According to yesterday’s news – please forgive me; I’ve lost the link – the legislatures of eleven states are considering making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug, available to any adult purchaser without a prescription. I haven’t read of any open reactions from the medical establishments, but my prediction is that we’ll find out, sooner or …
Category: government
Apr 05 2025
Tariffs In The Twenty-First Century
Of all the policies being implemented by the Trump Administration at this time, this matter of tariffs is the murkiest. Smart people can be found on both sides – excuse me: did I really just write that? – on every side of the subject. It has more than two sides. I’m going try …
Mar 28 2025
Ask The Hard Questions!
It’s become the norm in political interchange, in Dale Carnegie’s charming phrase, to “avoid the acute angle:” that is, to avoid taking positions or asking questions that will make others uncomfortable. However, while that’s a praiseworthy guideline for normal human interactions, it’s 180 degrees wrong when it comes to questions of what government must, …
Mar 28 2025
Loyalty Of The Purchased Kind?
I admire PJ Media’s Stephen Kruiser. While I may not agree with him on everything, I always appreciate his forthright style, articulate even at its most pungent. This morning he presents us with a sterling sample: Rampant lawlessness was the hallmark of the four years that the nation just suffered under Joe Biden …
Mar 17 2025
Fraud In Depth
There are days when I read the news and ask myself “How could they have missed something as obvious as that?” But there are other days when I read the news and ask myself “How could I have missed something as obvious as that?” Yes, Gentle Reader: Certified Galactic Intellects have bad days …
Feb 28 2025
As Insightful As It Gets
This is a jewel among jewels: I've had a change of heart on federal income tax. On the surface, it's just a way for the government to generate revenue—it has to get its funding from somewhere. But I now see that the method of taxation itself fundamentally alters the relationship between the government and …
Feb 27 2025
The State Of Federalism
A lot could be said about this: …but foremost in my thoughts is this nagging question: Were there so many Tren de Aragua in Aurora, Colorado that the Aurora municipal police were unable to cope with them? If so, what about the Colorado State Police? Were they outnumbered as well? What made federal …
Feb 26 2025
Failed States Yet Again
What constitutes a “failed state” is a subject I’ve given a lot of thought and space, here and elsewhere. Not that I’m a great fan of governments, you understand; just so I can express myself cogently on the various subjects I address within the politics-and-government envelope. My working definition – a state that cannot …
Feb 24 2025
Restating A Home Truth
“Concentration is the key to economic results,” wrote business guru Peter Drucker. “The secret to doing anything well is concentration,” an unnamed coworker once told Florence King. And the foremost commentator of the Nineteenth Century, Herbert Spencer, wrote this: In the very nature of things an agency employed for two purposes must fulfil …
Jan 22 2025
The Chronicle of the DC, 21Jan25: Canada More Deadly Than US Gunfire
I’ve got a big problem with the source of my report today. Guns Don’t Kill People. Canada Kills People. Written by Tom Knighton, it was published, ostensibly, to compare the number of deaths due a combination of Canada’s MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) and Canadians succumbing due to delays in obtaining medical care, versus the …
Dec 20 2024
Now We Know
Apparently, a “Trump-endorsed” Continuing Resolution was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives late yesterday. From the reports, it was skeletal, at least when compared to the 1500-page monstrosity that Speaker Johnson yanked before that. It funded the federal government through March, provided aid to hurricane-stricken areas, and some aid to farmers. …
Nov 09 2024
They hate you
Over the course of my time blogging on these old inter-tube thingies, I have stated more than once that the Left hates you and they want you to die. Ahem. A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, …
Nov 05 2024
A Day Without News
Do you know what day of the year – well, of the years, actually – is most frustrating to a public-affairs commentator? Election Day. *** The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the …
Nov 03 2024
Awakenings
Yes, I’ve used that title before. Twice, in fact. But third time’s the charm, I hope. A word of warning, Gentle Reader. This one will get rough. Moreover, you may not sense it coming. But when it does, you’ll be in no doubt of it. If you can stand to have every …
Nov 02 2024
RIP Peanut, and what government does best
Have you heard of Peanut the squirrel? If not, here’s the simplified recap: A man living in New York named Mark Longo ran an animal rescue, and he had both a pet squirrel and a pet racoon. The squirrel, named Peanut, was the star of multiple online videos that helped raise money for the man’s …
Oct 27 2024
“Water Through The Locks”
Time was, the sentiment of the American people was firmly against allowing government – at any level – to engage in “public works.” That’s not the same as “public property,” of course. Public works, while they may result in the acquisition or creation of public property, are nominally intended for the improvement of some …
Aug 05 2024
Reminders
The evil of the State can be summed up in one brief sentence: The State does all things by force. Whether it wields its weapons openly or merely brandishes them, force is the State’s standard and its only tool. It’s typical of men that we strive, unconsciously, to blot out our more …
Aug 02 2024
An Exceptionally Valuable Phrase
We have Dave Blount to thank for this one: There are three possible explanations for the Trump assassination attempt, which Big Tech and the media have attempted to delete from our memory: (1) thanks at least in part to DEI, the Secret Service has achieved levels of incompetence heretofore unimagined; (2) the Deep …
Jun 22 2024
Greetings, my fellow domestic terrorists!
Oh, if you read any kind of anti-Marxist blogs, you know you’re on a list somewhere. And if your Catholic, or in the military (it’s a two-fer for me!) then the government is going to label you as a domestic terrorist. According to documents obtained by American First Legal (AFL), the DHS board called “Homeland …
May 20 2024
Support Transparency In Government!
The House Sergeant at Arms informed @RepThomasMassie that failure to remove this video depicting our government trading America for Ukraine will result in a $500 fine. He won’t be able to fine us if we post it in support of Rep. Massie. pic.twitter.com/DrJIJcf3hM — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) April 24, 2024 …
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