Canni-volution

Cultural Revolution is afoot, at least for those who don’t seem to care for the order of a constitutional republic where the rule of law, not the rule of man, is elevated over the passions of the day. The response to the recent trouble over race by those who have taken Read more

The Thermidor of our Discontent

July is nearly upon us and with it the hot weather that comes with a typical summer. Following their revolution in 1789, the French renamed the month of July “Thermidor’, derived from the from Greek thermon or “summer heat”. Their 1793 revolutionary calendar was imposed for about 12 years until 1805, and was designed Read more

Distilling Truth

It’s impossible these days to escape the turmoil we see in American politics. The frontage encompasses everything from race to the environment. Nothing is untouched. All is politicized. Much of what besets the nation is rooted in a continuation of the “Culture Wars.”  This is not new. In August of 1992, Pat Buchanan, running for the Read more

A Spectrum of Control

When I awoke this morning, like many of you, I found myself genuinely concerned about what is going on in America. The violence, looting, the wanton destruction of life and property are both shocking and unacceptable. Most people are angry with the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a rogue Read more