A Little Saturday Steyn

Mark Steyn addresses the imperial presidency – with typical Steyn aplomb: From the New York Daily News: “Snooki Gives Kate Middleton Advice on Being a New Parent.” Great! Maybe Kate could return the favor and give Snooki and her fellow Americans some advice. About fiscal prudence, for example. Say what you like about a high-living, big-spending,…

The Mayan DOOM! Clock Is Winding Down

Sounds about right. I guess that we do have the modern version of a Mayan king demanding that “the rich” be sacrificed at a public altar and his little peasants are all clamoring for a little taste of that sweet, warm blood. Ahead of December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year “Long Count” Mayan calendar,…

The Common Core

One of the simple truths about mankind is found in this quote by Adam Smith, taken from his seminal work that defined capitalism, the Wealth of Nations: The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition, when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security is so powerful a principle that it is…