When writing my piece yesterday on “The Liberal Mystery” I was reminded of a modern phenomenon that I find particularly irritating. I am referring to instances where a value laden adjective is co-opted as a proper name. The example at hand is, of course, the term “progressive” by which liberals now announce their fealty. How clever! Why wouldn’t everyone want
First of all, they don’t even like the term “liberal”, preferring instead the term “progressive”, which, apparently, is much MORE progressive! And much more to their liking. None-the-less, no matter WHAT they call themselves, they remain a bit of a mystery. To me, the essential liberal mystery is their amazing rigidity of thought. They simply do not alter or change
During this rather unusual, to say the least, election cycle, it is more important than ever for American voters to keep their eye on the ball. The democrats and their media sycophants want to make this election about style. And, I will admit, stylistically Hillary Clinton is more “presidential” than Donald Trump. She has, accordingly, been rising in the polls.
I no sooner wrote an open letter to Mr. Trump this morning, when I turned on the radio to learn Mr. Trump has refused to endorse Paul Ryan’s re-election campaign saying that he’s “not there yet.” Now obviously this is tit-for-tat for Mr. Ryan’s recalcitrant delay in endorsing Mr. Trump. And, as is often the case, Mr. Trump has a
It is said that one of the main features that makes the United States Constitution a triumph of political and social philosophy, is not just the fulfillment of democratic principles that guarantee that the will of the people will prevail. It is also that it provides safeguards to PROTECT the minority from the majority. This truth has been proven time