In this week’s column, I’d like to continue discussing Graham Priest’s unusual book Capitalism: Its Nature and Its Replacement. Priest uses ideas he gets from Marxism and Buddhism to criticize capitalism. Last week, I said that Priest has interesting things to say about Marxism but I avoided Buddhism.
Joe Says Put On Your Mask And Get Your Shot
No data exists, but that doesn’t stop the government from striving for power as the Blue states begin to roll out restrictions on all Americans. Over 100 colleges and universities, no reason to specify them as Blue, have placed mask mandates on students and faculty and are disenrolling students who are not vaccinated and boosted.
EU Censorship Laws (To Prevent the Spread of ‘Harmful Content’) Went Into Effect Last Friday
Given that we can share the unvarnished truth ‘cuz America, I was (sort of, kind of) expecting our traffic to take a bit of a hit when the EU’s new censorship regime went into effect. Nothing yet, but we should note the globalists see this as a template for the world.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is More In Tune With GOP Voters Than The Non-Trump Presidential Candidates
Of the many silly arguments the NeverTrump grifters bloviate, one of the silliest is that their candidates, unlike Trump, are electable. These NeverTrump grifters are, at best, delusional or, at worst, simply lying. Polls consistently show that GOP voters no longer support forever-wars … voters are savvy enough to understand that it’s Mitch McConnell’s inflation … Read more
If You Want To Know What the Left Would Do to America, Pay Attention to What It Is Doing to Minnesota
If you want to know what the Left would do to America, pay attention to what it is doing to Minnesota. The Gopher State went into the 2023 legislative session with a forecast budget surplus of $18 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. Given November’s election results, most observers expected some mix of spending increases and tax cuts.
Why the Establishment Can’t Solve the Trump “Problem”
This week at the Republican Primary Debate, Nikki Haley referred to Donald Trump as the “most disliked politician in America”, apparently missing the irony of the moment given he didn’t attend the event because his popularity among the American voter is off the charts relative to her and the rest of the field.
Is Residential Solar Bad for the Environment?
One of my favorite Dalrymple quotes is (paraphrased) that misery will always rise to meet the government subsidies created to alleviate it. And so it is with residential solar. The number of installs near my home has exploded, as has another interesting habit.
Notable Quote – Another Adjective for “Transgender” is Narcissistic
Don’t believe me? Try this one on for size (reformatted, emphasis mine): In a turn of events, Shannon revealed after 14 years of marriage, her husband met someone online who led him through a “medical transition.” Her husband also lost interest in partaking in certain activities with their children that he previously enjoyed doing. Furthermore, Shannon … Read more
Carbon Scams on Fire!
Electric vehicles cost more to insure. Minor accidents can result in damage that makes the vehicle unsafe or unrepairable. A parking lot fender bender could “total” your so-called green vehicle. But that’s not the only insurance cost driving up the price of EV ownership.
NH School Districts Giving Themselves the Power To Force Staff Members to Lie to Parents: Trans-Authoritarians
Parents Defending Education has a summary of the 1,040 School Districts in which School Boards have abused their Powers (Government has Powers, Individuals have Rights) in forcing their staff members, including teachers, to lie to Parents concerning the transgender/gender dysphoria of their children when asked (either tangentially or directly).
More BRICS in the Wall
The leaders of China, Russia, India and Brazil met to discuss common interests with dozens of dignitaries in South Africa. The meeting was a three-day summit seeking to cobble together currently unaligned powers who would counter Western influence worldwide.
US Pushed for Removing Pakistan Prime Minister to End Pakistan’s Neutrality Regarding Ukraine War
A nation’s leader just wanting his nation to stay neutral regarding a war undertaken against another nation by the United States government can set in motion a US government effort to boot that leader from office. A previously secret Pakistan government document disclosed in a Wednesday in-depth The Intercept article suggests that such a removal effort is … Read more
How Charles Darwin (Probably) Destroyed the Traditional Family
I came across a fascinating book review this week. The book is “The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes” by Nancy Pearcey. It is loaded with insight, some of which you may have seen. The debunked point about Christian men being demeaning toward women comes from Pearcey’s research.
Data Point – NH Electorate is Switching Parties
Interesting. I was actually scurrying around the NH Secretary of State site looking for something else (dang if I can remember now) when I thought this was what I wanted. It wasn’t but still kinda interesting. Look at the SECOND arrow and compare it to the June 16, 2021 numbers a 17% drop in total … Read more
The Biden Clan’s Con Is Coming To An End
Despite years of Biden family and media disinformation, we are finally learning that President Joe Biden really did fire Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin for looking into state corruption involving the oil company Burisma and Hunter Biden — and ultimately Joe Biden himself. As vice president, Biden, in his own words, bragged that he had threatened … Read more
NGOs Are Perpetuating The Border Chaos For Profit
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), like the Catholic Church, are reaping millions of dollars to assist in the disbursement of illegals throughout the country. These payments are making these NGOs complicit in the most incredible human trafficking operation in United States history.
Florida Once Again Leads on Medical Freedom and Where is New Hampshire?
The Machine is revving up its flumongering again with warnings about “rapidly” mutating variants that put vaccinated and unvaccinated alike at risk for “serious disease,” maybe, kind of – so we’d better assume the worst. How about no, get lost, f**k off. How about that?
Breaking: NHGOP Chair Says Let New Hampshire Voters Pick the Republican Nominee
Concord, NH – Chris Ager, Chairman of the NHGOP, released the following statement following concerns of Trump’s ballot access in the State of New Hampshire:
Rockingham-1 Special Election: Democrats In It To Win It … Is The NHGOP?
Some reaction to a post by the GOP candidate in the Rockingham-1 State Rep special election: Outside Money and Influence in the Rockingham District. 1 State Representative Special Election. The post begins with the candidate describing his surprise (perhaps dismay) at seeing a television ad for his opponent.
Beware: COVID-19 is Lurking Behind the Commies Hiding in Your Bushes (and Your Sewage)
The machine is working overtime to get the weak-minded wound up about the new strains of COVID when the genuine concern is recent mutations of the COVID narrative. Things are getting McCarthyesqe out there; COVID could lurk almost anywhere, waiting to take advantage of you, vaccinated or not.