“Decapitate” and “eat” political adversaries, fantasize about beating them to death with a hammer, or seeing them run over en masse. This is the radical trans movement in the United Kingdom, where disagreement with whether or not a sixteen year old woman can become a man in three months is enough to warrant death threats.… Continue reading Women will be forced into a trans future or face sexist violence if activists get their way
Category: Culture
Action Park and the end of the American Dream
Action Park was the mad brainchild of Gene Mulvihill, a place where the visitors were in control of their experience, one inspired by the thrills of the great outdoors. Today, it’s spoken of in hushed tones, as though merely mentioning a time when kids were free to roam and play, determining for themselves what was… Continue reading Action Park and the end of the American Dream
Teddy Roosevelt and the pressing need for a new Americanism
In an era of unbridled optimism and outright racism, Americanism was the idea that the principles of democracy, the rights and responsibilities enjoyed by a free people, driven by free enterprise and the free exchange of ideas, and governed by the equal application of the law were destined to transform the world, ushering in prosperity… Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt and the pressing need for a new Americanism
Teddy Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, and the nature of political courage
How two future Presidents from different parties came together in the late 1800’s to reform politics in New York, agreeing and disagreeing in turn based on their political goals and temperament, and the lessons that still ring true today in an era of out of control government. In 1883, Albany was home to two future… Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, and the nature of political courage
In the New Year, the desire to be a fitter, healthier you doesn’t make one a white supremacist
Some segments of the mainstream media end 2022 by discovering physical fitness and the desire to be fit and healthy is rooted in white supremacy. Of course, this couldn’t be further from the truth, but why worry about the dangers of encouraging people to live unhealthy lives and die young when there’s a political point… Continue reading In the New Year, the desire to be a fitter, healthier you doesn’t make one a white supremacist
Avatar: The Way of Water and the absurdity of Hollywood in the woke era
James Cameron and his massive ego take technology where it didn’t need to go in service of what can only be described as the most expensive animated film ever, while the woke take aim at yet another entirely fictional world not populated with actual people. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water is struggling at… Continue reading Avatar: The Way of Water and the absurdity of Hollywood in the woke era
This Christmas let thinking make it so and be merry from the inside out
Hamlet’s lessons for a happy holiday season and a successful life in general. Who knew Shakespeare’s tragic Danish Prince could offer such good advice on positive mental health while careening towards a bloody end for him and his entire family? “There is nothing either good or bad, thinking makes it so.” Hamlet speaks these few… Continue reading This Christmas let thinking make it so and be merry from the inside out
Greta Van Fleet, Rival Sons, and the enduring genius of rock and roll
Generation Z is known for many things, but rocking out isn’t one of them. They are poised to be the first generation since the Baby Boomers with no defining band. Greta Van Fleet, the throwback rockers from rural Michigan, might be poised to change all that, proving once again that you can’t kill rock and… Continue reading Greta Van Fleet, Rival Sons, and the enduring genius of rock and roll
The Twitter Files: So-called journalists ignore the obvious threat to their own industry and the First Amendment
The recent anti-Musk rants studiously avoid the blatant censorship of The New York Post under false pretenses in the middle of an election, which should be the centerpiece of any reasoned concerns about free speech and the free exchange of ideas. Instead, propagandists vent their outrage at the messenger. The New York Post is the… Continue reading The Twitter Files: So-called journalists ignore the obvious threat to their own industry and the First Amendment
Twitter, free speech, and the gates of hell
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has prompted a range of extreme, borderline hysterical reactions. According to progressives, the gates of hell have been opened and people are going to die because Mr. Musk believes free speech is important on social media platforms and someone might encounter an objectionable tweet as a result. What are they… Continue reading Twitter, free speech, and the gates of hell









