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It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

If you wanted to conduct a grand social experiment to see how easily the masses can be controlled by means of fear, you do not

This is Why You Must Read Thomas Sowell

Apr 19, 2020

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

My thesis here is straightforward; You all need to be familiar with the American economist and social commentator Thomas Sowell. The 89-year-old was a Marxist while younger, but is now

Modern Conservative Thought: A Personal Odyssey

Apr 17, 2020

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

With all the gloom and doom about corona, and over three dozen articles so far on this site covering the issue, it might be time

If You Like the Corona Crisis, You’ll Love Communism

Mar 24, 2020

We are now beginning to experience what people in socialist countries always experience:

Massive shortages of basic food items and everyday necessities like toilet paper. Lengthy lines of irritable shoppers outside of shops – at least the ones that are

China, Communism, Racism, and Viruses

Mar 19, 2020

We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus:

Let me make a few things quite clear. One, Communists have never cared about people. Communists are only concerned about power. And the Chinese communist rulers

Communism – We Dare Not Forget

Mar 8, 2020

Forgetting about the horrors of Communism will ensure that they are repeated:

The saddest thing about history is that we do tend to forget. It was only just over three decades ago that the Berlin Wall came down, yet most

Big Brother Is Certainly Here Now

Mar 5, 2020

We were clearly warned about this brave new world:

In the 1930s and 1940s two parallel movements were arising: cultural Marxism, and those warning about tyrannical statism. As to the latter, we had dystopian novels penned by Aldous Huxley (

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

If Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic nomination and goes on to beat Donald Trump in November, we will have our very first full-blown socialist (actually, Communist)

Where There Are No Lukewarm Christians

Feb 13, 2020

We need to learn about genuine Christianity:

There are two main types of Christianity. There is the version found in the West in which many (most?) people who call themselves Christians are basically indistinguishable from their non-Christian neighbours. They live,

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Jan 12, 2020

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Last century C. S. Lewis made this important observation: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the

Socialism, Social Justice, and the Churches

Dec 17, 2019

Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”:

Having just been chided by a ‘Christian socialist’ on another page on this site (she seemed quite perturbed that Corbyn and Labour were soundly rejected in the UK),

God, Socialism, and Thanksgiving

Nov 28, 2019

What we need to know about Thanksgiving – and economics:

With wokeness breaking out all around us, it is not surprising to see historical revisionism occurring everywhere – including things like America’s founding, and national holidays like Thanksgiving. Indeed, you

Forget Socialism

Oct 27, 2019

The dead-end street of socialism:

There are many things one can do with wealth. But before it can be used, it first must be created. In terms of the two main economic systems that exist, one is all about the

Pelagianism and the Culture Wars

Jul 16, 2019

Yesterday I did two things which have become the basis for this article. One, I wrote a review of the new book by David Horowitz. Two, I came across a new article by Douglas Wilson. Both men happened to be

A Review of Dark Agenda. By David Horowitz.

Jul 15, 2019

Humanix Books, 2019.

Back in the late 60s while still in my days of rage and rebellion, I religiously read underground newspapers and hard left magazines. Ramparts was one of those, edited by David Horowitz, a key figure in the

Book Burnings, Statism and Corporatism

Jul 8, 2019

Ask any tyrant or dictator how best to set up shop, and one of the first answers will be this: totally control the flow of information. Determine what people can see or read – or even think. Ban all books,

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Fear, Fascism and Fealty

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

Communism – We Dare Not Forget

Forgetting about the horrors of Communism will ensure that they are repeated:

Big Brother Is Certainly Here Now

We were clearly warned about this brave new world:

Socialism in America

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

Where There Are No Lukewarm Christians

We need to learn about genuine Christianity:

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Socialism, Social Justice, and the Churches

Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”:

God, Socialism, and Thanksgiving

What we need to know about Thanksgiving – and economics:

Forget Socialism

The dead-end street of socialism:

Pelagianism and the Culture Wars

Book Burnings, Statism and Corporatism

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Just who is behind all the rioting, looting and chaos in the US?

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

We are now beginning to experience what people in socialist countries always experience:

We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus:

Forgetting about the horrors of Communism will ensure that they are repeated:

We were clearly warned about this brave new world:

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

With Sanders and CO pushing socialism, we need to again make the case for its viable alternative:

We need to learn about genuine Christianity:

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”:

What we need to know about Thanksgiving – and economics:

Rand Paul’s new book on socialism is a must read:

The dead-end street of socialism:

Sorry Greta, but it is high time we ignore the histrionics:

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