Author Archives: Joe Benning

Somebody is Lying

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Joe Benning

One of the most pernicious notions that has taken hold in modern pop culture is the Nietzschean claim, echoed by the post-modernists, that there are no facts, only interpretations. And since there is no such thing as truth, there is … Continue reading →

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Conservatives Have Some Explaining to Do

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Joe Benning

  Going on 4 months since the Inauguration, self-professed conservatives who backed Trump for the Presidency have a lot of explaining to do. To say that Hillary Clinton was and is a menace to liberty (not to mention decency) while … Continue reading →

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Is Buyer’s Remorse Near?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Joe Benning

The Chaos Continues   In an interview with Lester Holt, Donald Trump announced that he was going to fire Comey regardless of the recommendation made by Rod Rosenstein, the #2 man at Justice, and by all accounts a consummate professional. … Continue reading →

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Comey, Again

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Joe Benning

Senator Brian Schatz (D, Hawaii) announced (on Twitter of course) that we are in “a full fledged constitutional crisis” as a result of Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss James Comey as Director of the FBI. Senator Schatz should really get … Continue reading →

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The Trump Tax Plan

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Joe Benning

As promised, the Trump Administration released the outline of its tax plan. Predictably and amusingly enough, it was greeted by cries of horror and anguish by Progressives. It would appear that the Trump plan would allow American taxpayers to keep … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Joe Benning

In response to Bashar Al-Assad’s use of nerve gas to attack his civilian population, President Donald Trump ordered an attack on the Syrian airport Assad’s Air Force used to launch the attack. Now what? It isn’t so clear what exactly … Continue reading →

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The Resistance Continues

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Joe Benning

For lots of very good reasons, not the least of which is that he is—let us face it—an ignoramus, an awful lot of people find Donald Trump’s election to be simply unpalatable. Within this group are two distinct camps. There … Continue reading →

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Devin Nunes Weighs In

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Joe Benning

Devin Nunes, a Republican, a Trump supporter and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee previously said (and continues to say) that he doesn’t see any evidence that Trump Tower was wiretapped by the Obama Administration. There appears to be unanimity … Continue reading →

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The Mandibles–A Review

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Joe Benning

The Mandibles: A Family, 2029 – 2047 By Lionel Shriver Harper Collins 2016 421 pages   In September of 2016, Lionel Shriver, a novelist, gave the keynote address at the Brisbane Writers Conference. She made instant headlines when, donning a … Continue reading →

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Preet Bharara: It’s About Time

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Joe Benning

Aloha   As the salutation suggests, this post is coming from Hawaii, where we have been living these last three weeks. Thanks to the wonders of Airbnb we rented a cottage in Maui near Makawao, a little cowboy town planted … Continue reading →

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