Category: Read All About It

• November 10, 2024

  Mea Culpa: We all saw what we wanted to see

  At every stage of the Trump saga, since he first came down the escalator (like a parody of a parody) to announce his candidacy in 2016, I never wanted to believe that a Trump win was possible. I never wanted to admit that so many of my fellow Americans would keep falling for this con…
• October 25, 2024

  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…
• August 24, 2024

  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…
• August 19, 2024

  John Kennedy Would Not be a Republican Today (4 of 5)

  Guns This is part four 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…
• August 15, 2024

  John Kennedy Would Not be a Republican Today (3 of 5)

  Racial Quotas, Tax Cuts, and Foreign Enemies This is part three 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…