West Point is a fort. Literally. It served as a military base along a strategic point near the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War. During that time General Benedict Arnold was in command of the garrison, which would lead to the ultimate betrayal of his comrades. Fortunately, his actions did not result in the...
The Most American of Things… On Friday of last week we paused to have the somber reminder that 19 years had passed since the horrific events of September 11th. There were, of course, the usual memes on social media, the speeches, and the quiet moments of reflection. As was the case with all emotional tragedies,...
Duncan v Becerra, Part Trois Last year Judge Benitez issued a stay on the implementation of Proposition 63 as it related to the confiscatory nature of the law related to standard capacity magazines. That decision, and the resulting opinion, was Duncan v Becerra, Part Un. Later he issued his summary judgment (Glorious Decision) that beatified him...
So… I wanted (I mean really, really wanted) to discuss a book that I am reading with you this week: Washington’s Crossing by David Hackett Fischer. (It is on Amazon and won a Pulitzer Prize for history… since I am going to delay that review for a couple of weeks, this gives you ample...
The Culture of the Gun A culture is defined by a common language and a sense of community of shared values. This community is often reinforced through a sense of victimization, both real and imagined. “There are barbarians at the gates! Our way of life is threatened by them! We have an existential...
There are times, usually when I read, when I reflect on the struggles through which our nation fought, from the formative Revolution, to the counter-Revolutionary trajectories and expansionist social ideologies of the last century. In our embrace of capitalism, tempered by government-regulated capitalism, to our current dangerous flirtation with socialism, there has always… literally...
As we roll steadily towards Christmas we must pause to acknowledge the universal desire of this season.
This is an unusual subject matter for me, and one in which I am directly asking you for your assistance. There were essentially two seeds to this blog. One seed was planted from a phone conversation I had with a young man in Washington, D.C. He reads this blog and has followed the Artemis...
