The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 62)

or How to Think On Principle (with snark)

Oct 03, 2023

Apologies! I know I promised you last week a new long-form essay for today. I’ve got something for you almost ready to go (it’s titled “Order from Chaos”) and I think you’ll like it, but it’s not 100% finished. The major problem is that it just keeps getting longer and longer until, well, it’s too long to publish on Substack! And besides, I promised all of you a couple of months ago that I would try to publish shorter essays. So, as this essay continues to expand, I’m now having to break it up into two or three separate essays, which means adding new introductions and conclusions. I’d also like a bit more time to do some last-minute research and thinking.

I promise you, though, the wait will be worth it. I’m working some ideas that I think are original and important.

The Good

THERE GOES THE “THREE GENERATIONS OF IMBECILES ARE ENOUGH” CLAIM FROM JUSTICE OLIVER WENDALL HOLMES: A Genetic Paradox: Inbreeding Can Be Beneficial in the Long Run.

CANADIAN MANHOOD TAKES ANOTHER BLOW YET AGAIN. Canadian response: this is another case of American imperialism. ” In 2010, about 80 percent of the sperm used by Canadian women was provided by American men. In 2022, it was reported that 95 percent of sperm donations in Canada were imported.”

I LOVE SPONTANEOUS ORDERS: Spontaneous Orders Aren’t Magic: Voluntary associations depend on people who step up and let others free ride on their efforts.

FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE: The Government Censored Me and Other Scientists. We Fought Back—and Won.

GOOD NEWS, BUT I COULD DO WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT MANDATED ELECTRIC CARS FOR NOW: Lithium deposit found in US may be among world’s largest, study finds

WE NEED MORE BRAVE SOULS LIKE THIS TO REVEAL WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON IN THESE SO-CALLED “GENDER” CLINICS: Former Planned Parenthood worker blew whistle on Missouri ‘gender clinic’

75% IS A GOOD START: Drain The Swamp: Ramaswamy Would Fire 75% Fed Workers

ONLY $120B? How about $1T to start? House Freedom Caucus Not On Board With Plan, Presses For $120B In Cuts

I LIKE THE CUT OF HIS JIB: Argentina’s Milei Warns U.S.: Socialism Is ‘Violent, Murderous, Impoverishing.’

I LIKE TO SEE HAPPY FAMILIES. If you believe in a free society and live in a blue state, you should leave, unless of course you still support the same policies that are driving you to leave: Family that fled California for Republican-led state couldn't be happier with new freedoms

GRIFTER-IN-CHIEF IS IN A HEAP LOAD OF TROUBLE: Race Hustler Ibram X. Kendi’s Woke Center Lays Off Most Staff.

KARMA. Some unexpected good news! Gavin Newsom Is Really Bummed His Son Likes Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate And Joe Rogan

JUSTICE: Wrongfully convicted man who spent decades in jail walks free after podcast highlights case

AND THERE IS A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE IN ITALY THAT HAS SOME OF THE LONGEST LIVING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AND TO GET ANYWHERE YOU HAVE TO WALK UP ALL THE TIME. If you live in Kansas, you might consider purchasing a stair walker: STUDY: Climbing 5 Flights Of Stairs Daily Cuts Heart Disease Risk 20%...

The Bad

BIDENOMICS IS NOT YOUR FRIEND: You Won’t Believe What We’re Spending ONE TRILLION DOLLARS to Buy.

BIDENOMICS ABOUT CREATING A NEW ECONOMIC-SOCIAL ELITE. I know (soft) “conservatives” who voted for Biden because he was more “statesmanlike” than the alternative. Yeah, when I listen to Joe Biden, I think, “now there’s a statesman approaching Lincolnian-Churchillian levels of philosophic gravitas: Biden handing out $100 million to help EV industry in disadvantaged communities

BIDENOMICS IS MAKING LIFE HARDER FOR EVERYONE: Homes "unaffordable" in 99% of nation for average American

BIDENOMICS IS A FORM OF CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT: Biden’s ‘war against oil’ is pushing prices up, US shale execs say

BIDENOMICS IS AN ABJECT FAILURE. I dunno, maybe because it contradicts reality? The “Bidenomics” Pitch Falls Flat.

Related: Top Biden Allies Want President To Ditch Flagging ‘Bidenomics’ Message.

BIDENOMICS: THE SILENT KILLER. We are totally screwed if this isn’t fixed yesterday:

AS THE KIDS SAY, “FACTS”: Voters: Biden’s America becoming a ‘police state’

AMERICA’S BLUE CITIES ARE FAST BECOMING THIRD WORLD (OR DYSTOPIAN INSANE ASYLUMS) IN JUST ABOUT EVERY CATEGORY. Here is partial list from the last week:

A NEW TWIST ON ATLAS SHRUGGED:

PRETTY SURE THAT’S A CRIME AND PRETTY SURE PEOPLE ARE ROTTING IN JAIL FOR HAVING DONE MUCH LESS IN THE CAPITAL BUILDING: Socialist Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulls fire alarm as Dems try to delay vote on GOP stopgap spending bill.

No justice, no peace: Jamaal Bowman’s obstruction of Congress is a crime, perhaps three times over.
Obviously “yes” because, ya know, “democracy”: Should Rep. Jamaal Bowman be expelled from Congress?
Busted:

NO SINGLE PERSON HAS DONE MORE TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN MILITARY THAN MARK MILLEY. He is a disgrace. I will leave it to others to determine whether he committed treason in calling his Chinese counterpart to undermine the American Commander-in-Chief. Young men and women will die because of the policies instituted by this man. Good riddance: U.S. Military-Sanctioned Diversity Initiatives are Out of Control, which has led to this: Who's in the Army now? Not enough recruits...

TRUE. I’ve been calling this out for several years now. And seriously, it’s time for serious people to drop the whole “common good” business, which is intellectual pabulum for socialists and TradCaths : The Newest Attack on Capitalism Comes From Republicans: Populist conservatives need to be reminded that the free market is the best way to promote the common good.

SERIOUSLY, COULD SHE BE ANY WORSE THAN JON FETTERMAN? Meghan Markle 'considers run' for Feinstein's Senate seat...

NEVER FORGET: PENNSYLVANIA IS THE STATE THAT GAVE US JON FETTERMAN: Pennsylvania State Lawmakers Were Paid $25 Million in Salary for 50 Days of Session

The Ugly

ARE YOU OK WITH THIS? Ask yourself, what kind of a nation does this to its children? THOUSANDS of Minors Went Under the Knife to ‘Affirm’ a Transgender Identity, Study Shows

WOULD YOU RATHER I NOT POST ARTICLES LIKE THIS ONE? Should we pretend this is not happening? Hospital employee leaks DEI training pushing 3-year-olds identifying as transgender

SHOT: ‘Ideology not evidence’ driving US trans agenda, say international experts

CHASER: The Medical Establishment Doubles Down on Its Faulty Effort to Sell ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

WHEN WILL THE CHILD ABUSE STOP? UK Report: Over One-Third of Children on Puberty Blockers Experienced Worsened Mental Health

IT’S A MESSED UP WORLD: Renowned MIT Professor’s Book Canceled for Defining Women as ‘Adult Human Females’

OH, OK: Top Biden official rips parents 'acting like they know what's right for kids'

SHOT: ‘Whose kids? Our kids!’ LGBT Radicals Claim Ownership of Children

INTERESTINGLY, THE ARTICLE DOESN’T SAY WHETHER SHE IS GOING TO A MALE PRISON OR A FEMALE PRISON. Betting odds are that she now wants to revert to being a woman and go to a prison for women. Not sure she’d last very long in prison for men: Trans-identified female daycare worker sentenced to 25 years prison after sexually exploiting children in her care

FEMINISM—1^ST, 2^ND, OR 3^RD WAVE, IT MATTERS NOT—IS DEAD. Men have been sitting on the sidelines for too long. It's time to defend our mothers, wives, and daughters from this kind of brutality: WATCH: Male 'trans girl' assaults real girls in middle school

Refer a friend

. . . and the Beautiful

CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LISTEN. From Nils Frahm: “Because this Must Be.” Simply enchanting. Frahm is a contemporary German musician and composer.