The Three Whisky Happy Hour: The Best (Podcast) Regime?
Is it just us, or did this week seem even crazier than usual? We didn’t have time to cover all the crazy in the news, and had to settle for trying to select the most stupid crazy thing said this week, though even that was a hard selection to make. But we gave a group award to everyone involved in trying to persuade the Supreme Court that boys should be allowed in girls sports. So much to work with.
We considered whether and how the Insurrection Act might work in the case of insurrectiony Minnesota, and then move on to our main event today: is America in fact the “best regime” in the classical, Platonic/Aristotelian meaning of the term (Steve and Lucretia say Yes, while John is confused and cantankerous as usual), and if so does this help explain the left’s deep hatred for America?
The Three Whiskey Happy Hour
The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Time for Viking Justice?
Free trade, Trump's attack on Harvard, and more.
The Three Whisky Happy Hour: John Yoo’s Top Five Legal Rules
John Yoo presents his Top Five Legal Rules that everyone should know.
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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?
We are not there now, but there is reason to worry that the United States is in danger, if we are not careful, of ceasing to be a nation with the principles of 1776 at its core.
National Civitas Institute Poll: Americans are Anxious and Frustrated, Creating a Challenging Environment for Leaders
The poll reveals a deeply pessimistic American electorate, with a majority convinced the nation is on the wrong track.
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Remembering and Rebuking the Covid Regime
Preventing a future repetition of this exercise in pandemic central planning will require removing “emergency” powers from political authorities who are all too keen to use them as instruments to impose an unattainable societal order.
Why America, Not Iran, Has the Stronger Legal Position in the Current War
There are both long and short time scales for evaluating the current conflict over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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