Usually, I give these illustrated edition posts names that emphasize something; today, not so much. This is a delightful hodge-podge of idiocy and wisdom.
Bookworm Beat 3/4/2019 — another illustrated edition
Politics
[VIDEO] “Orwellian” government is worse than authoritarian government
Orwellian government is not just repressive government; it is a government that seeks to reprogram your brain by controlling facts and language. With Trump’s election, Progressives have suddenly rediscovered both Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, her turgid 1980s attack on the Moral Majority and George Orwell’s 1984 (Signet Classics), one [Read More]
Politics
Bookworm Beat 10/22/18 — the Honduran invasion edition and open thread
This Bookworm Beat is about more than the slo-mo Honduran invasion, but that figures largely here, hence the post’s title. A round-up of ideas and information about the Honduran invasion. When thousands of military age men threaten to storm your border, there’s only one proper description: “an invasion.” All that [Read More]
Guns & 2nd Amendment
Ignorance and lack of logic underlie Progs’ Second Amendment position
A Proggie-run first aid class reveals the shocking level of ignorance, innumeracy, and illogical thinking behind their anti-Second Amendment stance. I’ve always liked the Boy Scouts’ motto: “Be Prepared.” Because I’ve been fortunate enough that I seldom have to put my first aid techniques into use, I always forget them, [Read More]