Category Archives: Culture

Here We Go Again

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Joe Benning

Back a couple of years ago we were treated to the spectacle of CNN (among others) referring to the “mostly peaceful protests”that followed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis police … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Modern Politics

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Joe Benning

There is a problem with politics (as it is practiced) in virtually all the Western democracies, including the United States. The problem is not that Donald J Trump, the US president, is an idiot—although he is. Nor is the problem … Continue reading →

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If You Liked Joe Biden, You’ll Love Kamala Harris

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Joe Benning
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The Myth of “Learning How to Think”

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Joe Benning

An enduring myth has taken hold among a lot of people who are concerned about the state of higher education. The myth is that universities are failing when it comes to the prime directive of teaching their students how to … Continue reading →

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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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The State of Play

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Joe Benning

Question: What are the serious challenges the United States currently faces? Hint: The answer does not include specifying pronouns. The answers should be more than obvious. (1) America faces perhaps the most important foreign policy challenges it has ever faced. … Continue reading →

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Leonard Nimoy on Life, Art and Culture

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Joe Benning

Back in 1989 the film critic and social commentator Michael Medved conducted a wide ranging interview of actor Leonard Nimoy; the interview focused primarily on arts and culture. Although he is most famous for playing the Vulcan Mr. Spock on … Continue reading →

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Socialist Destructionism

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Joe Benning

Ludwig von Mises, a founder of the Austrian School of Economics served as a professor of economics at New York University from 1945 through 1969. He was a towering intellect who was influenced by and associated with some of the … Continue reading →

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And About Those Norms…

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Joe Benning

We hear a lot about norms these days, and in particular, about how President Donald Trump’s typically juvenile behavior violates long standing norms and therefore harms democracy. There is something to this. Trump is, after all, boorish, a habitual liar … Continue reading →

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DEFCON 2

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Joe Benning

The grand pooh-bahs of the DNC are about to break into full panic mode.  When Nancy Pelosi pointed her impeachment gun at President Donald Trump she shot former Vice President Joe Biden in the heart. Unforced errors like that one, … Continue reading →

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