Introduction: As I never tire of saying, all of our current cultural difficulties and challenges are the result of a pitched battle over editorial control of the dictionary. Everything comes ...
What’s Wrong With Human Rights?
On Donning a Three-Layered Tinfoil Hat
Bottom Line First: We are three weeks out from the assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life, and I think we are now presented with two reasonable possibilities, two reasonable interpretations ...
On Shooting Your Way Out
Introduction: So the adage goes this way. You can vote your way into socialism, but you are going to have to shoot your way out. As I agree with this entirely, it follows that I need to set for myself two tasks to be accomplished before I look at the last paragraph of this post, …
A Rejoinder to Internet Randos on the Jews, NatCon4, and a Couple of Hindus
Introduction: Over the last few weeks, a few different things have happened that have set off various comment threads, in which Internet Randos have arisen to take me to task for continuing to be a ...
That Photo
Introduction: Let’s begin with that iconic photo, shall we? Fist raised to reassure his people, and the same fist raised in defiance of his enemies. Red, white, and blue. Red blood, white cuff, and blue jacket. American flag in the background. Blood on his face. The position of the fist makes it look like he …
A Polarizing Invitation
As many of you know, David French was going to speak on a panel at the PCA's General Assembly on the problem of polarization in the evangelical church. There was an uproar because French is pretty ...
Can We Take the Bait Now? Can We? Huh? Can We?
Introduction: We should begin our musings on our current situation by reflecting on something that Napoleon once said. "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Napoleon ...
The Goat Rodeo School of Law
Introduction: Your Honor, the defendant has not shown himself worthy of respect . . . I don't know the exact location of The Goat Rodeo School of Law, but I have inferred its existence from the ...
On Shunning the Counsels of Denethor
I have thoughts a plenty about the splash that Rory made, and so I am just going put them down in the order that they occur to me, with perhaps some arrangement after the fact. The transitions between paragraphs may seem somewhat abrupt, and so if it seems that way to you, just say, “Ah, …
Rory Stays Put
I really do need to say something about my grandson, Rory, because when you are this proud of somebody, it is necessary to say something. As a number of you know, he is about to graduate from Columbia, and so he has been a close observer of all the recent tumult there. Last night, a …