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The Cult of the Expert

Published on August 18, 2024 By sirrahc

“The idea that monetary policy is politically neutral is a convenient fiction rather than a reflection of reality.” — Stephen D. King, British economist and journalist One of the books I began reading recently is Ruler of Kings: Toward a Christian Vision of Government by Joseph Boot. Dr. Boot is a cultural theologian, leading Christian […]

A Conspiracy by Any Other Name

Published on February 25, 2024 By sirrahc

Some conspiracies are true. We hear a lot about “conspiracy theories” and the “nuts” that espouse them. In many cases, the theories are indeed unbalanced and not supported by evidence and/or rational thinking. But, conspiracies happen all the time, especially in the halls of power. The etymology of the word “conspire” means to “breathe together”. […]

U.S. Intelligence Failures Re China: Not Just Spy Balloons

Published on February 26, 2023 By sirrahc

Sure, we all know about the recent Chinese surveillance balloon that the Biden administration finally shot down after it had collected and relayed information from across our nation. And that there have been other violations of our sovereign airspace. And… well, tempted as I am, I’m not going to delve into that whole mishegoss. But, […]

Conservative Politicians Need to Address REAL Issues

Published on July 25, 2021 By sirrahc

“Why do these conservative politicians think the words ‘radical socialist agenda’ still scare anyone in a time when the state can tell us whether we can have Aunt Mabel over for Christmas? They are completely out of touch.” — Mark Steyn, author & columnist Sometimes ya just gotta wonder what the D.C. politicians are thinking, […]

How Did We Get COVID-19 Vaccines So Quickly?

Published on January 3, 2021 By sirrahc

“The remarkable confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the advances in mRNA vaccines has one of two possible explanations: It’s either a fortuitous accident or a reflection of God’s providential timing and faithful provision to humanity.” — Dr. Fazale Rana, V.P. of Research and Apologetics, Reasons to Believe To be honest, I have not yet […]

COVID-19 and the Great Barrington Declaration

Published on December 6, 2020 By sirrahc

“To date, the Great Barrington Declaration has been signed by over 43,000 medical and public health scientists and medical practitioners…. Member of the general public can also sign the Declaration.” — Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (see update below) Everybody is scared, frustrated, and/or angry about COVID-19 and the resultant measures being taken by those in power. […]

Two of the Stupidest Ideas…

Published on August 10, 2020 By sirrahc

“[A]nother consequence of the over-reaction to Covid-19 has been the incredibly reckless release of violent criminals from prison. It has put the public at unnecessary risk while besmirching the memory of innocent victims and injuring their family members once again.” — Jeff Crouere, political columnist/commentator & author Apparently, while face masks, soap/sanitizer, and social-distancing are […]

Retired FBI Agent’s Assessment of “Plandemic”

Published on May 10, 2020 By sirrahc

Have you seen the “Plandemic” video? I haven’t, yet, but I kept seeing posts about it on Facebook and was wondering if it was worth my time. From the mixed comments I read/heard, it sounded questionable, but I couldn’t be sure. Then, a family-member forwarded some comments on “Plandemic” from an acquaintance of hers, Jeff […]

For Your Quarantined Consideration…

Published on April 26, 2020 By sirrahc

“I just don’t think that we really need to make a projection when it’s such a moving target that you could so easily be wrong and mislead people.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci in New York Magazine‘s Intelligencer Today, I present to you three articles I thought were pretty good reads regarding the COVID-19 situation. First […]