The Uniparty v. Trump at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, died at the age of 100 last week. Today was his funeral. At this blessed D.C. event conducted at the National Cathedral, former presidents and vice presidents and their spouses congregated. As...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:55:03 +0000

The Spectacle Ep. 180: Busting the Elites in Great Britain’s Great Scandal, Elon Musk, and Free Speech Issues 

Elon Musk is under criticism for poking his nose in Great Britain politics, primarily calling out the Pakistani rape gangs in England. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss the atrocities that the political elites on...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:24:13 +0000

Annexing Canada the Dumbest Idea Since DC Statehood

Donald Trump promised to build a wall at our Southern border in his first term. He promotes the erasure of our Northern border as he readies for a second term. Granting sudden citizenship to 40 million foreigners strikes as one...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:18:26 +0000

Media Fawns Over Spiritual Guru Shaping New Age Thought

This week, numerous media outlets have showcased a “spiritual leader” who offers affluent suburban women a New Age religious worldview that fits into their modern life. Gabrielle Bernstein was featured this week by the Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America,...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:26:58 +0000

Will Fiscal Responsibility Now Become the Cornerstone of Economic Policy?

The arrival of a new presidential administration invokes new beginnings and a break from the past. Still, realities from previous administrations remain, such as a fiscal challenge that demands immediate attention. It may weigh on the newcomers even more than...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:16:04 +0000

I Am Giving This Script to Disney So They Can Get Rich Again.

Disney’s owners have discovered that their primary mission is to “entertain and sell tickets,” in the words of CEO Bob Iger. It has taken them a great many years and a few million dollars along the way. In my opinion,...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:16:01 +0000

You First, America.

We’ve all been there. Sitting in that uncomfortable leather airplane seat, metal buckle strapped around our waist, trying to remember if we did actually need something out of that bag stored overhead, all while listening to some bossy flight attendant...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:12:39 +0000

US Postal Service Needs Some Competition

Patience has understandably worn thin with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). After America’s mail carrier lost $9.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and announced plans to raise stamp prices five more times through 2027, it’s little wonder that President-elect...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:05:21 +0000

Bauhaus and the Cult of Ugliness

Ethik und Ästhetik sind Eins. “Ethics and aesthetics are one,” or so the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein asserted in his 1921 treatise Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. He was by no means the first to do so. The ancient Greeks, 23 centuries earlier,...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:05:18 +0000

Blessed Is Donald Trump, for He Shall Inherit a Mess

On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will officially inherit a colossal mess almost beyond description — Humpty Dumpty has been shattered by the Biden administration. And it is hard to believe that President Trump can fix Biden’s mess in only four...

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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:05:16 +0000