December 8, 2020

The Science and Politics of COVID-19

One of the most important lessons of the past nine months is that epidemiological models are predicated on assumptions and that statistical data can be manipulated to conform to a variety of desired outcomes.  They are therefore an alluring...

October 19, 2020

What Would the Founders Say about the 2020 Election?

The upcoming election presents Americans with two clearly distinct visions for the future.  Indeed, President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are perfect proxies that highlight diametrically opposed policies.  Cor...

September 26, 2020

Reanimating Cultural Confidence

Cultural confidence and its close ally, morality, define the character and, ultimately, the longevity of nations, whose average historical life is 245 years, which, ironically, is almost exactly America's age [1]. A 2017 Gallup poll that found...

August 30, 2020

Trump and The Fight for Conservatism

It's clear that as the battle for the heart and soul of conservatism rages, President Donald Trump is fundamentally redefining what it means to be a conservative.  However, the vital question is whether, on balance, he has advanced or degrad...