The lamentable state of our election once again leaves us with two candidates of poor character–candidates who regularly demagogue their opponents with dishonest characterizations (to put it mildly). We have one candidate who has denied all her prior distinguishing positions when running for president a mere four years ago (without explaining why she abandoned those […]
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Never Harris
03 Nov 2024
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Please read Daniel Ch 2 prior to reading the post, and read post one and two in this series first. Summary: In Daniel Chapter Two, we see King Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream, which he demands his magicians and sorcerers interpret, without telling them the dream, under the punishment of death if they don’t. They […]
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Sometimes truth is spoken just a little more candidly that is acceptable for broader social discourse. I’m very curious what public reaction will come from Pope Francis’s comments about the election of the U.S. president. Pope Francis says U.S. voters will have to choose “the lesser evil” in the coming presidential election, criticizing both candidates […]
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Freedom, Fallacies, and Fun
22 Aug 2024
Can the smoke screen and projection carry Kamala Harris across the finish line? Reality and logic keep pushing back, but she only has to go ~two more months. Let’s take a quick look at some of the reality mugging the Democratic/media machine. Markets still rock though, and smack down the left’s fatal conceit. Yesterday saw […]
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Waking up to a good day. At least reminding ourselves that regardless of the world, it is a good day
08 Nov 2023
I went to bed last night knowing that Issue 1 (making abortion-on-demand enshrined in Ohio’s constitution) was losing 56-44%, with about two-thirds of the votes counted. I woke to find that margin maintained with 99% of the vote counted, a result that is worthy of lament. Lament yes, but surprise no. In a world totally […]
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Are Ohioans as brutal as Hamas? Or as the mass murderer in Maine? Amendment 1 will tell the tale.
29 Oct 2023
Most of the world rightly recoiled in horror at the brutal Hamas assault on Israeli citizens on Oct 7th, which included murder of women and children, including babies who were allegedly decapitated (which Hamas naturally denies). Of course, much to our collective shame, some progressives did not share in that horror but rather attempted to […]
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In political science* and economics, one of the earlier axioms that our current moment says no longer applies is that of the median voter theorem. Roughly speaking, in a two-party system, the candidate that gets closest to the true middle views of the electorate will get all the votes to the right or left of […]
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Issue 1: The Nation’s Eyes Turn to Ohio
07 Aug 2023
Issue 1 will provide a foggy but fascinating window into culture war politics. The initiative, which will be voted on tomorrow by Ohio’s electorate, is technically about the process for amending the state constitution. Practically, Issue 1 is another front in our ever present social conflict. Let’s address both dimensions–the mechanics and the politics–in order. […]
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In the aftermath of the draft Dobbs v Jackson case that ends Roe v Wade, Democrats have aggressively seized on the abortion issue, hoping for change in fortunes for their dispirited supporters. Conventional wisdom suggests that the ending of Roe v Wade will help Democrats, as polls have long shown that a complete repeal of […]
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Politico has published what appears to be a draft Supreme Court opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the case poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. The leaked opinion, written by Justice Alito, strikes down Roe (and Casey) and returns abortion to states as a political matter. Tonight’s events are historic for several reasons. First, […]
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