Mar 8, 2021Why Do Progressives Hurt the Ones They Claim To Love?Progressives are irate that the $15 minimum wage was removed from the $1.9 billion Covid relief bill before being passed in the U.S. Senate. They’ve pledged to make the passage of that wage hike their number one priority in the coming year. A coalition of conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats…Minimum Wage4 min readMinimum Wage4 min read
Mar 2, 2021Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest WordPolitical 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…Andrew Cuomo5 min readAndrew Cuomo5 min read
Feb 24, 2021The Price Progressives Pay For Repealing Tax CutsGallup 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. …Jobs4 min readJobs4 min read
Feb 11, 2021Progressives Have a Marxist View of TruthHumanity’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…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Feb 8, 2021Public Sentiment Turns Against Big BusinessA 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…Progressive4 min readProgressive4 min read
Feb 4, 2021Democrats Unlikely to Bite the Hand That Feeds ThemFamilies 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…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Jan 27, 2021Nancy Pelosi Loves Donald TrumpNow 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…Pelosi4 min readPelosi4 min read
Jan 18, 2021The First Casualty of Liz Cheney’s EmbarrassmentTribal 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…Republican Party5 min readRepublican Party5 min read
Jan 7, 2021Crocodiles Shed Tears TooOn 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…Trump4 min readTrump4 min read
Dec 18, 2020Dumb Intentions, Poor ConsequencesStreaming 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…Republican4 min readRepublican4 min read
