Daily Archives: September 1, 2025

What are the implications of Donald Trump’s fatalism?

ChatGPT says: Trump’s fatalism—his tendency to frame events as inevitable, rigged, or out of anyone’s control—has several implications, both political and cultural: 1. Undermines Agency and Responsibility Fatalism downplays human choice and accountability. For Trump, this often means shrugging off … Continue reading

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What Is Paleo-Conservatism?

I think the paleo-cons have been right about most everything over the past 80 years. Henry George writes: Paleoconservatism coheres around the “shared idea of the good society, which is organic and cohesive. All paleoconservatives are deeply suspicious of our … Continue reading

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‘Trump’s Unapologetic Defense of the Rule of Law’

Heather Mac Donald writes: California’s cradle-to-grave welfare subsidies for illegal aliens and its widespread sanctuary policies have made the state a magnet for border-crossing migrants. That longstanding encouragement of immigration lawlessness has bred a sense of entitlement. The illegal-alien riots … Continue reading

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Trump Vs Big Science

Heather Mac Donald writes: The claim that the Trump administration might push the NSF [National Science Foundation] to fund research with an “ideological bent” was rich. The NSF has been supporting ideologically driven research for years, much of it through … Continue reading

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Taking Down The Tent Cities

Adam Mill writes: Fixing the homeless problem begins by refusing to allow the homeless to occupy the public square. They do not have a constitutional right to inflict misery on the taxpayer. In 2023 the Supreme Court reiterated this in … Continue reading

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