I am continually and deeply impressed by the foresight and wisdom of the Founders, in particular James Madison. I doubt students learn much about him anymore, and I doubt that his words would strike home with many of them even … Continue reading →
This is from commenter “Erisguy”: When liberty dies in the hearts of a people, no court, no law, no constitution can save it. And by now a majority of “Americans”…wish only [for] their side to rule unhindered by law, evidence, … Continue reading →
See this. Most of the readers here already know the gist of the Russiagate/Spygate story, and have long been outraged at what happened. But to everyone else I would love to say, Yoo hoo, does anybody care about the long-running … Continue reading →
Or perhaps they already have. I’ve written before about how a course I took in college on Russian Intellectual History stopped me from joining the left in the late 60s. Here’s an excerpt: It was there I learned – without … Continue reading →
Even though political speeches are not my thing, I watched Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore last night (you can find a video and transcript at American Digest). It was a well-crafted story of America’s past and a pledge about America’s … Continue reading →
Consider the alternative: vigilante “justice”. Those who think otherwise are either fools or knaves or both – that is, stupid or evil or both. At some point – perhaps after the police are gone or totally corrupt and corrupted – … Continue reading →
What’s the war on statues about? It’s a case of “venting,” of course, in the emotional sense. But it’s much much more than that. The pulling down and/or defacing of statues is not some emotional spur-of-the-moment impulse, although I suppose … Continue reading →
From a speech Reverend Martin Luther King delivered at DePauw University in September of 1960: Black supremacy is as dangerous as white supremacy, and God is not interested merely in the freedom of black men and brown men and yellow … Continue reading →
Last night I was talking on the phone to a friend on the right (I have one or two). I mentioned something I’ve been thinking about quite a bit lately, which is that the current BLM/Antifa movement brings to mind … Continue reading →
I just published this long post on how the current riots and statue-toppling represents a war on Western Civilization. I want to add something here, on a related topic. John Hinderaker of Powerline has written a piece today on much … Continue reading →
Commenter “AesopFan” calls attention to this: Grant did briefly own one slave he freed years before the war; but as a general he smashed the Confederacy, and as president he crushed the Klan. He presided over the ratification of the … Continue reading →
This was first written in 2006. But it’s a very timely piece. Unfortunately, I fear that taking a look at Robespierre will always be timely [comments in brackets mine]: Robespierre’s constituency outside the Convention was the mob, roaming the streets … Continue reading →