“The society that puts equality before freedom will end up with neither. The society that puts freedom before equality will end up with a great measure of both.” — Milton Friedman
Calling Court Houses “Justice Centers” Gives a False Impression of What Goes on There
It used to be that a court house was just a court house. The term court house identified the building where the county or Federal...
Strange and Irrational Thought In American Life
Anti-semitism in America has traditionally been absent because it is clearly a strange and irrational way of thinking. Judaism is a 4,000 year old religion...
George Kelling R.I.P.
George Kelling (1935-2019) founded the “Broken Windows policing” theory, along with James Q. Wilson (1931-2012). Kelling was an American criminologist, and professor in the School...
Race Relations in America Have Improved Under Trump
When Barack Obama won the 2008 election it was due to a whole lot of white people believing that if America elected a Black president...
You can have your own “white privilege” without being white
The following quote is from the Ace of Spades blog, The Morning Rant by OregonMuse for May 20, 2019. It’s brilliant and offers a great...
Climate Change Lost Down Under — UPDATED
Yesterday was the day climate change lost in Australia’s national election. All the polls showed Australia’s Labor Party under the leadership of Bill Shorten to...
Words or Phrases Used by Leftists to Distract Us
Leftists love to use words or phrases that convey a meaning other than what they actually intend. These are words that divert attention from their...
Too Many Guns? Not Enough Gun Control?
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens wants more gun control. He thinks there are too many guns in America. He hates guns. I assume he also...
Oops! I must have got socialism vs. capitalism all wrong
I’ve been saying and I’ve always believed that socialism vs. capitalism is a no-brainer. I said and earnestly believed that capitalism is the best economic...