A review of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America ________________________________________________________ Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, by John McWhorter, Portfolio/Penguin, 2021, 201 pages. ________________________________________________________ John McWhorter says some important things about wokeness and critical race theory in this book, and as a black man, he can say […]
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The only green in the new Rivian truck is if it comes in that color. For Americans in the upper percentiles of income, education, social awareness, and environmental awareness, electric vehicles (EVs) have become the latest status symbol, virtue signal, and silver bullet (green bullet?) for reducing global warming. This suggests that they might be just […]
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In an unannounced executive order regarding enhanced monitoring of COVID-19 metrics, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey banned public employers from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. The order, signed Wednesday, primarily reactivates the state’s “enhanced surveillance advisory,” which requires most hospitals to provide consistent updates on ventilators, ICU beds, inpatient beds, ED beds, […]
The Federal Reserve and the Biden administration seem to have a very casual attitude toward inflation. When inflation started to draw some attention, the Federal Reserve’s official line was that it was transitory. In June, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it was temporary, and John Williams, President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, predicted inflation […]
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Recently I was drawn to reread Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. Passages I previously overlooked leaped from the pages as if in bold print, signaling imminent danger to human progress. Hayek’s message never seemed more prescient and timeless: The descent into totalitarianism can happen anywhere. Astonishing progress has been made in the past few centuries. […]
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With inflation hitting a 31-year high, commentators are now routinely giving their opinions on inflation. Unfortunately, most of them—on both the left and the right—are mistaken. The left initially claimed there was no inflation before switching to its oft-repeated line that inflation is transitory, meaning not long-lasting. But inflation has proved to be quite resilient. […]
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Covid, Covid, Covid. Variant, variant, variant. Trust me, I’m the government’s highest paid employee, and “I represent science.” Show your papers, wear a mask, take a shot or lose your job. And the beat goes on for an infection where 99.95 percent of infected persons under age 70 years recover. It’s becoming clear that Covid-19 […]
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The tentacles of federal power over the states, localities and private institutions have been reaching further and further. Consider, for example, a case involving a small Christian school, the College of the Ozarks. The college adheres to a strict biblical code of morality and among its requirements is that men and women live in separate […]
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The average person does not understand and could care less about Fed policy, Government budget deficits, and the National Debt. All he wants to know about “finance” is how much he earns and how much he has to spend to maintain his lifestyle. Be that as it may, these big picture items have a major […]
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It is now easier for Arizona drivers to obtain commercial driver’s licenses under a new order from Gov. Doug Ducey. Ducey and the Arizona Department of Transportation hope to “alleviate stress” on the transportation system and address the nationwide supply chain crisis, the news release said. “We are working to make sure commercial drivers and […]
A Black Heretic on the Church of CRT
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA review of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America ________________________________________________________ Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, by John McWhorter, Portfolio/Penguin, 2021, 201 pages. ________________________________________________________ John McWhorter says some important things about wokeness and critical race theory in this book, and as a black man, he can say […]
Electric Vehicle Inanities, Insanities and Incoherence
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThe only green in the new Rivian truck is if it comes in that color. For Americans in the upper percentiles of income, education, social awareness, and environmental awareness, electric vehicles (EVs) have become the latest status symbol, virtue signal, and silver bullet (green bullet?) for reducing global warming. This suggests that they might be just […]
Ducey Quietly Bans All Public Worker Vaccination Mandates
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Economy, Liberty, Politics/by Cole LauterbachIn an unannounced executive order regarding enhanced monitoring of COVID-19 metrics, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey banned public employers from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. The order, signed Wednesday, primarily reactivates the state’s “enhanced surveillance advisory,” which requires most hospitals to provide consistent updates on ventilators, ICU beds, inpatient beds, ED beds, […]
Why The Casual Attitude Towards Inflation?
/in Economy, Education, Gun Rights, Politics/by Randall HolcombeThe Federal Reserve and the Biden administration seem to have a very casual attitude toward inflation. When inflation started to draw some attention, the Federal Reserve’s official line was that it was transitory. In June, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it was temporary, and John Williams, President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, predicted inflation […]
Are We Near the End of the Road to Serfdom? Part 1
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by Barry BrownsteinRecently I was drawn to reread Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. Passages I previously overlooked leaped from the pages as if in bold print, signaling imminent danger to human progress. Hayek’s message never seemed more prescient and timeless: The descent into totalitarianism can happen anywhere. Astonishing progress has been made in the past few centuries. […]
Left and Right: Both Mistaken on Inflation
/in Economy, Featured, Politics/by E. J. AntoniWith inflation hitting a 31-year high, commentators are now routinely giving their opinions on inflation. Unfortunately, most of them—on both the left and the right—are mistaken. The left initially claimed there was no inflation before switching to its oft-repeated line that inflation is transitory, meaning not long-lasting. But inflation has proved to be quite resilient. […]
A Constitutional Cure for Covid-19
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Marilyn M. SingletonCovid, Covid, Covid. Variant, variant, variant. Trust me, I’m the government’s highest paid employee, and “I represent science.” Show your papers, wear a mask, take a shot or lose your job. And the beat goes on for an infection where 99.95 percent of infected persons under age 70 years recover. It’s becoming clear that Covid-19 […]
How Do the Feds Get Away with That?
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics/by George LeefThe tentacles of federal power over the states, localities and private institutions have been reaching further and further. Consider, for example, a case involving a small Christian school, the College of the Ozarks. The college adheres to a strict biblical code of morality and among its requirements is that men and women live in separate […]
No Pain Free Way Out
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Ken VeitThe average person does not understand and could care less about Fed policy, Government budget deficits, and the National Debt. All he wants to know about “finance” is how much he earns and how much he has to spend to maintain his lifestyle. Be that as it may, these big picture items have a major […]
Ducey Eases Commercial Driver’s License Requirements
/in Arizona News, Economy, Politics/by Elizabeth TroutmanIt is now easier for Arizona drivers to obtain commercial driver’s licenses under a new order from Gov. Doug Ducey. Ducey and the Arizona Department of Transportation hope to “alleviate stress” on the transportation system and address the nationwide supply chain crisis, the news release said. “We are working to make sure commercial drivers and […]