Author Archives: Richard Ong

Ten minutes of distilled common sense.

Who is hands-down the worst mass murderer in human history? In a single word: government. When it is not finding ways to kill people beyond its borders, it is crafting justifications for killing citizens within. Those who nonetheless persist in holding any government … Continue reading →

The title of this post comes from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.  He thought it was a bad idea. Living by lies. Here’s an example of a lie that we’re forced to live by: One common denominator that explains why previously successful societies … Continue reading →

A debt crisis is on the way. Something big and stupid (in the words of the brilliant analyst Stephanie Pomboy) is coming from policymakers to address the issue. But the solution won’t be a policy and it won’t be a … Continue reading →

When Republicans threaten to blame Democrats for something, they laugh it off. Democrats backed the mobs that burned cities to the ground and opened the border to an unprecedented mass invasion without worrying what the Republicans would say. But Republicans … Continue reading →