Category: Politics
Putin is Evil, Trump is Stupid
Putin is Evil Trump is Stupid Zelensky is a Super Hero The world is a scarier place with the first two in it. Thoughts of Chamberlain and Munich come to mind. “Peace in our time” bullshit!... Read More
Praise for Capitalism
“Capitalism is necessary to the progress of the world, and those who unreasonably and wantonly oppose or fight against it are enemies to human advancement.” Marcus Garvey About the unrelated p... Read More
Democracies Limits
“Democracy is a hedge against worse outcomes, not a guarantor of best outcomes.” Paraphrase of Jonah Goldberg editor in chief of The Dispatch More art from the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas... Read More
American Aristocracy
“An open fluid elite based on merit and money, not on birth and breeding.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow Photo at Valley View showing Bridal Vei... Read More
Damning with Faint Praise
“He is wholly insufficient for his place with the additional misfortune of not himself having the least suspicion of the fact.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography b... Read More
Immigration 2025
Controlling Immigration Following is what I wrote about immigration in 2006. My opinion has moderated a bit in the years since. My hope is that President Trump will solve enough of the undocumented im... Read More
Keeping Peace
“An overwhelming show of force often obviates the need to employ it.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow This is the first in a weekly run of... Read More