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Latest Articles: Opinions/Editorials
An Interview with Satan on the Eve of His Retirement
Post Date: 2023-05-28 02:34:28 by Charles_Byrd
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He didn’t look at all as I had expected. I traversed the quiet room and found a portly older gentleman, immaculately and rather formally dressed – a finely spun woolen Navy blue suit, slightly lighter blue tie, starched collar and cuffs. He seemed quite comfortable and turned a kindly, inviting smile towards me as I advanced. “You seem surprised,” he purred. His voice was light and easy on the ears. “You didn’t expect horns and a tail, did you?” he chuckled. Click for Full Text!
The feds and their Big Tech copycats spy on unsuspecting Americans
Post Date: 2023-05-22 18:50:53 by Charles_Byrd
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The federal government recently revealed that at least 50 U.S. government personnel working in 10 foreign countries have had their mobile devices hacked by unknown parties employed software known as “zero-click.” The zero-click product, Pegasus, is manufactured by an Israeli high-tech company, NSO Group. Pegasus enables the user to download the contents of the target’s mobile device or desktop without having to trick the target into clicking on a link. It also enables the user to follow the person in possession of the device, capturing all texts and emails and listening to conversations on the device or that take place near it. Click for Full Text!
Is Unlocking Closed and Indifferent Minds Possible?
Post Date: 2023-05-21 00:32:20 by Charles_Byrd
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As should be very apparent, this is a contentious subject, a double edged sword of sorts, and one that requires open and honest explanation. It should be obvious, but it is not, that no one can forcibly open another’s closed mind, or tame and stifle his indifference. No matter the power wielded, no matter the desired intent, no matter a gallant effort, wasted or not; each person is a unique individual, regardless of his collective desires, or his cowardice in the face of adversity and human suffering. Each of us has to come to his own conclusions, right or wrong, and while it is noble to attempt to educate and bring forth some truth and reason to those lacking the initiative to ...
You Don’t Have To Choose Between Happiness and Being Informed
Post Date: 2023-05-16 23:28:06 by Charles_Byrd
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I write about some dark, dark things in this space, and it’s common to receive expressions of despair in response to the subjects I focus on. This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society’s biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they generally support one of the two mainstream political factions who are both driving us toward destruction. Click for Full Text!
The Great Left-Wing Disinformation Operation Against the Supreme Court
Post Date: 2023-05-14 21:29:16 by Charles_Byrd
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The past five weeks has seen a flurry of media activity, clearly coordinated, against the right-of-center U.S. Supreme Court. First, the outlet ProPublica began publishing a series of pieces “exposing” the well-known fact of Justice Clarence Thomas’ long-running friendship with billionaire real estate tycoon Harlan Crow, and alleging ethical improprieties pertaining to the justice’s purported failure to disclose certain information. Second, Politico alleged a conflict of interest for Justice Neil Gorsuch in an old real estate transaction in his native Colorado that involved the CEO of a major law firm. Third, Business Insider relied on a “whistleblower” to ...
Whatever Happened to the American Way?
Post Date: 2023-05-14 21:22:58 by Charles_Byrd
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Superman’s mantra goes, “Truth, justice, and …” what? The phrase that fills this blank used to be universally agreed upon. It was, after all, introduced in the classic Superman radio serial only two years after the character’s 1938 debut. The 1940s mantra certainly fit its time: With America in the thick of World War II and the ideals of liberty and democracy under threat on nearly every continent, it was only natural that the United States’ greatest hero would stand for some of the country’s core values: Truth, justice, and the American way. Click for Full Text!
Since When Do Politicians Believe That Americans Should Have Personal Freedom?
Post Date: 2023-05-12 20:03:53 by Charles_Byrd
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In his announcement that he would be running for president again, Joe Biden maintained that “MAGA extremists” want to take on Americans’ bedrock freedoms, dictate what healthcare decisions women can make, ban books, and tell people whom they can love. “Personal freedom is fundamental to who we are as Americans, there is nothing more important, nothing more sacred,” said Biden in his video announcement. I agree strongly with what the president said about personal freedom. Click for Full Text!
Once Trust Has Been Lost, There's No Going Back
Post Date: 2023-05-12 19:41:17 by Charles_Byrd
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Now that the overlapping crises are upon us and the banquet of consequences is being served, we'll see just who our elites and leadership really are. The erosion of trust doesn't require intent, it only requires the blind pursuit of self-interest above all else. Trust is fundamentally reciprocity and honesty: to build trust, we must each perform our agreed- upon responsibilities and be truthful about our performance and actions. Click for Full Text!
Multiculturalism Is Tearing America Apart
Post Date: 2023-05-11 19:32:33 by Charles_Byrd
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E pluribus unum. The motto found on the Great Seal of the United States has often been taken to be a reference to the states comprising the union: Out of several sovereign, independent states, there is formed a union working together for mutual benefit as a federation. Click for Full Text!
Team Biden Just Laid Another Green Energy Egg
Post Date: 2023-05-08 19:40:00 by Charles_Byrd
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America’s commander in chief just laid another egg. President Joe Biden wants all Pentagon vehicles to be electric by 2030 — in just six years and seven months. America’s fearless leader previewed this policy on Earth Day 2022. Click for Full Text!
Aldrin Has Unlimited Vision of America, We Should Follow It
Post Date: 2023-05-08 18:22:56 by Charles_Byrd
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I experienced two very different perceptions of America during a May 5-6 trip to Los Angeles, California to attend the promotion of Buzz Aldrin — a close personal and professional friend over more than four decades — to honorary brigadier general at the U.S. Space Systems Command. One vision emanated from the deeply patriotic, proud and positive atmosphere at the Shriever Space Force Base that hosted the event. Click for Full Text!
Crime and Consequence in America – A Creative Depopulation Methodology
Post Date: 2023-05-07 02:09:53 by Charles_Byrd
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In 2023 we house about 2.2 million inmates who sit idle while taxpayers foot the bills. Click for Full Text!
On Tucker. . .
Post Date: 2023-04-28 07:41:21 by Charles_Byrd
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Everyone knows about Tucker Carlson having been summarily fired – let’s use honest language – from his gig over at Fox News, where he had the most successful show of its kind on network TV. That a hugely successful show was cancelled – which will cost Fox ratings, viewership and money – speaks volumes about what drives corporate policy in these latter days. It is of a piece with Stellantis – the corporation that owns the Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram truck brands – cancelling the hugely successful Hemi V8 that was the chief reason people bought Dodges, Chryslers, Jeeps and Ram trucks. To be replaced by battery-powered devices few people want. Click for ...
Grice’s Maxims: Rules for Effective Conversation
Post Date: 2023-04-28 06:39:18 by Charles_Byrd
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For most of us, conversation is an intuitive, passive practice. We’re used to the contours of natural speech and writing, and we often make contributions to everyday interactions almost without thinking. Our habits of communication can come as natural as breathing. But when communication breaks down, there’s always the question of where things went wrong. How did we manage to confuse others when trying to convey key information? Or how did a friendly debate turn into a shouting match? With how important conversation and communication are to our lives, it’s surprising how little we think about them. But before we get to the point where communication goes sideways, a set of ...
The dastardly difference between 'equity' and 'equality'
Post Date: 2023-04-27 00:20:45 by Charles_Byrd
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Liberals sounding the clarion call to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Black Lives Matter (BLM) have demonstrated some glaring missteps in how eagerly they support such initiatives or in their understanding of the application of the ideology itself. The difference between "equity," as delineated in DEI, and "equality," as delineated in our Constitution, must be understood. Click for Full Text!
In KC, a real racist killer faces trial
Post Date: 2023-04-27 00:04:04 by Charles_Byrd
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Deep in his Kansas City jail cell, Frederick Demond Scott has got to be a little envious. After threatening to "kill all white people" and making a good start on his boast, the 20-something Scott hasn't gotten 1/100th of the notoriety heaped on his fellow Kansas Citian, 84-year-old Andrew Lester. Click for Full Text!
There is Cosmic Wisdom in this Simple Question
Post Date: 2023-04-24 17:27:35 by Charles_Byrd
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My late father was what you might call a secretly brilliant country boy. “Rick” was a big fat man with a salt-and-pepper beard and a baritone voice. He loved to fiddle with cars, so he wore grime-stained clothes. When he got angry, all manner of colorful things flew out of his mouth. There was no mistaking him for a doctor, lawyer, or college professor. Click for Full Text!
The American Dunning-Kruger Epidemic (Or Why Ignorant People Are So Sure They’re Right)
Post Date: 2023-04-23 01:40:42 by Charles_Byrd
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It’s time to address an epidemic in the United States. It’s one that could be deadly, particularly to liberty. It’s an epidemic of Dunning-Kruger. It’s why ignorant people are so certain that they’re right. Click for Full Text!
Review: Endangered Documentary Exaggerates Threats to U.S. Journalists
Post Date: 2023-04-22 01:18:25 by Charles_Byrd
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In Belarus, the government imprisons journalists for covering opposition politicians. In Mexico, more than 100 journalists have been murdered since 2000; nearly all those cases remain unsolved. In the United States, a British reporter is unnerved by encounters with hostile Donald Trump supporters. One of these things is not like the others. In the HBO documentary Endangered, directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady nevertheless present them all as evidence of the hazards that reporters and photographers face today, even in "democratic countries where freedom of the press has historically been considered a 'given.'" Click for Full Text!
The Screen of Gyges
Post Date: 2023-04-22 01:16:12 by Charles_Byrd
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Digital media allows us to create our own brands. We select snapshots of our lives to maintain an image of ourselves we want others to see, though it is sometimes a simulacrum of who we are. Ordinary people armed only with smartphones can gain millions of followers. Like some supernatural gift that confers new powers, we can abuse these tools and lead us to distort our very identities. Click for Full Text!
Online Security Concerns Shouldn’t Enable a Surveillance State
Post Date: 2023-04-18 01:59:33 by Charles_Byrd
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At the 2012 London Olympics, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, crafted the message “This Is For Everyone.” And at that time digitized opportunities felt limitless. Now, a little more than a decade later, that message might read “This is for Everyone – Pending Oversight and Approval.” Indeed, tech accountability proposals and high profile hearings with Silicon’s finest were plentiful last year and this year shows no signs of slowing down. Governmental officials of both parties have proven to have a never-ending interest in meddling in online anonymity, as the recently proposed RESTRICT Act shows. Click for Full Text!
Building a New Right-wing Coalition to Save America
Post Date: 2023-04-14 03:13:05 by Charles_Byrd
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America was born out of a War for Independence. If we want to reclaim our country, then we must think of the current political struggles in which we’re involved as a second war for independence. And, as in any war, strategic thinking is crucial to victory. Click for Full Text!
How To Fail at Zoning Reform
Post Date: 2023-04-14 03:03:52 by Charles_Byrd
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In August 2022, the Gainesville, Florida, city commission narrowly voted to eliminate single-family-only zoning and allow the construction of four- unit homes on all residential lots. In January 2023, a new city commission celebrated its first day in office by narrowly voting to repeal the fourplex legalization. That quick reversal represented a stunning rebuke of "yes in my backyard" (YIMBY) housing reforms. It provided a valuable lesson: Even modest zoning reform is political and requires political thinking. Click for Full Text!
We Can do Well Without Left's Guardrails on Political Satire
Post Date: 2023-04-04 22:07:29 by Charles_Byrd
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The internet satire site Babylon Bee is a particular target of the of the censorship apparatchiks at Twitter. First of all it’s funny, which grates on the Twitterati’s already frayed nerves, and for a satire site, the Bee’s predictions are turning out to be surprisingly accurate. Click for Full Text!
The IRS Makes a Strange House Call on Matt Taibbi
Post Date: 2023-04-01 02:40:43 by Charles_Byrd
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Democrats are denouncing the House GOP investigation into the weaponization of government, but maybe that’s because Republicans are getting somewhere. That includes new evidence that the Internal Revenue Service may be targeting a journalist who testified before the weaponization committee. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter Monday to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen seeking an explanation for why journalist Matt Taibbi received an unannounced home visit from an IRS agent. We’ve seen the letter, and both the circumstances and timing of the IRS focus on this journalist raise serious questions. Click for Full Text!
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