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MACDONALD: The Constitutional Republic and Lower GI Joe

July 28, 2026 Steve MacDonald

The cyclosporiasis ‘outbreak’ continues to attract clicks and eyeballs, and why not? Who wants explosive diarrhea, especially if you can avoid it? Not too many volunteers for that. We’ll give you 500.00 if you let us infect you with something that will give you explosive diarrhea. No. I’m good. Thanks. Angry street bums would say … Read more

Trust

October 6, 2023 Skip

Institutions and the “Elites” within shattered the trust of ordinary citizens when, instead of staying with the Servant/Leader model in which they were subservient to the people, they decided to abrogate that relationship.

Truth

December 17, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The decline and fall of truth is, sadly, our legacy in the 21st Century. Science is defined by political rhetoric, and opposing the popular thing is labeled as misinformation or disinformation.

Data Point – So When All Trust Is Gone, Then What?

July 7, 2022 Skip

Well, there’s always going backards to the era of Tribalism (which I think, as E Pluribus Unum is being shoved into the dust bin by the Progressive Identity Group Political Totem Pole, we’re actually entering through that gate) or eventually to a Strong Man form of Government. Gallup: Americans are less confident in major U.S. … Read more

Promoted From the Comments- The Left Has Ruined Formerly Trusted Institutions

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Skip

The Left has ruined formerly trusted institutions and where there is no Trust, there is no Society. From Steve’s post “WashPo – By the Way, That Story We Wrote About Trump Was a Lie“, Commenter Bryan W wrote:

Well Guess What, Capitalism Is Blameless

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021

CHINA has taunted the United States over the Texas winter storm blackout as a “failure of capitalism” that is affecting “desperate” Americans. An opinion piece in the English-language Chinese newspaper Global Times says a large number of Americans feel that the “current capitalist system” has “serious flaws” and “cannot help them with their concerns.”

Biden Didn’t ‘Win’ – Team Trump Says it has Incontrovertible Evidence

November 9, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The election recount/challenge begins today. Trump’s legal team says it has a mountain of evidence proving fraud and tampering. Whether that is enough to make any difference remains unclear, but the fight is on, and the show is not over.

Was Malthus Correct After All?

May 10, 2020

Thomas Robert Malthus is known for the assertion: Population grows geometrically while food production grows arithmetically. Yeah, I know, it just ain’t so. So why bring it up, right?

College Campuses: Hubs of Intolerance, Racism, and Anti-Semitism?

June 12, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Victor Davis Hanson observes that “…colleges are becoming the incubators of progressive hatred of Jews…” This is concerning but does it ring true? Is higher education working to make anti-Semitism respectable again? Are we seeing a rise of racism? Certainly there is an appearance of a growing culture of intolerance on campuses across America. Requirements … Read more