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News of the Week (September 7th, 2025)

  News of the Week for September 7th, 2025

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Firing Line Friday: Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part II

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      One of the hottest political topics today is the question of immigration. Let us look back thirty years … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Lawfare via Nature: United Nations; National Geogrpahic; Climate Homicide

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: It’s mutually assured destruction time thanks to the advocates of Mother … Continue reading

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America Is An Idea

     America is indeed an idea. But it is not a proscriptive—or propositional—idea. It is a descriptive one. Classical Liberalism was but an attempt to distill its core elements; conservatism was an attempt to distill, and protect, the causal factors that … Continue reading

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Cracker Barrel Crack-Up

     Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Everything seemed better in the past and businesses that catered to nostalgia have gained, in some minds, mythical status (and sub-mythical sales) while others are condemned for not having the logo or motif … Continue reading

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News of the Week (August 31st, 2025)

  News of the Week for August 31st, 2025

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Firing Line Friday: Should We Drastically Reduce Immigration? Part I

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      One of the hottest political topics today is the question of immigration. Let us look back thirty years … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Wokeness On The Wane?: Getting Rid Of DEI At Idaho State; No More Trans Buddy Program At Vanderbilt; University Of Wyoming Replaces Multicultural Affairs Office

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Overtly, at least, it’s on the wane (for now).      First, a … Continue reading

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Elite Theory & The New Nomenklatura

     “Some… are more equal than others” is the true face of the Left, regardless of whether it is Communism, Fascism, or whatever appellation leads to the will of “The People” be exercised through (in effect) self-chosen elites. This gnostic leadership … Continue reading

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News of the Week (August 24th, 2025)

  News of the Week for August 24rd, 2025

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