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A Failure of Governance

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Joe Benning

“The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.” Mao Zedong “It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.” Edmund Burke … Continue reading →

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The Ongoing Cultural Disaster

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

Q: What accounts for the grotesque state of American politics?   A: The grotesque state of American culture.  Politics is, and always has been, downstream from culture. Sure, politics and policy can influence culture, but that influence is largely ephemeral. … Continue reading →

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Minneapolis–Progressive Paradise

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

Minneapolis has long been one of, if not the, most progressive city in America. It also is the city where George Floyd was killed in police custody. And it is home to one of the widest income gaps between white … Continue reading →

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Defunding the Police

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

People misunderstand what “activists” mean by “defund the police”. It doesn’t mean the abolition of policing. It does mean moving the jurisdiction of policing to another larger political entity—for instance moving the jurisdiction (and management responsibility) from the city to … Continue reading →

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Wealth, Poverty and Politics: A Discussion with Dr. Thomas Sowell

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Joe Benning

One of the problems we face in the public square is that “argument” consists largely of assertions without regard to facts, evidence, or logic. It is commonly assumed, for instance, that differences in outcomes result from unequal treatment, and that … Continue reading →

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We Need to Talk about… Joe Biden

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

His name is not Donald J Trump. That is all it takes, apparently, for a Democratic challenger to command the loyalty of the party faithful. It doesn’t matter what he thinks, assuming he is capable of it. After all his … Continue reading →

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Progressive Fascism

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Joe Benning

“Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State.” Benito Mussolini “State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention … Continue reading →

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Ben Sasse Interviewed by Peter Robinson

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

In the video below Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution interviews Senator Ben Sasse (R,NE) about his latest book, entitled “The Vanishing American Adult”.  In 2016 Sasse announced that he would not support Donald Trump for President if he won … Continue reading →

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What Do Democrats Believe?

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Joe Benning

A long time ago in a faraway place—the United States circa 2016–Democrats rightly criticized Republicans for tolerating Donald Trump’s appalling behavior. Despite—or maybe because of said behavior—Trump managed to squeak past Hillary Clinton in the electoral college to win the … Continue reading →

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Amy Palin Klobuchar on Mexico

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Joe Benning

Senator Amy Klobuchar put on a Palineque performance when she appeared on Telemundo and couldn’t come up with the name of the President of Mexico. The video (shown below) is brutal. Klobuchar happens to be very smart. But she also … Continue reading →

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