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October 22, 2018

As Will Durant told us, “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within.”

Recent “Best of Web”

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Nov 11, 2024

She blew through a billion

Nov 11, 2024

Dumb as a rock, Kamala Harris blew through a billion dollars, enjoyed a largely sycophantic media, and ended up with nothing to show for it all but millions in debt.

Nov 11, 2024

Oct 9, 2024

AOC Goes on "The Price is Right"

Oct 9, 2024

Everything is FREE (except under capitalism).

Oct 9, 2024

Aug 22, 2024

Biden Cheats Impeachment, But Not on the Merits

Aug 22, 2024

Writes Miranda Devine, "It’s hard to find a clearer-cut case for impeachment than selling access to the White House to foreigners, including the Chinese Communist Party, for tens of millions of dollars."

Aug 22, 2024

Recent Quotes

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Mar 20, 2023

Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders

Mar 20, 2023

“There’s nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what’s good for it — from his book, Musashi.

Mar 20, 2023

Mar 17, 2023

Sowell on Solutions

Mar 17, 2023

"Many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions."

Mar 17, 2023

Mar 21, 2021

Reed on Capitalism vs Socialism

Mar 21, 2021

“Capitalism is what happens when you leave peaceful people alone. Socialism is what happens when you don’t. Capitalism is spontaneous, natural order. Socialism is just some bully’s orders.”

Mar 21, 2021

Recent Blogs

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Nov 12, 2024

Abolish the Department of Kudzu

Nov 12, 2024

Only a government agency can get away with a half-century of failure. A private operation with a similar record as the DoE would have filed for bankruptcy long ago.

Nov 12, 2024

The Republic of What?

Nov 12, 2024

Micro-nations are fascinating, regardless of what other governments may think of them.

Nov 12, 2024

Nov 9, 2024

Cleveland & Coolidge: Two Presidents Who Got It Right -- Delivered in Wichita, Kansas, on November 8, 2024

Nov 9, 2024

Models of character, these two great men sought to do what was right whether it was politically popular or not.

Nov 9, 2024