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Notable Quote – Have Progressives already beat the Free Market into submission? Have we moved into Fascism controlled markets?

October 1, 2021 Skip

Reformatted, emphasis mine: In the interventionist state it is no longer of crucial importance for the success of an enterprise that operations be run in such a way that the needs of the consumer are satisfied in the best and least expensive way; it is much more important that one has “good relations” with the … Read more

Quick Takes – Hat Trick

September 26, 2021 NITZAKHON

Three quick-hit-style bits of news with comments:

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CARTOON: At Least the Mean Tweets Are Gone

September 23, 2021 NITZAKHON

“At least we don’t have to deal with mean tweets.”

Is Capitalism Evil?

September 20, 2021 Op-Ed

The cover page of the July 4th Union Leader read, “Poetry Returns with a Slam,” headlining the return of Slam Free or Die, a poetry club that had not met in person since the beginning of the COVID lockdowns.

Hungry Wolves and Darkened Campfires

August 21, 2021 NITZAKHON

So in the clusterfark that is Afghanistan, the entire world is either laughing at us – e.g., China, Iran, Russia (even if discretely) – or watching in horror as the world’s most powerful military not just cuts and runs, but can’t even evacuate every American citizen. And is telling those there they need to pay their own way out.

Cartoon: Play the Clottery

September 7, 2021August 18, 2021 NITZAKHON

The term “clottery” comes from this post; Why the DeathJabbed will insist to their dying breath that YOU must play the Clottery too: Anger, Hatred, Jealously & Fear, synthesized in one word: SPITE

If You Want the Poor to be Richer, Socialism Can’t do That!

August 16, 2021 Skip

Do you want to be in charge of your own economic choices, or are you in favor of others making those choices without your input? That’s really what’s at stake and what Friedman points out here.

America Is Still an Example of Liberty Worldwide

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Steve Earle

“Libertad” is the cry being heard from Cuba as people there have had enough of Marxist Socialism often carrying the American flag, an international symbol of liberty when they take to the streets.

Why Government Can NEVER Get this Right

July 29, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The opportunity that the free market offers exist for anyone regardless of age, sex, gender, race, origin, any of it. All you need is an idea and the motivation to get it out of your head and into the world as a real thing.

Facebook is a Perfect Example of Socialism and Yes, We Are Overdue for a Meme Storm!

August 13, 2021July 23, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Been a while since we meme’d, and well, we had that whole image library thing, and now we’re rebuilding it, so this will help. And it all started with something I read that suggested that Facebook is the perfect example of socialism.

Senior Citizens Put AARP on Notice – You Are Out of Touch with Mainstream America

July 11, 2021 Skip

Not a single person at their booths, at the time, would be willing to engage in debate as to WHY this organization (AARP), supposedly oriented towards American Seniors, would advocate for a program which, at the time, would take money from Medicare to fund (in part) Obamacare.

“Socialism Is a Good Idea, but It Has Failed in the past Because It Has Been Badly Done” …

July 9, 2021 Skip

“It turns out that there is a lot of truth to the stereotype of the woke socialist millennial/Zoomer. The overwhelming majority of young people really do express stridently anti-capitalist views across a broad range of issues.

Word Sausage and Another Great Example of Socialists Hiding Who They Are

June 29, 2021 Skip

I never get surprised anymore by the pretzel twisting “Progressives” will put themselves through to not use the word “Socialist” when discussing Policy or implementing it like they are now.

Teach Children about Racism, Not to Be Racists

June 15, 2021 Op-Ed

THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION legislation recently passed by the New Hampshire Senate is an important, and needed, contribution to our education system. It helps ensure that our students learn about the evils of racism without teaching them to be racists.

Notable Quote – What Is To Come of Our American Experiment?

June 8, 2021 Skip

“The American project, distilled to its essence, was, and the conservative project is, to demonstrate that a government constructed on the assumptions of natural rights must be limited government.”

Are You Part of the Top 1%?

June 1, 2021 Op-Ed

Inspired by Skip’s recent Notable Quote post from Café Hayek, I got to thinking about the basic differences between a free market economic system and socialism.

PragerU: If Socialism is “All That,” Why Haven’t You MOVED to a Socialist Country?

May 27, 2021 Skip

If you really DO believe that Socialism or Communism is “all that,” why haven’t you MOVED to a country that is full-bore as far as your beliefs go? Whatcha ‘fraid of, putting your life where your mouth is?

The Left Not Only Doesn’t Trust the Masses It Is Fearful Of Us

May 26, 2021 Skip

The Left not only doesn’t trust the masses it is fearful of us. They understand that Freedom to choose by others is an existential threat both to their top-down order and to their inner selves as well.

‘Dear Democrats and Progressives …’

May 23, 2021 Op-Ed

In response to Kevin Ellis’s commentary (“An open letter from Kevin Ellis – ‘Dear Republicans…’,” VTD, May 9), below is a mostly mirror image to his commentary. I know you are nervous. You see it slipping away. That Great Society revolution you rode for nearly 60 years is almost gone.

TreeHugger Letting the Mask Drop – Are You a Subject or a Citizen? Part 2

May 13, 2021 Skip

Equality or Equity? This really is THE defining moment and point of the day. Normal Americans believe in the real history of how this Country was birthed and the Principles upon which we stand.