Monthly Archives: January 2026

Lead By Example

Posted on January 18, 2026 by john

Dear friends, It seems to me, we have an obligation to improve ourselves so we become the leaders people follow. If a man or woman made small advances every day in any area of life, the cumulative gain over decades … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged character and virtue, civilization and decay, cultural critique, Cultural decline, cultural elites, elite influence, ethics and society, Individual agency, leadership by example, media influence, moral leadership, moral philosophy, personal responsibility, role models, self-improvement, social imitation, thrift and diligence, virtue ethics, work ethic | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on January 17, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Hollywood can’t leave it up to fate,A thirst for power they can’t slake,Why’s it going wrong,Singing that old song,Because over politics they self immolate. He called for the murder of kids, (Virginia AG Jay Jones)But it didn’t raise … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Mercy, philosophy | Tagged authoritarianism, banking system, civil liberties, cultural criticism, debt culture, despot, economic satire, finance, fiscal policy, historical analogy, Hollywood, jealousy, media and politics, moral double standards, New York politics, Political Extremism, political hypocrisy, political power, political satire, power and corruption, violence rhetoric, zealous | Leave a comment

Criminal Impunity and Elite Overreaction

Posted on January 16, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the elite’s reaction to Donald Trump’s election in 2016 and now, illustrate their fear of being caught. Notwithstanding the fact no one has even been charged for the myriad of crimes they committed. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse of power, accountability, asymmetric justice, corruption, doj, elite corruption, ethics, fbi, government misconduct, intelligence agencies, justice, legal double standards, perjury, political hypocrisy, politics, power, rule of law, selective prosecution, society, statute of limitations, weaponization of law | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on January 15, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Mamdani’s smarmy and scolding,A proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing,Selling absurdity,Later atrocity,And in the end he’ll inspire loathing. Barack Obama is a true hater,A rabid arrogant race baiter,Dumb as a stump,His brain is a lump,And to his foolishness they … Continue reading →

Posted in Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy | Tagged American politics, authoritarianism, best, central planning, cheat, cultural commentary, elections, globalism, government overreach, ideological critique, limericks, marxism, Mockery, Polemic Poetry, political corruption, political satire, power and control, progressivism, tyranny, west | Leave a comment

Outliving Its Usefulness

Posted on January 14, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me once a thing has outlived its usefulness, or has proven itself to be counterproductive, it’s time to retire it. That logic is no where better applied than to the Administrative State and Federal Reserve. … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, philosophy | Tagged administrative state, bureaucracy, central banking, central planning, cia, civil liberties, deregulation, economic freedom, economic policy, Education Policy, energy policy, fbi, federal reserve, fiscal policy, government accountability, government critique, Homeland Security, Job Market, political reform, public policy, US History | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on January 13, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Numbers may not lie,But the BLS sure does try,Snowden’s blurt,Political dirt,Because the deep state is so sly. The heartless are an efficient lot,Always on time and on the dot,Eggs are replaceable,Rights are defaceable,And they’ll end up in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, media, philosophy | Tagged Alphabet/Google, authoritarianism, big tech, bls, bureaucracy, civil liberties, corporate power, cynicism, Dark Humor, deep state, economic manipulation, elites, escalators, ethics, free speech, government criticism, inflation, innovation, Institutional fraud, irony, limericks, media criticism, Moral critique, narrative, narrative control, normative, Philosophy of truth, Physics, political satire, power and corruption, propaganda, Satire, Science and uncertainty, social commentary, Statistics and truth, surveillance state, technocracy, totalitarianism | Leave a comment

Limericks

Posted on January 12, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, Sooner or later the money will run out,Then the dependents will have to pout,A Ponzi scheme,A bankrupt theme,That has to end in an economic rout. The elite do ride about town,Smiling from under a crown,Filled with glee,Never as … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, philosophy | Tagged angry, arrogance, barbarian, claw, democrats, economics, elitist theory, leftist, ponzi, punching down | Leave a comment

Lessons From Iran

Posted on January 11, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, people are people and if you push them far enough, they will erupt. Even a rabbit will bite. I have to wonder if that’s what’s happened in Iran? The recent turmoil with hundreds perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, philosophy | Tagged abuse of power, authoritarianism, civil unrest, despotism, Fear and Control, geopolitics, government overreach, human behavior, human rights, International Affairs, Iran, Mass Anger, moral philosophy, North Korea, political commentary, political legitimacy, political repression, political violence, protest, Radicalization, rule of law, social pressure, soviet bloc, State Terror, totalitarianism | Leave a comment

Canada And The Central Planning Trap

Posted on January 9, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, Canada is on the path to Venezuela. Venezuela was the richest country in South America after the oil boom. Once the communists gained power it went from the richest to the poorest. Not because … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, Group Politics, Law | Tagged authoritarianism, Canada, category error, central planning, comparative economics, complex systems, corruption, despotism, economic complexity, economic systems, freedom, government overreach, incentives, institutional failure, markets, political economy, public policy, socialism, state power, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Language and Manipulation

Posted on January 7, 2026 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is what is and what we think is. To sharpen the point, there is the reality of a thing and how we think of it. Take justice for example, there is the reality … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, media, philosophy | Tagged critical thinking, ethics, human nature, interpretation, justice, kung sung lung, language, Law, logic, manipulation, miscommunication, perception, philosophy, political philosophy, reality, rhetoric, semantics, social commentary, Thrasymachus, wordplay | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: January 2026

Limericks

Criminal Impunity and Elite Overreaction

Limericks

Outliving Its Usefulness

Limericks

Canada And The Central Planning Trap

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