January 17, 2020

The Fascist Roots Behind Today's Justification of Political Violence

A few weeks ago, I met an old friend who is a professor.  We discussed various issues, but when the subject of Antifa came up I was surprised by what he said.  He stated that the acts of violence committed by Antifa are justifiable because ...

September 26, 2019

Did Slavery Create American Prosperity?

Recently there seem to be an increasing number of claims that American prosperity resulted from slavery.  This is presented as justification for the renewed calls for reparations for slavery, which Democrats are using in an attempt to gain suppo...

January 16, 2019

Macron and the Fall of France

It had been over twenty years since I had been in Paris when I visited again in July of 2018.  The contrast between my memory of the city and the current reality was astonishing.  Instead of resembling a European center of culture...

January 3, 2019

Germany and the Migrants

It has been over three years now since German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the borders of Europe during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016, which allowed approximately 1.5 million to enter Germany alone.  It would be difficult at this point ...