Cliffs Note Intellectualism, n.; The exercise or application of the intellect as taken from crib sheets, scribbled notes on the back of the hand, or from looking over a smart student’s shoulder during a test. And then turn that into…
Category: Conservatism
A Brief Natural History of Historians; Telling a Horse from a Mule
While people are being hornswoggled about the good intentions of journalists, they also should consider similar intentions of some historians. You see, there are the historians who report insights and facts about the past, and there are the journalists who then bake these into confections using their own…
Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can be Granted
“Failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted is a defense to a legal claim.” It means that the claimant has failed to present sufficient facts which, if taken as true, would indicate that a violation of…
From #Goonies to #NeverGoonies? Our “Time” is Nearly Past
I guess I saw “The Goonies” half a dozen times while my sons still lived at home. They were 11 and 15 in 1985. We saw it at the theater then bought a VHS tape (remember those?) to watch at home. My…
Antifa Nazis and the Rise of a New Fascist Thug Army
In 2013. I wrote “The Difference Between Crony Capitalism and Fascism” and just reread it. It stands up pretty well even though Obama and Holder are gone (sort of) and the relationship between the State and the Corporate in the High…