The man whose authority is recent is always stern.
Aeschylus
Tweet of the Day
The Hill referred to Trump's base of nationalist and hardline conservatives. There is no principled conservative backing of Trump.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
There is a distinction between conservatives and right-wing authoritarians. There are the "rules are rules" law and order "conservatives".— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
A conservative is wary of government intervention in the private sector which comes at his expense: authoritarians don't question policy.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
Some polls showed Trump winning 20-odd pts. fewer votes among conservatives than prior nominees. In fact, McMullin pulled 21% of UT vote.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
In fact, LP nominee Gary Johnson racked up a record 3% or more of the vote, in some cases more than the difference between Trump & Clinton.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
Trump lost the popular vote in a change election year to a weak Democratic nominee who had high unfavorable ratings. I and others left GOP.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
Image of the DayCalvin Coolidge famously noted "It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones." But shamefully he signed Johnson–Reed.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) November 25, 2016
Sowell On Black Lives and Public Policy
Libertarians Discuss Trumpian Foreign Policy
How the anti-establishment libertarians like Raimondo square the circle of the poser non-interventionist Trump who is willing to bomb the shit out of ISIS, steal Arab oil, criticized the Iran deal and restore the use of torture against alleged terrorists and target their families, I don't know, but I'll have more to say in a future post.
Trump and Domestic Energy Policy
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Cher, "You Better Sit Down Kids"
