It’s like these people exist for the sole purpose of making me smack myself in the head. We all heard about their sudden interest in secession following the Trump victory. A movement called Yes California wants that state to withdraw from the Union. All of… Read More
Leftists Praise Dictators (Castro Edition), Fear Trump
With the death of Fidel Castro, we mark a century of leftist defenses of brutal dictators. Following the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise to power of the bloodthirsty V.I. Lenin, Western leftists couldn’t say enough about the wonderful new society being born in Russia. “I… Read More
Delicious Leftist Hysteria About Incoming Education Secretary
Man, the left sure hates Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education. Although I haven’t researched her background in detail, she seems like a mixed bag to me. She favors homeschooling, which is great, but she’s also for “school choice” by means of… Read More
Guess Who Suddenly Cares About the Debt Again
I hope you’re sitting down. Paul Krugman is suddenly concerned about the deficit and the national debt again. For years he’s been calling us “deficit scolds” for wanting to cut spending. He’s gone so far as to say that the efficiency of stimulus spending doesn’t… Read More
Translating Leftism into English: San Francisco “Racism” Lesson Plan Edition
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . With the effectiveness of their thought-control mission breaking down all around them, leftists are going hysterical. Last week the San Francisco teachers’ union, the United Educators of San Francisco, released a “lesson plan”… Read More
Three Dumb Media Claims, Smashed
Just when I thought the SJWs couldn’t be more obnoxious, the past five days came along. So much crap, so little time. (1) There’s a wave of “hate crimes” sweeping the country! No. No, there isn’t. This is entirely made up, just like the “ Trump mocked a disabled reporter… Read More
The Man Trump Most Needs to Speak To
Rumor has it that Donald Trump is considering a major bankster for Secretary of the Treasury. If that ends up being the case, then Trump sure went to a lot of trouble to wind up not changing anything. On this weekend’s episode of Contra Krugman,… Read More
Trying to Reason With the Left? Have Fun
I see people telling the left these days, “See, this is why you should support limited government!” Friends, I appreciate your zeal. But it is misplaced. Ever since the French Revolution, the birth of the left as we know it, the left — yes, yes,… Read More
Crazies Setting New Records for Craziness
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . The crazies are breaking all their previous records for craziness. The LGBT folks — the politically organized ones, anyway, who claim to speak for everyone — have gone completely off the rails.… Read More
Why Lots of Regular People Are Secretly Supporting Trump
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . I don’t endorse political candidates anymore. I’m retired from that. I observe the spectacle as a curious outsider, but that’s about it. Still, I’ve commented with great interest on the Trump phenomenon… Read More
