Hunter Biden Surely Broke the Law, But Not Natural Law
Dad was a well-known lawyer. No one loved the law more than he did. He’s been dead for 36 years. Yesterday, I was at a funeral. An elderly gentleman, a lawyer I didn’t know…
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Clear filtersRather Than Writing Op-Eds, I'd Like To Be With Models
I wish I didn’t have to write this article. I’d rather be hanging out on the beach having super models dropping grapes in my mouth, fetching me beer and telling me how brilliant…
P.S. Maria, If You're Reading This Article Please Holler!
Cannes, France . I’m here for the film festival. Many memories and current thoughts are flooding my mind. I did part of my law school at Cambridge, where I met the beautiful Maria…
Pointy Heads Who Can't Dunk Think Poverty Arrests Inflation
When I was younger, I used to be able to dunk a basketball. Jerome Powell just admitted that he was baffled that inflation has not come down. According to the Labor Department, wholesale…
They Won't Teach You This at Harvard Business School
Christi Noem needs some love. I’ve read the excerpts from her book, I knew exactly what she was talking about. Responsible people make hard decisions. Nobody wants to shoot a dog, but…
Happy and Thankful Are Antithetical To the Woke Agenda
It’s always tough after college basketball season ends. College football doesn’t start until late August. I go into withdrawal. I need something to watch. Thankfully, this year…
How About When Politicians Borrow They Guarantee the Debt?
I’m kind of proud of myself. I don’t want to bore y’all with another article on fiscal mismanagement in Richmond, Virginia, but I’ve had a mini-brainstorm. I am sure…
Whether Stadiums or Foreign Wars, Beware Pols Spending Your Money
Parker Field was an old wooden baseball stadium in Richmond. We were the # 1 farm team for the Yankees and then the Braves. The place had character. When I was 16, my brother Brick and Andy…
'Where 'Dem Dollars At' Is the Solution to the Education Question
So what do Gangsta Boo and Douglas MacArthur have in common? Answer, together they offer the solution on how to fix the cesspool of higher education. Stay with me….. If you are one…
Oh, the Hubris of Our 'Expert' Class. It Really Needs a 'Whuppin!
Oh, the hubris of man! Our expert class needs an ass whuppin. Memo to politicians: just because you sleazed your way into office by talking pretty and saying nothing doesn’t make you…
An Article That's Not About Economics, Investing, or Politics...
I’ve had a bit of a revelation the past couple days and thought I would share my thoughts. This article has nothing to do with economics, investing, politics, hot-looking women,…
Efforts By My Fellow Conservatives To Ban TikTok Are Misguided
Hey folks, I’ve got a couple of great ideas. Let’s ban free speech and use the subterfuge that we are doing so to protect children! Let’s also quit trading with the rest…
So, I Was Watching the Academy Awards On Sunday and...
So I Watched The Oscars.... for about a 1/2 an hour last night. When I first tuned in there were a bunch of Indians on stage whooping and hollering, beating a drum. At first, I thought I'd…
Laying Out a Giant Platter of Truth For You To Feast On
Immanuel Kant, for whom Ayn Rand called the most evil man in history, believed that reality “as it is in itself” is unknowable. It would seem from this absolute statement that…
Instead of Being a Crazy Girlfriend, Why Not Try to Understand Putin?
We are ruled, indeed lorded over by the prissiest and most adolescent political class in the history of the world. Perhaps they have all been educated at our androgynous elite universities…
How Did the U.S. Become Such An Amazingly Rich Country?
What drives prosperity in the United States? How did we become such an amazingly rich country? Is it our natural resources? Educated Populace? Infrastructure? Nope! Nothing propels wealth…
The Idiotic Notion About Schooling and a Learned Citizenry
In my last education article, Oh The Hubris. The Sneering Elitism Of The ‘Educated,’ I illustrated the vast difference between being “educated” and being…
In 'Demons,' Fyodor Dostoevsky Is Sending Us a Warning Today
Ten minutes ago, I finished reading Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Demons . Thus, my impressions are raw, but I want to record them before I learn what the professional literati class has…
A Letter To Interim Harvard President, Alan Garber
January 9, 2024 Mr. Alan Garber Interim President of the Harvard Corporation Members/Fellows of the Harvard Corporation c/o Office of the President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall…
Oh the Hubris! The Sneering Elitism of the 'Educated'!
I remember it was 6:30 on a Monday morning, spring semester my 4 th year at the University of Virginia. I was drinking a Budweiser and eating a plate of Mexican food at the La Hacienda in…
My Addiction to Parsimony Is Powerful, and Sometimes Expensive
It was late in the day at Waterloo. Wellington had chosen the high ground. For hours, the British withstood wave after wave of attacks. Their orderly and well-disciplined lines did not…
A Brilliant Idea That Will Generate Wealth, and Enhanced Valuations
My brother Walter is one cheap bastard. I say this with great admiration. I’m pretty good at squeezing a nickel, but Wally…..Jesus, he’s in a league by himself!…
The Way To Do Politics From Someone With Incredible Wisdom
George Washington is my “home skillet.” I grew up just a few miles from where he did in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It’s a safe assumption he visited, perhaps spent the…
If I Don't Make It To Heaven, Let It Be One of Hef's Mansions
Richmond, Virginia has more ghosts per capita than any other city in the country. I don’t know why spirits like to hang around here the way they do. It could be because Virginians can…