Escalation, Not Equivalence

Escalation, Not Equivalence

by | Jan 27, 2021 | Opinion, Politics

A libertarian site needs another article on “homo sapiens good,” “homo politicus bad” like a fish needs a bicycle. Yet, here we are again, with obvious points of morality for individuals twisted beyond recognition as they grind through the mind...
Social Corrosion

Social Corrosion

by | Jan 26, 2021 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics

While looking for the exact wording of a Stalin quote, I found this nugget on a Wikipedia page: [E]specially in Stalin’s Soviet Union, Mao’s China and Pol Pot’s Cambodia, a fanatical certainty that socialism could be made to work motivated communist...
The Headline Is The Tale

The Headline Is The Tale

by | Jan 24, 2021 | Culture, Economics, Opinion

Two headlines caught my eye this morning: “Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End The Pandemic” – The New York Times “COVID-19 will likely be with us forever. Here’s how we’ll live with it.” – National Geographic Both articles...
Mandated Moderation

Mandated Moderation

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics

I recently listened to a snippet of a Ben Shapiro interview with Amy Peikoff, Parler’s chief policy officer, wherein the de-platforming of the site by Amazon was discussed. This, on the heels of listening to a legal-issues analysis that affirmed my belief that...