Authoritarians at the Gate

  The honoring of power over reason is that which makes one an authoritarian. For the Authoritarian, power is more important than laws. Laws become whatever Authoritarians impose on others. Authoritarians are far more likely to exhibit “sloppy reasoning, highly-compartmentalized beliefs, double standards, hypocrisy, self-blindness, a profound ethnocentrism, and — to top it all off —…

Food for Trough

“The ruling class’s appetite for deference, power and perks grows.” From Angelo M. Codevilla’s America’s Ruling Class –And the Perils of Revolution … Who are these Ruling Class Orcs?  Who are these aggressive scavengers and opportunistic Kulakovores?  They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding.  They are the Democrats and Republicans…

Guess Who Came to Dine on You? Part Two

The Ruling Class Cannibals! Who are these Kulakovores?  They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding.  They are the Democrats and Republicans who accrue power unto themselves.  They are the un-elected:  the bureaucrats, the administrative state, the regulators, the social engineers, the ones whose careers are dependent on the government. …

Guess Who Came to Dine on You?

The Ruling Class Cannibals! Who are these Kulakovores?  They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding.  They are the Democrats and Republicans who accrue power unto themselves.  They are the bureaucrats, the administrative state, the regulators, the social engineers, the ones whose careers are dependent on the government, the ones…

Utopia Has No Room for You… in the Inn

  Utopia comes from the Greek: οὐ (“not”) and τόπος (“place”) and means “no-place“, a non-existent place. ….. And now a few clarion words from Claremont Institute Senior Fellow Angelo M. Codevilla: “This dismissal of the American people’s intellectual, spiritual, and moral substance is the very heart of what our ruling class is about. Its…

Roll Away the Stone from Your Mouth

  “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” … Is ‘t night’s…

How’s That Fiat Culture Working for You?

“Culture no longer necessarily implies self-cultivation or learning; it is a value neutral term embracing everything and nothing.  Its practitioners are largely oblivious of the noble ambition to transcend time and place to discover eternal truths or to create works of enduring beauty. They are instead transfixed by technologically driven ephemera, guilt-induced humanitarianism, and status-defined…