Author Archives: Richard Ong

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 →

I hear Obama chuckling and see the evil forces behind him salivating. American politics is no longer one ideological system with two party choices. It is now, by hook and by crook, two incompatible systems. Elected representatives aren’t elected to … Continue reading →

James Madison wrote that, “If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will come in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” Today this statement no longer seems like a remote risk for the “free world.” Indeed, we are … Continue reading →