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We Hold These Truths…

By Charlie Johnston In America we settle disputes with ballots, not bullets. Fascists use bullets and violence to get their way. Communists use coercion and force to achieve their aims. Authoritarians rig elections to make their depredations look genuine. In America, we settle disputes with ballots, not bullets. But we have the biggest fascist, communist, […]

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Midterm Madness

By Charlie Johnston A lot of people and commentators are deeply concerned the Republicans are going to blow the midterm elections. It is not an irrational concern. Wobbly Republicans have blown a lot of elections over the years. With too many Republicans in the Senate taking the “20” side of the 80-20 issue of voter […]

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Thoughts From the Texas Tundra

By Charlie Johnston I spent most of my life in various parts of the often-frozen northern states of Illinois and Colorado. Right now, I am housebound in Texas…not out of any infirmity, but because we had a decent ice and snowstorm outside. I chuckle because, objectively, what we got (about an inch and a half […]

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Whom God Would Destroy…

By Charlie Johnston Charleston, South Carolina – Back in the day, when dealing with malevolent opposition, if I had a chance to draw them into battle that would reveal their malevolence, I would take it even if the odds of prevailing in the particular battle were nearly non-existent. Revealing, in a high-profile way, the malevolence […]

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Making Warp Speed Great Again

By Charlie Johnston Ft. Mill, border of North and South Carolina – I am sorry I haven’t been posting much. I have had a nagging bug for a month now. I have to shepherd my strength for public appearances and meetings. Fortunately, I have Ivermectin which prevents the most ravaging symptoms, but it does not […]

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