When I hear what seem like mantras chanted by Democrats in unison, that all immigrants are the same, that diversity is a boon, that no one is above the law, that what is taking place at the border is a manufactured crisis, that Trump is acting like a mafia boss, that an innocent phone call […]
Author: girolama
Democrats unprincipled
When dealing with Democrats, always bear in mind that, as with criminals, they typically are agenda-driven. Truth and factuality may mean nothing to them. They might do and say anything if they believe it will advance their interests. Therefore, I believe people who vote for them are either (a) incredibly politically naïve, or (b) as […]
Rules of war change with times
Why do so many of our politicians fail to understand that the weapons of war, combined with military necessity, ultimately determine the rules of war and not the other way around? Take two relatively recent examples: unrestricted submarine warfare, which drew us, ironically, into the war against Germany in 1917, although those previous objections failed […]
Bigger economy helps all
President Trump has taught me something interesting in my old age. I have been a lifelong admirer of President Franklin Roosevelt, not only for the way he dealt with his crippling disability, but the innovative manner in which he marshalled the forces of the government to overcome the social and economic problems of the Great […]
Escape leftist schemes
I have a friend I have known for 40 years. A Greek, he jumped ship in New York as a young man and prospered here over the years. He also made numerous investments in Greece for members of his family. I hadn’t seen him for a while and the other day I ran into him […]
Burning partisan heretics now
I had almost believed, or at least had hoped, that as the obvious mythology of revealed religion waned and evaporated, it would be replaced by rational thought and an absence of absurd certainties. That, unfortunately, is not what is taking place today. Politics has apparently absorbed the fervor of religion and the left now assumes […]