Author: JKL
A Date That Will Be Forgotten
On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Franklin D. Roosevelt described the attack on Pearl Harbor as “a date which will live in infamy.” At the time, it seemed impossible that anyone could forget the events of that day. It was the turning point…
There Are No Real Conspiracy Theories
There are many articles and videos online claiming that “proven” or “real conspiracy theories” exist. These claims are used to justify the conspiracy theorist worldview, giving the impression that it is reasonable to reflexively dismiss “the official story” and assume secret organizations are behind everything. Pretending history vindicates conspiracy theorists (CTers) distorts the past and…
AI is Art
A Rebuttal to the Arbitrary Arguments for “Real Art” AI is a tool that people can use to express themselves and art is about expression. These are the simple truths at the heart of my “AI is Art” Campaign, which I felt compelled to make after reading some of the attacks on AI Art and…
Conservatism One and Conservatism Two
What is conservatism? Who are the “real conservatives?” The C word, conservative, what does it mean? It’s not as simple as it seems. Take, for example, my choice to vote for incumbent judges, a habit of mine that reflects something about how I think on a broader level. Most of the time, I believe continuity…
John Kennedy Would Not be a Republican Today (5 of 5)
Abortion This is part five of a series that examines President John Kennedy’s liberal beliefs and breaks down the misrepresentations of JFK by Larry Elder. Elder presented a very distorted version of JFK in a 2017 online piece, “John F. Kennedy: What Would He Think of His Party?” that both reflects and informs the opinions…