The prescient Huey Long
I found this in a book of anecdotes written in 1944: Somebody once asked the late Huey Long if he thought we would ever have fascism in the United States. “Sure we will,” predicted Long, “only we’ll...
View ArticleFascism/corporatism/Obamism
In an interview timed to coincide with his book, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning, having come out in paperback, Jonah Goldberg makes...
View ArticleLiberals and food
My liberal husband still hasn’t forgiven me for pointing out that the MSM deleted from it’s coverage Obama’s request for poupon at a burger joint, nor can he understand why I (and other conservatives)...
View ArticleThe Wall Street Journal’s sober assessment of the fascist (yes, I mean it)...
I can’t do better than to quote from the Wall Street Journal on the EPA ruling, which constitutes nothing more than an undemocratic takeover of all business activity and most government activity in...
View ArticleManaging businesses (badly): This is precisely what government — Big...
My mother, who gets a lot of her news from the MSM, is nevertheless slowly becoming aware of the Solyndra scandal — not just the fact that a big solar panel company went bankrupt, but that it went...
View ArticleBill Whittle dissects and exposes Republican greed, fascism and racism
All of us at this blog have shared thoughts and facts similar to those in Bill Whittle’s latest video. It’s hard, though, to imagine anyone putting them together as well, as cogently, and with such...
View ArticleVictor Davis Hanson sums up the Democrat ethos in 3 paragraphs
If you’re looking for a unifying principle of everything, at least everything Democrat, Victor Davis Hanson has it: What is the common denominator of the Obama administration’s serial scandals — the...
View ArticleMozillagate: A picture is worth a thousand words
Thanks to Sadie for this perfect picture:
View ArticleWhen Facebook friends go too far: “Denouncing” the Koch brothers
Some of my “real-me” Facebook friends aren’t really friends at all. They’re people who were friends at specific stages in my life, but I haven’t seen them in years and I stick with them on Facebook...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 6-24-15 —“watching the passing scene” edition and open thread
I’ve been playing catch-up today, with some success. I managed to get about 50% of my to-do list completed, which is pretty good. And now I get to share with you the fascinating stuff that crossed my...
View Article[VIDEO] America, we’re getting very close to an Argentina-style crying time
Memories of Argentina’s economic crisis in 2001 If you feel as if we’re finally reaching the tipping point after more than 80 years of slo-mo corporate socialism (aka fascism), you are correct....
View ArticleWhy Trump is probably not a fascist
I bow to no person when it comes to my concerns about Trump’s disregard for the Constitution. But is he a fascist? I doubt it. First, Congress probably won’t be his friend, so it will finally start...
View ArticleTrump is not a fascist — but Hillary is
Benito Mussolini was the first leader to lead under the “fascism” banner. Having placed himself there, he offered the core definition of fascism: “All within the state, nothing outside the state,...
View ArticleDear Elites — no, Trump is not a fascist, but Hillary probably is *UPDATED*
The hysterical screeds that self-styled “elite” Progressives are writing about Trump’s alleged fascism betray appalling historical and political ignorance. It’s time again, therefore, for an education...
View ArticleFacebook refused to let me promote my post explaining what fascism really is
The other day, I wrote a post entitled “Dear Elites — no, Trump is not a fascist, but Hillary probably is.” I illustrated it with a picture I found on the internet of Hillary giving her famous “what...
View ArticleNeither Trump nor Hillary is Hitler — but Hillary has potential
Slate Magazine is at it again, likening Trump to Hitler. This is a ridiculously stupid argument but to be expected given that the people who write for Slate are ignorant about history and think in...
View ArticleBookworm Beat 12/6/16 — the “there’s nothing usual about politics” edition
One of the categories I long ago set up for articles I’m saving to include in a round-up was called “politics as usual.” I’ve since changed it to “there’s nothing usual about politics.” The fusion of...
View Article#BoycottTheBoycotters — Kellogg isn’t the only one to call you “fascist”
I have a new battle cry: #BoycottTheBoycotters! Thanks to Breitbart, Trump voters are well aware that Kellogg, rather than marketing its product to all consumers, has declared that roughly half of...
View ArticleDonald Trump is not a fascist
In several posts, I’ve hammered away at the Progressive canard that Donald Trump is a fascist and that conservatives generally are fascists. My central point — always — is that American conservatives,...
View ArticleTrump’s promise to shrink government is antithetical to fascism
With the Left’s mental breakdown escalating, and the fearful cries about fascism getting louder daily, I put together a rather crudely composed poster aimed at addressing what I see as a core problem...
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