. My father and mother were WASPs, and their fathers and mothers before them. And what does the label anglo-saxon mean? In general American usage, it refers to an English speaking person […]
A friend recently sent me this little gem written by Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts. Following is some philosophy from Charles Schulz, creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Read the following straight through, and you’ll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.2. Name […]
The BIG Lie: America is systemically racist. Response: It is absolutely not true. Yes, there are racists in America, just as there are racists in every nation. Racists can be black, brown, or white. It is what is in their hearts that distinguishes the bigots and the haters, not their skin color. It is true […]
My son Stuart recently informed me that he has enrolled as a police auxiliary in the town of Prescott, Arizona. As a member of Citizens on Patrol, he won’t be carrying a firearm or be writing tickets, but he will be patrolling neighborhoods and parks, providing assistance at accident scenes, checking in on empty homes while folks […]
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