Adulthood and the Rite of Passage
When is an Adult an Adult? A consequence of the recent atrocity in Uvalde, Texas is the typical, left-of-center, knee-jerk reaction wherein “we need to do something” morphs into, “we need more gun control.” As…
Articles by Syme Antipathic
Obviously a pseudonym, Syme Antipathic is totally opposite the sycophantic "Syme" of George Orwell's "1984." Syme Antipathic is dedicated to freely expressing views in opposition to government and oligarchic machinations that attempt to abridge the unalienable rights protected by the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States: The Bill of Rights. He holds that those amendments are enshrined in the Constitution to prevent centralized government overreach of rights that are antecedent to that government.
Mass Shooting or Massacre?
Prologue I am, unapologetically, a constitutional conservative. As a nation, I believe we have strayed from our constitutional republic roots in the pursuit of “progress.” That said, I slept, when I did sleep, only fitfully…
Who Thinks This Is A Good Idea?
Governance Board Gone, or Merely Gone Underground? § The news out today is that the Homeland Security Misinformation/Disinformation Governance Board has been “paused.” I am leery of the meaning of “paused” as used by the…
Who Needs the Constitution, Anyway?
Editor’s Note (4 July 2022): This post was written before the bevy of conservative decisions recently handed down by the Supreme Court. The Reality of Post-Constitutionalism Un-Constitutional, Extra-Constitutional, and Post-Constitutional One of the more disturbing…
Is It Time For The U. S. To Exit NATO?
Brussels Treaty Organization: Fear of Reprisal One of the fears of post-World War II Europe was military retaliation by German forces, or their sympathizers, for its defeat. Exacerbating that fear were the ideological differences between…
When Is A “Vaccine” Not A Vaccine?
What Is It–Really? I am really tired of the COVID vaccine hype. Webster defines a “vaccine” as a preparation developed and “administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease.” “Immunity” is defined…
The Machine Did It–Human Not Responsible
The Gun Did It After fatally shooting someone on his movie set, Alec Baldwin now claims, “I didn’t pull the trigger. . . .” Absent detailed information about the incident, still there is evidence of…
A Poster Child for the “Peter Principle”
The Peter Principle § Fundamentally, the “Peter Principle” states that people in a hierarchy will be promoted to their level of incompetence. Named for Laurence J. Peter, this management hypothesis suggests people in a hierarchy…
The Benefits of Substitutionary Phrases
Dysphemism: The substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging word or expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one. Euphemism: The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate,…
OBriceklainiden: Inflation is Our Friend
A New Book by Janet Yellen: Taxing Inflation for Dummies: How the Ruling Class Can Acquire All the ‘Boardwalks‘ The OBriceklainiden administration appointed a new Sheriff of Nottingham and Chancellor of the Exchequer (I almost…