David Bernstein, writing at the Volokh Conspiracy, has some excellent thoughts on human nature and the compulsion for oppression. Reading it I am reminded of its application to current events. The public rise of Antifa. The open advocacy of the use of force to silence political opponents. The abuses of the bureaucracy in pursuit of partisan political gain. The inherited privilege of the ruling class exemplified in what has been colloquially defined as ‘The Swamp.’
I’m Not Sure If I Believe Governor “Coonman”
Opposition researchers finally found Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s racist college photos – but they belong to the Governor of Virginia. What a strange world we live in. I watched some of the press conference during a break from splitting wood and quickly went back to splitting wood. I didn’t hear anyone in the assembled … Read more

