Category Archives: Politics

The March for Life

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Joe Benning

Mostly they were young women. And they came by the thousands despite the cold and  wind and snow. At first it seemed like a trickle, but within an hour the trickle turned into a torrent. The Federal Triangle and Smithsonian … Continue reading →

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Trump Wins Big in Iowa

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Joe Benning

There is just no sugarcoating it. By garnering 51% of the vote, Trump won in a romp. Not only did he win, the vote totals of the two runners-up (Ron DeSantis 21% and Nikki Haley 19%), were close enough to … Continue reading →

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Useful Idiots

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Joe Benning

Ours is an age that places a great deal of emphasis on authenticity. Coupled with the inherent relativism of popular phrases like “my truth”  and “lived experience” it is meant to obliterate the idea that there is an objective reality. … Continue reading →

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The War on the West

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Joe Benning

It seems that a lot of people view the recent explosion of antisemitic activity on the campuses of elite universities and western cities as a sort of anomaly. After all, haven’t Jews been a reliable partner in many causes dear … Continue reading →

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The Argentinian Election

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Joe Benning

The New York Times today published a fairly typical hit piece. Typical in that it does most of its work by innuendo and guilt-by-association. The object of the piece is Javier Milei, the victor in Argentina’s presidential race.  The Times … Continue reading →

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Hamas Has Declared War on the West

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Joe Benning

The savage attack Hamas launched on October 7 against Israel, like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was an attack on Western civilization itself.  Perhaps even more shocking than the attack on Israel has been the response of cultural elites. Across the … Continue reading →

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Natan Sharansky, Hamas and the Will to Power

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Joe Benning

In an interview published by the Wall Street Journal, Natan Sharansky, the famous Soviet refusenik and Israeli politician, made a telling point. Hamas terrorists displayed pride in their depravity by broadcasting their crimes on the internet using GoPro cameras. “…Even … Continue reading →

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The West and its Enemies

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Joe Benning

With the Israelis still sifting through the rubble looking for victims of Hamas’s savage attack, the global left has responded by backing the Hamas killers. In so doing they have stepped out from behind the mask to show their true … Continue reading →

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Israel at War

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Joe Benning

The Hamas attack on Israel, an attack that deliberately targeted Israeli civilians, was fully backed by Iran. In fact. Iran continues to celebrate the attack, with posts on X like the one below.  “God willing, the cancer of the usurper … Continue reading →

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On Ukraine

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Joe Benning

In a front page story titled “Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges”,  the New York Times reports that the Ukraine war is essentially stalemated. That the war effort is turning into a quagmire should come as no surprise to … Continue reading →

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