If there is systematic racism you could identify it by denying people the opportunity for a better education, better jobs, the opportunity to own their own home, etc. Where do we find policies that do just that? In the “progressive” state of California. Are the politicians, unions, special interest groups who back these types of policies racist? Or, do they simply not really care about people in general who can be sacrificed on the alter of their sacred beliefs? https://www.city-journal.org/california-woke-hypocrisy

When asked about his life, the Roman Emperor Semtimius Severus (ruled 103-211 AD), considered the last of the “good Emperors”, is reported to have said: “I have been everywhere and seen everything and it is really not all that much.” I guess even Emperors could get bored.

In every cloud there is a silver lining and I believe that this will be one positive which will come out of the current world wide virus. Colleges have been subsidized by government backed loans (meaning taxpayers) and easy money without any degree of accountability. This has forced students and parents to incur major debt that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Will they still pay outrageous tuition for on line courses? Taking on line courses may actually help students achieve a degree in less than four years as they concentrate on classes instead of rock climbing walls. College will be able to cut costs on diversity deans, high priced sport coaches, administration, buildings, etc. Another positive is that with reduced costs, parents will be able to save for their retirement which will be a boost to the overall economy. This could very well be an example of turning a negative into a positive. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenmcbride1/2020/07/21/why-college-is-never-coming-back/?fbclid=IwAR11gtsVX1cnLYujijvPAp_L7NW2qoq4EEhrK3THoi8S0SMzW-py-iMvYtM#15d7865024b7

“As soon as A observes something which seems to him to be wrong, from which X is suffering, A talks it over with B, and A and B then propose to get a law passed to remedy the evil and help X.  Their law always proposes to determine what C shall do for X, or in the better case, what A, B and C shall do for X…What I want to do is to look up C.  I want to show you what manner of man he is.  I call him the Forgotten Man.  Perhaps the appellation is not strictly correct.  The is the man who never is thought of… He works, he votes, generally he pays-but he always pays…  William Graham Sumner, Yale University, 1883

“nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands…to demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.” Senior Judge of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Learned Hand, the most quoted lower Court Judge by the Supreme Court in History (The Forgotten Man, pp 206)

“I like taxes. They are the price I pay for civilization” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (Ibid, pp 313)

It is often said that it is important to follow the money. This excellent article shows how a simple home based industry can be developed thanks, in large part, to the immense size of the Federal government. Could someone life Howard Ross, a private “diversity consultant” survive in any milieu except that of government bureaucracy? This article in City Journal will help you to understand why movements such “White Fragility” have a life of their own and can survive. https://www.city-journal.org/white-fragility-comes-to-washington

Perhaps no Civil War General is surrounded by more controversy than Nathan Bedford Forrest and yet his life and campaigns are to a large extent ignored or lightly skipped over as they are lost in the large battles of that conflict. This book, written by a man of the South, is pro-Forrest and yet, it is difficult to refute most of the history as told when reviewed against other contemporary and non-contemporary accounts. 

This little video addresses mold on cigars; it is short, helpful and to the point. Everyone who has had a humidor has experienced mold and if you are not prepared, the first time you see it can be a jolt. Not to worry! Watch the video and another secret of the universe shall be exposed to you.

This is an interesting environmental book in that you do not want to slit your own throat after reading four pages; in fact, you can come away feeling that we are not on the eve of destruction, that progress is being made and that we have the ability to continue on a positive path.  For this alone, Shellenberger will be shunned by the majority of environmentalist.  That however, would be a mistake for his CV is excellent; he was a Time magazine “Hero of the Environment”, winner of the Green Book Award from the Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Science Writings in 2008  and an invited expert to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  More than that, he has traveled extensively, lived, and worked in some of the poorest part of the globe, attempting to balance the environment and the material progress of the poor.  Finally, he is, (be prepared), pro-nuclear and has managed to set up his office in the heart of Berkeley!

This excellent article, written by a young man of immigrant parents from India brings to light certain facts that should make those who blame White Privilege for the sins of the world to stop just for a moment and perhaps do a bit of critical thinking (but I doubt they shall). As you read the article you will find that whites actually underachieve vs. several minority groups in several key categories. The underlying thread to success lies in growing up with two parents. Yes, success can be achieve with only one parent, but the odds rapidly change and put the young person at a sever disadvantage. A two parent household is one of the inconvenient truths that is so often ignored or mocked, but those who ignore it do so at their children’s peril. https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/the-fallacy-of-white-privilege-and-how-its-corroding-society/