Special Kind Of Stupid!

I borrowed this title from something one of my favorite old cowboy actors Sam Elliott said in a public service announcement not so long ago. It seems particularly appropriate for what I am about to describe here. For the longest time Hollywood stars and luminaries, sports celebrities and heroes and mega-wealthy business people and entrepreneur types {like the owners of sports franchises} have used their popularity/wealth as...

Stretching Polity To The Limit

When the pilgrims came to America looking for a place to practice religion and escape tyranny they were by definition a polity: a group of similar-minded people who wished to live free away from the domineering chains of monarchy. This was the start of a new experimental society that would govern itself and worship God as it saw fit. They did this for a time, but gradually the reach of authority and dictates of commerce...

Insurrection

People are shouting – if Trump wins, Biden shouldn’t concede or give up until every effort is made to invalidate the election! Don’t these dummies {dems/never-Trumpers} realize this is sedition?! That it leads to insurrection and there is no aid or comfort for them in the constitution? There have been bitterly contested elections in the past but the union was still in its infancy, voting haphazard, communication...