Introduction: A number of years ago, I had the privilege of serving as the foreman of a jury in a murder trial. That experience was, in varying degrees, inspiring, exasperating, and surreal. Despite all the corruptions that have crept into our system, and there are many, the system is still operational. It still functions. But …
Important Lecture at the Nuart
For those of you who are local, there is an exciting lecture tomorrow night at the Nuart that I wanted to make sure you all knew about.More information and the link to register is here. The event is free but they still would like you to register. And please know that the form says that …
Truth Veneer in a White Oak Pattern
Introduction: Evangelical Christians are nice, and so when they lie it is in the interests of keeping things nice. They therefore have a hard time comprehending those unsavory characters who ...
Tin Soldiers and Trudeau’s Coming
Introduction: I don’t care who you are, having an elderly woman trampled by your cops on horseback is a bad look. Another bad look comes when it is not possible to confirm or refute reports of that poor woman’s death. As I was composing this paragraph on Saturday, there were rumors that she had died …
Democracy Comes On Eighteen Wheels
Half Canadian: I need to begin by mentioning that my mother was Canadian. She was a missionary in Japan after the Second World War, and there she met my dad, an American naval officer, in the course of his involvement in the Korean War. How they got together is quite the story, but let us …
An Election With More Rigging Than a Five-Masted Clipper Ship
Introduction I have written on this topic before, but the need continues. This is because presidential elections are not one-off historical events, like the Norman Conquest or the invention of the printing press. No, they are recurring events, and what you make room for in earlier elections will become standard in subsequent elections. If you …
Vanilla Maricopa Pudding on a Bed of Cole Slaw
Introduction: Over the last number of months, I have written in various places about the issue of election fraud generally, and in Maricopa County, Arizona, specifically, along with the forensic audit of that election that was ongoing. Here’s one sample of my kibbitzing. When the report was finally released a few weeks ago, the conclusion …
On Making Restitution for a Stolen Election, or, Don’t Take the Bait, Part Dos
Introduction: Somehow, someway, the results of the Maricopa election audit will become public soon. The news is likely to make a splash, provided someone doesn’t re-invade Afghanistan to keep the news from making a splash, and so I thought we ought to prepare ourselves for that splash. Among other things, I would suggest that we …
Seven Ways to Prepare Your Family for What’s Coming
Introduction: And of course the first thing that must be mentioned is that many terrible things are coming, most of which are not going to happen. Worry agonizes over a thousand things, most of which ...
The Nature of a Transitive Verb and the Failure of Conservatism, Inc.
Introduction: What is a conservative? What is a true conservative? What is a populist? What is a faithful populist? The answer to both sets of questions is something that runs along the ...