Political apologies are different than real apologies, and it’s getting worse In 1077, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, repenting for his conflicts with the church, stood barefoot in the snow for three days begging the forgiveness of Pope Gregory VII. It wasn’t the last time a politician apologized, but Henry…

Gallup recently considered public support for five major policy changes related to business and the economy that Biden has undertaken in his first weeks as President. Included are public sentiments regarding tax hikes on companies, strengthening labor unions, imposing new regulations, supplying greater government health care, and increasing infrastructure spending. …

Humanity’s relationship with the truth is often like the abusive spouse who claims to love his wife, but won’t stop beating her. That violence is amplified when it is wielded by ideologues. Making a mash of Hegel and Marx, Lenin defined truth as that which furthered the Marxist view of…

A Gallup poll last fall that tested the views Americans have of various industrial sectors, revealed professional sports had dropped to third worst overall. People’s positive opinion of sports had fallen 15 points — only 30% positive compared with 45% positive a year earlier. Even worse, those having an unfavorable…

Families withdrawing from public schools in record numbers get no help from Democrat politicians The Covid mess that’s closed America’s schools for the past year may end up radically changing election politics in our bluest states for a generation. In the end, there are only two reasons schools remain closed…

Now that they have seemingly gotten their way and banished Trump to the outer reaches, why do Democrats continue to hound Donald Trump with a 2nd impeachment? Writing in 1941 of European dictatorships, George Orwell said, “In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All…

Tribal loyalty cuts both ways. You forgive members of your group because, well, they’re in your group. You make excuses for them. Conversely, if they embarrass you or bring disrepute to your group, you turn on them. You overlook whatever their good and find fault. Liz Cheney and the 9…

On Wednesday, as Congress counted electoral college votes, a few dozen Trump supporters breached the capitol’s security. Some even made it to the floor of the Senate. Members of Congress panicked and evacuated their respective chambers. Watching in real time, it was obvious there was a significant difference in the…

Streaming isn’t therapy despite what some progressives insist Blaze Pascal diagnosed our basic condition 350 years ago. “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Senator Angus King, the progressive Independent from Maine, confirmed Pascal’s diagnosis this week with his letters to Netflix…