Property Crimes!
29 Sept 23 “Instead of Gnostics, we have Existentialists and God-is-dead theologians Instead of Neo-Platonists, devotees to Zen Instead of desert hermits, heroin addicts. Instead of mortification of the flesh, sado-masochistic pornography. As for public entertainment, fare offered on television is still a shade less brutal than that provided by […]
New Normal!
28 Sept 23 “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident, which everybody has decided not to see.” Ayn Rand An organized, social-media-communicated, two-pronged attack on private businesses by “flash-mobs,” as well as organized caravans of looters, hit the City of Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, and again last night. There […]
The Apostle’s Advice!
25 Sept 23 “When possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all” The Apostle Paul’s advice to First Century Christians living in Rome (Romans, 12:18) My long-time friend and colleague, Mas Ayoob, in a recent article reminded us that, at least within this current civilization, the vast majority […]
Holy Days!
20 Sept 23 High Holy Days In Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, “Jewish New Year,” and Yom Kippur, “Day of Atonement,” and the ten days between them, “Ten Days of Repentance (Aseret Yemei Teshuvah), are know as “High Holy Days” on the Jewish calendar. There are other important Hebrew holidays, such as Passover, but the […]
Enough?
19 Sept 23 “Most ‘activists’ are just attention-craving hypocrites.” Abhijit Naskar In yesterday’s issue of the Washington Post, we see this gratuitous headline: “Lawmakers are spending way more to keep themselves safe. Is it enough?” Enough? Apparently, there can never be enough of our money spent to protect […]
Live From The Field
17 Sept 23 “Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed elites, always rank-closing, mutually self-defending” Glenn Greenwald Freedom is suddenly popular, even in NYC, despite the fact that it makes elite liberals nervous! A NYC Council member from Brooklyn (Ukrainian-born practicing NYC attorney, Inna Vernikov, formally Democrat, but recently switched-over to Republican) is […]
What ever happened to “Bruen?”
15 Sept 23 Defying Bruen! In NYS, all gun and ammunition retail sales must now go through an NYS background check. In other states, FBI NICS System Checks are instant and done at no charge, but NY’s Democrat governor insists that all background checks in NY instead go through the NY State […]
Highly Appropriate?
13 Sept 23 “Most see what they wish to see, or what they believe they should be seeing; not what is really there” Zoe Marriott The notorious PA illegal alien prison-escapee, Danelo Cavalcante, was recaptured today, in PA, apparently without incident. Having committed at least two murders (one in Brazil and […]
Freedom and Innovation!
12 Sept 23 “The little man felt ill at ease. He said, ‘Some bread sir, if you please.’ The waiter hollered from down the hall, ‘Yuh gets no bread with one meat ball!’” From “One Meat Ball,” originally written by George Lane in 1855. Most famous rendition was sung by Josh […]
“The Plan”
5 Sept 23 “What exactly is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for?” Thomas Sowell “The Plan” Open borders, “sanctuary cities” (mayors of which are now having second thoughts!), openly enticing aliens to invade our Country illegally and immediately become non-productive metro denizens, dependants upon our various welfare systems, […]
Your Own Magnificence!
2 Sept 23 “‘Security’ is a state of mind. At any moment it can be shattered by someone who knows how to breach it.” Bradley Lilly “Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn’t change.” Antonin Scalia Of course, with leftists words also have meaning, but meanings suddenly change, based on corrupt […]
