Schroeder’s Corner
Bureaucracy Breeds Incompetence – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Two major stories are floating around right now that are extremely important, but not getting huge traction. One is just how the National Guard shooter got in the country and what motivated him. Lots of investigation and investigation angles.…
The Gaslighting That Is Going On
So, the GOP held the 7th district Tennessee special election, preserving its narrow margin in the House. The reporting is fascinating. Fox, “With some votes still being counted, Van Epps was headed towards a nine-point victory.” Mediaite,…
Imagine That! – The Hugh Hewitt Show
It’s funny how things work out. What we think will never happen does and what we think should happen never materializes. That’s one of the reasons the social engineering our government too often attempts these days is almost universally a bad…
Priorities – The Hugh Hewitt Show
More than 40 people are still missing…. Amid pockets of public anger over missed fire risk warnings and evidence of unsafe construction practices, Beijing has warned it would crack down on any “anti-China” protests. China long ago made clear…
God, The Intellect and Advent
Quite a fascinating article, by Peter Savodnik appeared in The Free Press yesterday about how many influential public intellectuals are “suddenly” finding faith. It deserves comment on this First Sunday of Advent. I have never been one to be…
How Christians Are Killing Christianity
A Washington Times op-ed points out how faith is necessary for our nation to work well. Agreed. But sometimes those of us of faith are our own worst enemies. This Free Press piece is long and painful. It is about the evils of “conversion…
The Best Argument For the Electoral College, Ever
The race for the next Governor of California is, given Katie Porter’s face-plant, turning into a three-ring circus. With the jungle primary system, the host thinks the leading Republican, Steve Hilton, has a shot. The Democrat Party is…
It’s Not About Something To Be Thankful For
I have been trying since the weekend past t0 make a single point – that we should be thankful. Not wait around for something to be thankful for, but for what we have now, in this moment, even if it is not exactly what we want or somehow less…
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…