Lawyerism: One Factor Killing The Country

Note (08DEC2025): A little-noticed item of news, as reported recently in The Wall Street Journal, described how Artificial Intelligence (AI) finally could put an end to the larcenous practice of hourly billing by the merchants of misery, lawyers. Billable hours? One...

Trump: Uncertainty

“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” -H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) As that which some might call a big-time grifter, Mr. Trump seems to have been a keen believer in Mr. Mencken’s opinion. Over the years, Mr. Trump’s commercial...

China: On the Brink?

Note (04AUG2025): A Chinese Sandwich Chairman Xi finds himself like a piece of salami between two pieces of incompatible bread. One piece is his alliance with Russia, a former adversary of China. The other, his antagonism with these United States, a current adversary...

The Ultimate Gamble: Existence

NOTE (14JUL2025): Israel & Iran: Henry Kissinger (1923-2023) said, “The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win”. So it is between Israel and Iran or, more precisely, Israel and Iranian proxies. Whereas Israel...

Memorial For A Lost Nation

“Happy Memorial Day! Good news! We’re celebrating Memorial Day with a special ‘sale’ on top of our everyday ‘sale’. One day only … unless, of course, we extend it as we always do.” A commercial fitting for a nation that has abandoned God...

Rebellion?

Note (19MAY2025): REBELLION AND PATRIOTISM Clearly, our Founding Fathers accepted rebellion against tyranny, including violent rebellion. They themselves were rebels not patriots, a term often misapplied to them. The Tories loyal to the Crown were the patriots. These...