Given that this is a blog post rather than a white paper or book, this week’s installment will focus on some striking effects without trying [...]

Some months ago in the McAlvany Weekly Commentary, Kevin Orrick responded to some verbal obfuscation by Kamala Harris. The VP kept saying that [...]

The election is being analyzed ad nauseam, so this author will add only a little to the din. Suffice it to say that democracy (which our founders [...]

Tomorrow is election day, which might or might not mean much in regard to the election outcome. With the vast increase in moving parts for national [...]

Aphorisms can be a treasure trove of wisdom. “The tail wagging the dog” is one such. Few human traits are so pronounced as the urge to control [...]

Highness is a thing. It’s not just a title for royalty, it’s a critical distinction, a mark of life, a bestower of meaning. When you go for low, [...]

We live in the age of experts. In many cases, unless the government licenses you to have an opinion worth sharing, you’d better keep your thoughts [...]

America today is nothing if not a factory for metaphors and aphorisms. “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions,” quoth [...]

Has anyone else noticed that most of the visionary leadership in the civil sphere today is being offered by Republicans or Independents who are [...]

For the sake of argument, let’s assume the Democrats are correct about Donald J. Trump. This author does not accept their argument, but let’s go [...]

“The grave; the barren womb; land, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ All these things, Solomon tells [...]

Eisenhower’s America was peaceful, productive, safe, kind, thoughtful, and civilized. No wonder so many people remember it fondly. But others [...]