A New York Twist For Reenactments
Point and Shout Kathy-“Get the Shot”-Hochul and the New York legislative Karens give a new twist to American Revolution and Civil War reenactments. The newly enacted firearms law in New York that went into effect…
Incompetence
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…
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…
Bidenoptics: Promoting the Illusion of Competence
“Bureautocracy:” The combined, unelected cadre of high-level, federal political appointees, career bureaucrats, and advisors who see their roles essential to mediating Presidential activism, or lack thereof, and controlling the hoi poloi for “the good of…
What is Up With All the “Nanny-dates?”
By “Nanny-date” I do NOT mean dinner and drinks with your favorite child care provider. I refer, rather, to the ill-logical requirements for masks and vaccines. Studies have shown paper masks to be about 10%…
The Milley Narrative and Diversionary Optics
Theft of a News Cycle, and Diversionary Optics In my “Seven Days in May 2020” article I mused why the Milley narrative seemed to be the “top” news story among left-stream media. I think I…
“Build Back, Better”
A Recollection of 9/11/2001 I just finished watching a montage of the sequence of events, and attacks on New York, the Pentagon, and the crash at Shanksville of 9/11. I am old enough to remember…
Lesson 1
The Meaning of “Insignificant” As an adjective, “insignificant” means not significant; as lacking meaning or import; meaningless; having no importance; unimportant; lacking weight or position (as from character, social standing, influence); contemptible; of little size…