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What’s the Magic Word?

When leaving the safety of your house, assuming it is well-secured, and while out and about at all times but especially in this holiday season, you should keep in mind the magic word or phrase, Code Yellow.

Al Franken’s Playboy Article

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Happy Thanksgiving

To all States-side readers, and best wishes of the season to the rest of you. Let's make it a politics-free day, shall we? I'll do my best, and you do yours.

I am indeed grateful for your readership!

If you care to read my Thanksgiving homilies and such, go here.

Happy Halloween!

The more I know about Hillary, the gladder I am that Trump sent her packing. The cartoon appeared before the election, but proved to be prophetic. What is truly scary is that if she had won, all her recently-revealed greed-driven dirty dealings would never have come to light.

Maverick Philosopher: Various Images

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Neven Sesardić on Brian Leiter

Silicon Valley Robber Barons

Victor Davis Hanson

Malcolm Pollack

No Day Without Political Incorrectness

So today being St. Patrick's Day I think I will engage in some 'cultural appropriation.' I have been invited to a street party at which corned beef and cabbage will be served, and I shall partake. I'm not big on parties, but a little socializing with one's neighbors is conducive to comity.

The wise do not multiply enemies beyond necessity; neither do they ignore easy opportunities to strengthen social relations. We are social animals whether we like it or not.

An hour of my time, beer and banter, some Irish grub, and then back to the inner citadel.

Note to Correspondents

Please don't take it amiss if I fail to respond to your missives or do so in a cursory manner. I must be selective. Philosophia longa, vita brevis. The clock is running, and I have a lot to finish before the flag falls.

Why No Posts Yesterday?

Because of a Typepad outage. Not my fault! Typepad, though, has served me well over the years. I have been with them since Halloween, 2008. Been blogging, though, since 2004. Total Typepad pageviews are now over four million. I thank you for your patronage. I'll write all the same, readers or no. I'm a natural-born scribbler. But it is nice to be read and receive fan mail. I'm only human.

If you are a person of good will, I wish you the best for the New Year. If you are not, I wish you a belated bag of Christmas coal.

This is a good time to repeat MY PLEDGE:

You will never see advertising on this site. You will never see anything that jumps around in your visual field. You will not be assaulted by unwanted sounds. You will never have to read anything against a black background. I will not beg for money with a 'tip jar.' This is a labor of love and I prize my independence.

I also pledge to continue the fight, day by day, month by month, year by year, against the hate-America, race-baiting, religion-bashing, liberty-destroying, gun-grabbing, university-trashing, truth-intolerant, terror-appeasing fascists of the Left. As long as health and eyesight hold out.

I will not pander to anyone, least of all the politically correct.

And I won't back down. Are you with me?

Afraid to show some civil courage? Buy guns and learn how to use them. That should enhance your self-confidence.