George Orwell understood how authoritarian systems exploit zeal, and his insights remain relevant to modern movements such as feminism, especially in their Marxist and socialist forms.
Why SNAP and Credit Cards Are Not the Same
There is a growing tendency to compare the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), distributed through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with ordinary credit cards. The argument usually arises during discussions about government spending or poverty assistance, with someone asserting, “What’s the difference? Both are plastic cards used to buy food.” It sounds simple, but the […]
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The Delusion of Choice is Federalism
What comes to mind when you hear the word Federalism? For most Americans, politics is framed as a clash of opposites: red versus blue, Republican versus Democrat, conservative versus progressive. That story is easy to sell, but is it actually true? Have you considered that this might be less a genuine divide and more a […]
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Indoctrination Starts Before College
Indoctrination starts before college. It starts in K–12, shaping minds long before. Jefferson warned that liberty depends on honest education.
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America is in Fifth Generation Warfare
Despite what the hostile media would have you believe, America truly is under attack by ideas that have been sharpened into weapons. Extremist movements hostile to capitalism and constitutional order have been mobilized as pawns in a larger game. Many adherents believe they are fighting oppression, yet they serve (willing or not) as force multipliers […]
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8 Lies You Were Told About Conservatives
Public perceptions of conservatism are often shaped more by media caricatures and partisan echo chambers than by genuine understanding of the subject. In an age of soundbites and viral outrage, stereotypes take root easily. For many liberals, “conservative” has become a label loaded with assumptions about religion, education, wealth, or prejudice. Yet when we look […]
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America’s Terminal Cycle and the Path to Escape
Do you ever get the feeling that civilizations do not rise and fall randomly? You might be right. History demonstrates that dominant powers endure for roughly two and a half centuries before their primacy fades. What if America’s terminal cycle is real? What if it is already here? The Dutch commercial-finance order of the 1600s […]
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The Quiet Power of Journaling
A student recently asked me why I push journaling so much. It’s a good question. In truth, I can think of a lot of reasons, but at the very least, it seems to me that if you’re going to pay tuition in the school of hard knocks, you damn sure better squeeze the most out […]
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Epistemic Rigidity Killed Kirk and Zarutska
What has happened to this great nation of ours? Sometimes, I no longer recognize it. American flags are hate speech? Debates are now fights? Education is indoctrination? We have lost our way and seem to be speeding toward something terrible. Perhaps, we are already there. In my opinion, the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah […]
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AI Has Rewired Fraud. Here’s What Works.
A good question about fraud came up in one of my Telegram groups: ‘Generative AI has changed fraud, so what controls actually work now?‘ I thought it might make for a good article, because it’s the right question to ask. However, the answer requires recognizing that we’re dealing with an evolved version of a persistent […]
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