Schroeder’s Corner
Perception, Reality, Thankfulness
Jim Geraghty, a definite realist, but no Trump fan, wrote yesterday about economic reality and the fact that Trump’s braggadocio about affordability may exceed reality. The headline was , “You Can’t Spin People’s Perceptions of…
Little Data, Lots of Fear, and “An Abundance of Caution”
Post covid, few phrases should be more chilling than “an abundance of caution.” Based on that phrase, when data on the actual danger of covid was quite scarce, we shuttered the world. The cost remains immeasurable to this day. Much has been…
The California Nightmare – The Hugh Hewitt Show
I hope you are following the story of the Palisades fire last January in Los Angeles. We are in this space, but I worry that many of you tune out thinking I am just obsessed with justifying my decision to leave the state. Nothing could be…
Gratitude Is What Makes America Great
Yesterday I hinted that socialism might be a Christian ideal, but that it was impossible to execute until everyone was on the Christian bandwagon. I have been a lot of places and seen a lot of socialism, there is one single reason why it just…
Politics…Imagined
It has disappeared almost as fast as it sprang into the discussion, but the video from veteran Democratic persons in Congress, telling members of the military they did not need to follow unlawful orders bears further discussion. (I had to…
The Death of Higher Education
New reports out note that college students can’t do Math (arithmetic actually) and now Harvard admits “A’s” are normative, not exceptional (breaking the heart of this once proud straight-A student.) We have a problem. Our best and brightest…
Does Bureaucracy Breed Confusion? (Hint: YES!)
Long long ago, as the fires burned, I said that government ineptitude was at the root of all of it regarding the Los Angeles fires of last January. But that it would never be exposed because the bureaucratic stew was too thick to pick through.…
The Capital IS NOT The Country
I am just returned from a short trip to Northern Virginia. My travels did not require me to enter Washington, D.C. proper, but I did fly in and out of Reagan National Airport. For the uninitiated, that airport is just across the rive from D.C.…
Justice and Fairness – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Fairness: “fair or impartial treatment : lack of favoritism toward one side or another.” Justice: “conformity to truth, fact, or reason.” Do you see the difference? Fairness makes sure each child gets a sucker. Justice says the well-behaved…
The Worst Idea In The History Of Bad Ideas
I wish I knew how Christians could think this was a good idea (HT: Instapundit), “The Text With Jesus app allows users to “embark on a spiritual journey and engage in enlightening conversations with Jesus Christ,” according to the app’s…