Category Archives: Politics

When conservatives go for commies

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Stephen W. Browne

One of the most bizarre things to come out of the war in Ukraine is the emergence of conservative women who are “Rootin’ for Putin.” No, I don’t mean the remnant of our home grown commies who miss the Soviet … Continue reading →

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Humoring delusions

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Stephen W. Browne

Trigger warning, there’s a lot to unpack here and it’s ugly. So if your delicate sensibilities are offended by hard truths turn the page. Last week 28-year-old Audrey Hale shot her way into a private Christian school in Nashville and … Continue reading →

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The laptop from heck

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

“(Edmund) Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporters’ Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important far than they all. It is not a figure of speech, or a witty saying; it is a … Continue reading →

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Uvalde

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Another horrific mass shooting has reignited the bitter recriminations that always follow such events. Shocking claims about inaction by the police that day are turning up, which I’d rather not say anything about that before further investigation, but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Random worries

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

• President Biden made an off-the-cuff remark in the Royal Palace in Warsaw, Poland that “That man (Putin) cannot stay in power.” That’s one of those things that everybody knows to be true, but there’s an appropriate time and place … Continue reading →

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These things I believe

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

The following is a list of points I came up with that I think there is broad agreement on within what I think of as “Our Side.” That includes some but not all: libertarians, conservatives, classical liberals, and most moderates. … Continue reading →

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The Time article confession

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

I’ve waited a bit to comment on this, but I’m going to urge everyone with access to a computer to look up an article in the Time magazine online edition. The article is, “The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign … Continue reading →

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The radical center

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

I don’t generally like The Atlantic, but I’m going to give credit where it’s due. They actually went out and did some journalism. The article I refer to is dated February 2, by Robert A. Pape, political-science professor at the … Continue reading →

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The Trump phenomenon

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Stephen W. Browne

Well it looks like the end for Trump, though that’s been said before. But I do think that on Inauguration Day it’ll be Joe Biden sworn in. So I would like to address both those of you who support Trump … Continue reading →

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The election, hooooo boy!

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Stephen W. Browne

First of all to my friends who remember when I said changing the voting procedure scant months before the election was going to be nothing but trouble. Told ya. So there I was on election night at the local radio … Continue reading →

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