Monthly Archives: May 2020

While America Burns

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Joe Benning

Perhaps it was inevitable; it’s starting to look like 1968 again. According to press reports, at least 15 of America’s large cities have recently experienced what we decorously refer to as “civil unrest”. Needless to say, politicians—the people who are … 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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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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George Will Interview

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

George Will needs no introduction. Here he is at the Aspen Institute being interviewed by Judy Woodruff–who also needs no introduction. JFB

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The Season is Upon Us

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Joe Benning

When January of 2021 comes rolling around it is virtually inevitable that a supremely ambitious, self-serving, vicious and ignorant partisan hack will take the Presidential oath of office. The only question is whether the hack will be named Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Peter Thiel

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Joe Benning

Peter Theil, a famously successful technology investor, is the founder of PayPal and the first outsider to take a stake of Facebook. He eventually sold PayPal in 2002 to eBay for $1.5 Billion and later sold his 10.2% stake in … Continue reading →

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