The Spirit of Thankfulness
America is a commercial culture, but we have always managed to recognize that this means it is also a gift-giving culture, each of us bringing what we have to others to improve their lot and our own at the same time.
The CDC Needed a Thorough Housecleaning
The CDC’s failures during the Covid-19 pandemic were not just bureaucratic errors. Unless we act now, the next public health crisis will expose an even weaker, more distrusted CDC — one that Americans may simply ignore from the outset.
Charlie Kirk: May He Rest in Peace
Charlie Kirk had a gift for embracing his critics, for refuting their arguments, for harnessing their hatred. He loved debate and he loved ideas. He believed in discussion and openness, and urged this country to open it up.
The Spirit of Work
Hard work is a virtue. There is no line between work and life; they are the same. We used to know that. That’s how this country was built: with blood, sweat, tears, and heavy tools and long hours.
Six Americans Died from Covid in January 2020
Based only on the Red Cross antibody study and the six “Covid deaths” listed on death certificates, “early spread” in America should no longer be labeled a theory or a hypothesis, but as an apparent, undeniable fact.
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The Spirit of Frugality
Frugality is not a set of instructions; it is a mindset of buying only what you need, saving what is valuable, and throwing out only what is useless. It’s sport and delightful.
J. Crew-Anon and the Mainstreaming of Dissent
The question is not whether J.Crew-Anon exists. It does. Whether its ascendance will be enough to quell the growing rebellion from working-class ranks who are not nearly as polite, elitely-educated, or establishment-adjacent as their J.Crew-Anon neighbors remains to be seen.
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The Problem Is Solved by Art, Not Science
So much of what is considered science today is really just art. It’s a subjective interpretation of the meaning of data. Data does not speak for itself. It does not tell you cause and effect. It provides no predictive map.
The Spirit of Respect
It occurs to me to be grateful about all that we have regained in these 50 years. Despite everything, the place of freedom and family and community does seem to have made a comeback.
From Fiat Everything to Real Everything
The infrastructure is visible to those willing to see it. The systematic replacement of natural systems with artificial ones has reached into every domain—money, health, education, information. What began as isolated changes has revealed itself as a coordinated operation.
A Hidden Post-Pandemic Decline of Female Health
While male health seemed to bounce back, mortality and disabilities in women continue to rise above earlier trends and are not expected to solve themselves soon. This might cause a fundamental change in the dynamics of the gender mortality gap.
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The Meaning of the Semiquincentennial
There is every reason to be proud to be an American. But with that must come the humility to recognize that this country can be “more perfect.” The pathway there is through a deeper understanding of the Founding.