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Category Archives: Politics
Wizard of West Returns Even Stronger Than Before
The wizard of the western world descended into the abyss while battling the Balrog monster named COVID. To the amazement of the world, he has returned with a new visage, and a revitalized mission — to defeat those twisted men … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Draining the Swamp, Government, Jordan Peterson, Politics, satire
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The Illusion of Control and the Circle of Influence
Some Things Cannot Be Controlled — Even By the US, the EU, or the UN In the 1970’s, Ellen Langer, a researcher from UCLA, demonstrated evidence for a phenomenon she called the illusion of control… Time and again, research has … Continue reading
Posted in Competence, Politics, psychology, University
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Yes, You Bloody Idiots, People Can Tell the Difference Between Protests and Riots
Is there anything they will not riot over? Poll data, including data generated by my own organization, show that Americans draw a clear distinction between demonstrating and rioting. Large majorities have no problem with demonstrations, but strongly disapprove of riots, … Continue reading
Donald Trump in “High Noon”
Complete credited cast: Donald Trump … Marshal Will Kane Joe Biden … Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell Kamala Harris … Helen Ramírez Kayleigh McEnany … Amy Fowler Kane George Soros … Frank Miller Xi Jinping … Jack Colby Vladimir Putin … Continue reading
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Prepare for Anything
Is The Long Stability of the US Coming to an End? The US has been an outlier in terms of long-term constitutional stability among large nations: … The 91 larger states that existed before 1940 experienced 396 different forms of … Continue reading
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An Ambitious and Diabolical Plan
UPDATE: True to form, YouTube has censored the video originally posted just below on multiple channels, for “hate speech.” The documentary is called ShadowGate. Trailer and more information here. The ShadowGate documentary should remain available online at this site The … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Politics
Tagged leftist idiocy
How Did Sweden Achieve Such Low Death Rates?
… Sweden’s approach is more sustainable than the sudden lockdowns imposed elsewhere. With the risk that Covid-19 might be around for years… completely shutting down society isn’t a long-term option. __ Bloomberg The Experts Predicted About 100,000 Deaths in Sweden … Continue reading
Can Radical Honesty Neutralize Radical Dishonesty?
We Live in an Age of Radical Dishonesty We are told that burning buildings, beating up bystanders, and trying to kill law enforcement officers are forms of “peaceful protest.” On a nightly basis, hordes of rioters attack federal law enforcement … Continue reading
Is Growing Old Better than the Alternative?
Old age is accompanied by a host of losses and indignities. Your appearance will suffer, no matter what you do. You may retain your mental faculties, but what about your health? Why worry about your virility when you cannot eat … Continue reading
Leftist Cities Experience Explosion of Violence, Murder, Lawlessness
Over 600 Murders: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore . . . In only six weeks, city after city operated by [leftist political machines] have seen a massive expansion in lawlessness, violence, and murder. Stunningly, many news outlets … Continue reading
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4 July 2020; The Pivot Point
President Trump remains coolly presidential in handling two nation-paralyzing events simultaneously.__ Source Donald Trump vs. Marxists, at Mr. Rushmore Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our Founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of … Continue reading
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Saints from Sinners
News Flash: Career criminal achieves sainthood while being arrested for spending counterfeit money and possession of illegal drugs. Riots at 11. When I first saw the mural of George Floyd with large angel wings, I assumed that it was a … Continue reading
Posted in Idiocracy, Media, Politics
Tagged Idiocracy, leftist idiocy
Is Antidote to Chaos Guns? Lots of Guns?
And Training? Lots of Training? When peaceful populations are prepared for violence against them, they suffer less at the hands of violent people. There are a lot of ways to be prepared in a violent age, but proficiency in firearms … Continue reading
So Stupid Only an Intellectual Would Believe It
George Orwell’s timeless admonition, “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them,” has been given new life by the desperate efforts of pundits, scholars and Twitter blue-checks to defend the violence, looting, disorder and general monstrousness that have … Continue reading
Getting High as an Alternative to Death and Destruction
Children of privilege are burning down homes and businesses that poor people worked their entire lives to create. There is nothing noble about this kind of compulsive destruction. The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis was merely a pre-text for … Continue reading
Pandemic Re-Triggers the Perpetual Decline of the US
Resurrecting the Idea of the Perpetual Decline of the US? For much of the world, the decline of the United States was desired to clear the way for their own emergence. In other cases, it was schadenfreude. In yet other … Continue reading
When Everything You Think You Know . . .
The map is not the territory. The model is not the reality. The GCM is not the climate. The government is not the country. And we should know by now that the disease model is not the disease reality. When … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedicine, Politics
Tagged coronavirus
Coronavirus Lockdowns are Delaying Herd Immunity II
Lockdowns Retard Development of Immunity Vaccine development may take years. But those who are infected with the virus are unlikely to get it again, within the next year or two. [Lockdowns mean that] no population immunity can be built while … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedicine, Politics
Tagged coronavirus
Bumbling Billionaires Blow Billions to Beat Trump
It was supposed to be so easy. “If Trump could do it, anyone can!” But these two couldn’t, and it’s got to hurt. Liberal billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer spent over $1 billion in their attempt to oust President … Continue reading
Who Told Nancy Pelosi to Destroy Joe Biden?
Nancy Pelosi’s abrupt and unexpected decision last fall to hold impeachment proceedings in the US House of Representatives — specifically to impeach President Trump on the basis of his Ukraine inquiries — made it inevitable that Joe Biden’s corrupt dealings … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, George Soros, Politics
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When a Thoughtful Democrat Goes to a Trump Rally
She is an organizational psychologist who uses Zen and mindfulness in her work. She enjoys knitting as a form of relaxation. But when her small group of New England knitters and political compatriots erupted in outpourings of political hatred, she … Continue reading
Why 100,000 Typically Want to Go to Trump Rallies
Donald Trump spoke to the “woke billionaires” at the WEF in Davos, but they were not necessarily listening. The World Economic Forum has a different vision for the future, which is less concerned about whether people have jobs, and more … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Economics, Politics
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Bernie Sanders’ Organizer Promises “Milwaukee Will Burn”
A man claiming to be a Bernie Sanders campaign organizer named Kyle Jurek recently promised in a video that Milwaukee would burn if Bernie Sanders did not get the Democratic Nomination for US President in 2020. Milwaukee is the planned … Continue reading
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Iranians Blame Ugly Ayatollah; Death to the Revolution!
Iran’s ruling regime finally admitted to shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, and the Iranian people are not happy. Last night young Iranians poured into the streets — first to mourn the dead from the loss of the airliner, then to … Continue reading
Posted in geopolitics, Media, Politics
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Making Government Unnecessary III
Large and unwieldy governments such as those of China, the EU, the USA, or Russia, must be dismantled piece by piece. The most salient aspect of large government is bureaucracy. Dismantling bureaucracy — making bureaucracy unnecessary — is a good … Continue reading
Posted in Disruptive Technologies, Economics, Government, Making Government Unnecessary, Politics
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