Maverick Philosopher

Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Category: Politics

  • Did Sexism Bring Elizabeth Warren Down?

    That's what she thinks, but she is fooling herself. Her extremism brought her down. 'Progressive' politics is like a progressive disease: it just gets worse and worse as leftists compete to see who can go farthest Left.  But while the leaders of the Democrat Party are sick with the disease and barking mad, most rank-and-file…

  • Grumpy Old Men

    Charles Hurt: Here you have two men with 155 years of combined accumulated wisdom here on planet Earth. Together, they have served in Washington a combined 76 years. And they are squabbling like a couple of schoolchildren about irrelevant nonsense on the playground. The Democrat Party has come to this? Vote for either of these…

  • Howler of the Day and a Warren Post-Mortem

    "Warren gets particularly exorcised in the more recent book when talking about President Donald Trump."  One could only hope for the exorcism of the hysterical intersectional demons in the fake Indian. It is a good post-mortem, though, of a very capable woman whose lust for power drove her to suicide by political correctness.  One gets…

  • Joe Biden

    The man is stupid, senile, and utterly bereft of principles, except for the 'principle' of self-promotion. (Good Catholic that he is, he reversed himself on the Hyde Amendment!)  Kevin Williamson adds 'scoundrel' to the list of descriptors: One of the worst features of our political life is the ugly and dishonest fights we have over…

  • Third Political Parties

    Third parties are discussion societies in political drag. Few are the exceptions, and they prove the rule. But feel free to join one, and talk, talk, talk. Just be sure that when it comes time to vote, you vote for electable candidates. Otherwise you throw away your vote. You say your vote is a protest?…

  • Lie or Exaggeration or Bullshit? Politics in an Age of Bullshit

    A redacted re-post from 30 November 2016 ……………………………….. Over the weekend, Donald Trump bragged in signature style that he “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” Lefties are calling the statement a lie.  But it is no such thing.  In the typical case, a lie is a false…

  • SOTU #3: President Trump in Fine Form

    Donald J. Trump did a great job with his third State of the Union address last night.  He took the high ground and demonstrated that he can rise to the occasion when necessary.  He made no mention of his impeachment by the House or his expected acquittal by the Senate which will be fait accompli…

  • What the 2020 Election is About

    "More than anything, this election is about President Trump." (Mara Liasson, NPR, 2/2/2020) Not so! The election is a key engagement in the battle for the soul of America. It is not so much about Trump as it is about the defense of our constitutional republic. The Democrat party, in the control of the hard…

  • Mona Charen, Never-Trumper

    The high-minded Mona Charen may be a pearl-clutching Never-Trumper, but I'll say this for her: she hasn't lost her mind to the extent of, say, the bootless Max Boot.  That boy has sprung a leak.

  • Why the Right-Left Divide is Unbridgeable: Three Reasons

    One reason is that we differ over values.  That's bad. Worse still is that we differ over what is true and what is false.  Disagreements about values and norms are troubling but not surprising, but nowadays we can't even agree on what the facts are. Worst of all is that we differ over what truth…

  • Trump’s Inauguration

    Journal entry of 21 January 2017: A drizzly day yesterday, but memorable. A strong speech by the man. I was moved by it. Ah, but the depth of disagreement! One acquaintance of mine is in mourning, wearing a black arm band, while another speaks of Inauguration Day as the happiest day of his life.  Both…

  • The Difference between Left and Right Anti-Trump Rage

    The Left's blind rage against Trump is not primarily because of the man and his personal style, but because of his threat to their agenda. If Trump had Hillary's ideas and policies, and Hillary Trump's, the Left would have overlooked Trump's personal behavior and supported him in the same way that they overlooked the bad…

  • Subsidiarity as Bulwark against the Left’s Assault on Civil Society

    David A. Bosnich, The Principle of Subsidiarity: One of the key principles of Catholic social thought is known as the principle of subsidiarity. This tenet holds that nothing should be done by a larger and more complex organization which can be done as well by a smaller and simpler organization. In other words, any activity…

  • President Trump Delivers a Stinging and Well-Deserved Rebuke to Nancy Pelosi

    Here is the six-page letter. More at my Facebook page.

  • Hitchens, Horowitz, Clinton, and Impeachment

    Christopher Hitchens died on this date in 2011. The synergistic effects of his excessive consumption of smoke and spirits did him in at the tender age of 62.  By comparison, David Horowitz is still going strong at 81 churning out books, manning the ramparts, and fighting the good fight. May he live to be 100!…