Bill Ponton

Bill Ponton


  • As Los Angeles burns

    January 9, 2025

    As Los Angeles burns

    Differing opinions on the fires raging in Los Angeles point to a great political and philosophical divide in our society. Essentially, it is a division over how one views man’s relationship with nature. One side holds the traditional masculi...

  • ‘Hands off our Democracy’ say the German elitists to the people

    January 7, 2025

    ‘Hands off our Democracy’ say the German elitists to the people

    “Hands off our Democracy” has now become the rallying cry of the German ruling establishment and press. In a recent interview with the German magazine, Spiegel, Green chancellor candidate Robert Habeck was asked if he believed Musk to be ...

  • Musk, battery salesman or American hero?

    January 3, 2025

    Musk, battery salesman or American hero?

    It is difficult to pigeonhole Elon Musk. He has surprised me in the last several years. First, by purchasing and liberating Twitter, and later by offering Trump his whole-hearted support. My impression of him has favorably changed over time, much as ...

  • Musk backs the AfD

    December 23, 2024

    Musk backs the AfD

    In a prior article, “Whining Euro-weenies on full display”, I suggested that after Elon and Vivek are done transforming the federal government, they can tackle the liberation of Europe—Elon may be undertaking that process earlier th...

  • Reaping the harvest of seeds sown

    December 16, 2024

    Reaping the harvest of seeds sown

    Recently, some of the pervasive net zero happy talk in the media has been replaced with sober voices raising alarm that public utilities may not be able to deliver the electricity to meet demand over the next decade. They often cite unanticipated ene...

  • Nuns and climate catastrophism

    December 6, 2024

    Nuns and climate catastrophism

    Looking back at my days in Catholic grade school, I can only imagine that the nuns must have thought of me as a precocious child. Unlike most of my peers who were bored in religion class, I took an interest. However, the nuns did not appreciate it. T...

  • The Wisdom of NATO entry for Poland and Ukraine

    November 26, 2024

    The Wisdom of NATO entry for Poland and Ukraine

    Image: Public domain. In May ’23, the Polish parliament’s upper house — the Senate — unanimously adopted a resolution on Ukraine’s membership in NATO as a key link in Europe’s defense. The resolution reads, ...

  • Standoff in Ukraine

    November 21, 2024

    Standoff in Ukraine

    Detractors of Putin have described him as someone holding Ukraine and Russia hostage. For the sake of argument, let’s say that is the case.  Then what is the best course of action for the West?  To answer that question, let’s an...

  • Whining Euro-weenies on full display

    November 20, 2024

    Whining Euro-weenies on full display

    Watching the meltdowns on social media after Trump’s election was mildly amusing until I got to the fourth clip of some hysterical woman cursing at her phone, and then it just reminded me of my ex-wife. However, the recent wave of Euro-weenie w...

  • The ebb of the Church Lady’s influence

    November 14, 2024

    The ebb of the Church Lady’s influence

    If anyone comes close to being a contemporary version of Dana Carvey’s Church Lady, it is leftist journalist, Anne Applebaum. The spectacle of Trump’s campaign rally in Madison Square Garden had her clutching her pearls, aghast at the display. People...

  • Europe wants to take the reins

    November 12, 2024

    Europe wants to take the reins

    Like clockwork, The Atlantic magazine rolled out an article by Phillips Payson O’Brien, adding to the chorus of voices in Europe saying that if President Trump does not want to pursue the war in Ukraine, then Europe ought to take up the sl...

  • In the wake of Trump’s return, the EU refuses to compromise on Ukrainian war aims

    November 9, 2024

    In the wake of Trump’s return, the EU refuses to compromise on Ukrainian war aims

    In the wake of the U.S. presidential election, which saw a return to power of Donald Trump,  European leaders at the Political Community summit in Budapest this week reiterated their stance that the EU must stand with Ukraine for as long as it t...

  • The Harris campaign word-salad generator

    October 21, 2024

    The Harris campaign word-salad generator

    If you’ve ever wondered how those delightful word salads emerge from the lips of Kamala Harris, wonder no more. After running an experiment with artificial intelligence (AI), I’ve surmised that the Harris campaign might be employing the l...

  • Was <em>Am I Racist?</em> a one-off?

    October 3, 2024

    Was Am I Racist? a one-off?

    With his new movie Am I Racist?, Matt Walsh has pulled off an impressive coup in getting several prominent DEI thought leaders to consent to interviews. Going into the exchange, they were under the impression that Matt was a DEI ally who was creating...