Author Archives: Joe Benning

Disparate Impact and the Progressive Con

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Joe Benning

In their single minded drive to transform America into a collectivist polity, Democrats routinely brandish disparate impact studies. The claim is that differential outcomes “prove” that America is rotten to the core; that it is irredeemably racist; that America is … Continue reading →

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Same Circus, Different Clowns

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Joe Benning

As roughly everybody knows, on January 6, 2021, then-President Donald J Trump stirred up a crowd by claiming that the most recent presidential election was stolen from him, implying that  Joe Biden’s ascension to the office was illegitimate.  Immediately thereafter … Continue reading →

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Malarkey Man

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Joe Benning

It is a mere 3 days since President Joe Biden took the oath of office and he is already furiously backtracking on his Covid campaign promises. Back on October 29, 2020 at a campaign rally in Coconut Creek FL, Biden … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden’s Choice

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Joe Benning

Within hours of President Biden’s call for civility, protesters went on a violent rampage in the Pacific Northwest, mostly in Portland Oregon. The protesters, according to the New York Times, marched through the streets, burned an American flag and smashed … Continue reading →

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Thomas Sowell on Culture

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Joe Benning

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Joe Biden’s “American Recovery Plan”

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Joe Benning

“Drink coffee and do stupid things even faster” — Sign in a coffee shop.  Apropos the sign, an avalanche of stupidity is coming our way.  Just 5 days away from his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden has outlined the first part … Continue reading →

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Notes, Asides & Absurdities Jan 14, 2021.

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Joe Benning

“Try Him Now” Matthew Continetti writes referring to the second Trump impeachment. It is an article that should not be missed.  David Horowitz has noted that “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out”. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex, founding member … Continue reading →

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Impeachment Redux

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Joe Benning

Clowns to the left of me,  Jokers to the right… From “Stuck in the Middle With you” written by Gerry Rafferty.  It seems reasonably clear that Donald J. Trump, who has by now passed Richard M Nixon in the proverbial … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden–Man of Science

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Joe Benning

Joe Biden, who during the campaign repeatedly insisted that he relied on “the science” in formulating policy proposals has just tossed science overboard. According to the Washington Post, a spokesman for the President-elect said that the incoming administration “…will release … Continue reading →

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Impeach and Convict Him. Now.

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Joe Benning

The facts of the case are clear. President Donald J. Trump incited a mob that subsequently attacked the Capitol building where Congress was in session. The attack was designed to intimidate Congress, prevent them performing their Constitutional duty to properly … Continue reading →

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