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  • Every Census Throughout History Has Had Flaws

    Every Census Throughout History Has Had Flaws0

    A few days ago, I completed my 2020 U.S. census form. My latest book details the fundamentals and significance of the 2020 census. By April 1, every residence in the United States will be contacted, usually by mail, to answer only seven questions. This year you may respond online, although there are options for paper,

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  • Beyond Raising Chickens: Survival Techniques You Should Try

    Beyond Raising Chickens: Survival Techniques You Should Try0

    Counting one’s chickens before they’re hatched is taking on new meaning in the age of the coronavirus. Baby chicks are the new toilet paper, The New York Times explained over the weekend. Chicken-suppliers have been cleared out as Americans adjust to quarantine and their minds switch to survivalist mode. I can’t say that I blame

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  • A Nation’s True Test Comes After the Crisis

    A Nation’s True Test Comes After the Crisis0

    Perhaps it’s natural and understandable for most people to think that things like “leadership” and “character” are forged and evidenced in response to crisis. It’s quite apparent in the present moment that judgments about public figures are being shaped by how they’re handling the virus pandemic. Around the world, people are generally, if grudgingly, embracing

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  • The State Reemerges in the Time of COVID-19

    The State Reemerges in the Time of COVID-190

    Once upon a time, there was an illusion that the state would disappear. It was the fiction Marxists told each other at bedtime, and it was the lie of the Communists, once they had seized state power. For even as they built up their police apparatus and their archipelago of gulags, they kept promising that

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  • Netflix’s Messiah: A Snapshot of Our Times

    Netflix’s Messiah: A Snapshot of Our Times0

    The anticipation for Netflix’s new show Messiah was significant. Media coverage described the show as “controversial,” and The Royal Film Commission of Jordan asked Netflix not to stream it, fearing the show would “infringe… on the sanctity of religion.  However, when Messiah was actually released it quickly fell flat. Reviews were mixed, and the fact that

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  • Stimulus Goodies, Good Souls, and Grifters

    Stimulus Goodies, Good Souls, and Grifters0

    On March 29, I spoke with a loan agent for a bank in a medium-sized city who wishes to remain anonymous. Her desire for anonymity will become clear after you read what she told me. Her bank, like many others, often works with the Small Business Administration (SBA) in making loans. The SBA guarantees a

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