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MACDONALD: Same Thing Here, If We Allow It

September 19, 2026 Steve MacDonald

TL; DR: Much yet to be done about the whole right-left business, not the least of which is how a tyrannical, government-controlled, militant, socialist system remains pegged to the political right. National Socialism is left-wing, and barely to the right of Communism, which is how the Marxists managed it. March through the institutions, shouting about … Read more

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From Leninism to Social Democracy: A Guide to Socialist Models

May 18, 2025 Richard W. Fulmer

Discussing socialism is difficult, not only because of the many different varieties that have been proposed, but also because its definition is highly malleable. In debates socialists often shift between different interpretations—sometimes emphasizing state control, other times focusing on worker cooperatives or social safety nets—depending on what best suits their argument at the time. Broadly, … Read more

Why Do We Let People Boss Us Around Who Can’t Do The Little Things Right?

May 19, 2023 Skip

In the private sector, you either succeed, or you get fired. A company either makes the right decisions according to its consumers, or they abandon (er, fire) you, and you go out of business.

“It’s More a Ruling Class That Has Given Up on the Society It Rules.”

April 15, 2023 Skip

Traditionally, our “Ruling Class” understood that America came first before its ideological aims. They understood that this demanded a “Limited Government” that let the rest of us decide for ourselves what is best for us.

Treehugger – What’s Faster? Fracking or Weatherizing Every Building in the Country?

February 4, 2023 Skip

While Treehugger is still alive, barely, it isn’t the harder hitting / deeper posts of the past. Thus, I’m spending far less time there and I’m just going to put up the last comment threads from some of the posts I thought were worth keeping. This set is both timeless, in the past, and kinda … Read more

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The“Anti-Discrimination Law” Must Not Be Repealed

November 19, 2024February 1, 2023 Arlene Quaratiello

When I taught English as an adjunct college instructor, one literary genre that I considered extremely interesting was that of the slave narrative. Hundreds of slaves, overcoming unimaginable obstacles, not only learned how to read but also wrote down their stories which revealed the truth about the horrors of slavery.

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Who Is Teaching Your Kids?

February 26, 2022 Skip

Sorry folks – no more just assuming that your childrens’ teachers fit the old stereotype that you had when growing up (or that of your kids’ grandparents).

Let People Decide on Masks and Vaccines for Themselves

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 Steve Earle

Over the last couple of weeks, some letter writers have felt it is their job to condemn other citizens regarding the choice of not taking vaccine shots. How about leaving other adults alone to decide for themselves instead of the heavy-handed guilt trips being pressured?

North Country Chronicles – Left and Right – What Do They Really Mean?

July 26, 2021 Op-Ed

Left and Right. We hear these terms daily, but what do they really mean? The terms come from the French Revolution. In 1789, before the overthrow of the King, the National assembly was literally divided.

Data Point – “The Rot in Higher Education”

July 8, 2021 Skip

Sadly, even this chart shows it. The Left is beginning to go after those subjects that have been presumed “objective” when compared to the “soft” departments where “feelings” seem to count more than Right Answer / Wrong Answer:

“I Will Not Work for Those Who Dehumanize White People and Pathologize Them for Being White.”

July 8, 2021 Op-Ed

This is the full text of the online form “Exit Interview” that the Manchester School District (MSD) asks exiting employees to complete. Questions are bolded and a screenshot of the actual exit survey is included at the end.

Data Point – “White male liberals are indeed girly-men”

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Skip

Well, it turns out that (surprised?) that white, male, liberals, really are girly men. And get this – they proclaimed this themselves!

Fascist Dem Asks, Should Republicans Be Called The ‘Terrorist Right’?

February 4, 2021 Steve MacDonald

In the interest of toning down the rhetoric, presumably with an eye toward peaceful coexistence or unity, California Congressional Democrat Jackie Speier has a helpful question. Is it “Time to call Republicans the terrorist right?”

Our Enemy Is the Ideology of the Totalitarian Left.

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

This is the time for freedom-loving people to coalesce around principles upon which we can all agree. This may be America’s only hope of survival. The ground isn’t going away any time soon but America’s first principles are. Just as we did in the Cold War era we need a broader coalition. We have a common foe.

BlogLine of the Day – Perfectly summarizing the idiocy of Progressive Identity Politics and Transgenderism

December 5, 2020 Skip

YOU may not know what you are but the Identitarians trying to coerce speech and morality do. This is so wrong and so funny and so stupid at the same time:

Bureaucracy Is Your Enemy … We Can Fix That

September 28, 2020

Our bureaucracies are unaccountable and unelected. They have come to view themselves as here before elected officials got here and staying when the elected officials leave.

A Story About School Reopenings

August 7, 2020 Skip

“My wife, who is apparently a glutton for punishment, listened to an entire Arlington County school board meeting last night. School is online only indefinitely. She reports there was great concern expressed about, and discussion of how to help:”

This Latest Tantrum (Like Every one Before It) Is About Ideological Purity And Nothing Else

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Everything the left does has one goal—ideological purity. BLM, race, gender, hate speech, diversity, and Human Rights councils, it is all a smokescreen. This latest tantrum is no exception. It has one purpose, and that is not police reform.

The Myth of War on Terror

March 23, 2020 Amil Imani

Since the tragic events of 9-11-2001, tens of thousands of books and articles have been written about this enigmatic ideology: Islam.

There have been too many definitions by Islamic scholars of exactly what Islam means.

Proving that Progressives really don’t believe in “inclusion” – a perfect example #1

January 15, 2020 Skip

The word “Inclusion” used to mean involving every on and every belief. As it was shown yesterday during the hearing of HB1251 (prohibiting biological males from being on biological girls teams), inclusion now has been weaponized by the Left in a rather appalling way – include US and our ideology but automatically EXCLUDE anyone that … Read more