The Satrap Punches Back

 

In 1911, Col. House, kitchen cabinet advisor to Woodrow Wilson, told the Mexican ambassador, "Your flag will be our flag."  That, pretty much, was the blunt of the matter.  But Mexicans had other ideas. [read]

Hurray! The Result is in.

Chipster calls the election and explains why nothing will change. [read]

Tuesday's Travesty

Since states lost their mythical foundations in 1789, they have desperately sought to legitimize their existence by one means or another. The justification cranked up by liberal democracies is that the State is legitimized by the Consent of the Governed, for whose Welfare the government labours tirelessly. In the case of the United States, this vaunted self justification no longers has a shred of plausibility... The issue on Tuesday is whether one wishes to uphold or call out the farce. [ read ]
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High Priests of Sacrificial Rites

Chipster discusses how the criminal justice system became institutionalized sadism. [ read ]

The Fires at Tin Can Ranch

My Dog & His Flag

Sodom and Gomorrah - The Theology of Capitalism

As fire and plague grip California, Chipster ponders the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. [ read ]

Gemeinschaft

How the United States has failed to grasp the concept and practice of community.  [ read ]

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Bernie's Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Moment

Bernie Sander' has been listed as the first night's first speaker at the upcoming Democratic National Cabaret. A more pathetic denouement could not be imagined. [ read ]

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Come, Let Us now praise Ineffective Men

Chipster reflects on the career and apotheosis of Congreaseman John Lewis [ read ]

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The Antiquated Second Amendment

Chipster takes a look back at the Second Amendment in light of the thuggery of federal troops in Portland.  [ read ]
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T'is truly a Gift to be Simple

 

 Schlepping ever so simply, in the Hamptons  [ read ]