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“But in the end, it’s still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can’t shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you’ve missed the point.” –-the late Payne Stewart, winner of the 1991 and 1999 U.S. Opens. The U.S. Open begins today at Shinnecock Hills GolfContinue reading “JUNE 18, 2026”

“Why have we had such a decline in moral climate?  I submit to you that a major factor has been a change in the philosophy which has been dominant, a change from belief in individual responsibility to belief in social responsibility.  If you adopt the view that a man is not responsible for his ownContinue reading “JUNE 17, 2026”

“In the end, legitimacy is not inherited.  It is earned. It does not arise from ancestry, mythology, chronology, or blood.  It arises from competence, justice, liberty, opportunity, and the rule of law.  The question is not who was here first.  The question has always been, and will always be, who governs well.” –Tyler Durden, IndigenousContinue reading “JUNE 16, 2026”

“Go ahead and do the impossible.  It’s worth the look on the faces of those who said you couldn’t.” –Walter Bagehot. As I drove to Mass yesterday morning, I passed Boss Freeman’s Folly in downtown Winchester, Virginia. For more than 10 years, there has been the most unsightly and expensive vacant lot in front ofContinue reading “JUNE 15, 2026”

Thursday marked the end of the Octave of Corpus Christi, and Friday began a new octave, that of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Today, Trinity II, is the Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart. Some think of this feast as a saccharine devotion to an anatomical organ. And such mightContinue reading “JUNE 14, 2026”

“The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.” –Sam Snead. “The most important shot in golf is the next one.” –Ben Hogan. “The more I practice, the luckier I get.” –Gary Player. President Trump nominated former SEC Chairman and current U.S.Continue reading “JUNE 13, 2026”

“Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances.” –Robert E. Lee. “Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.” –William F. Buckley, Jr. “Writing a book is an adventure.  To begin with it is a toy and anContinue reading “JUNE 12, 2026”

“Islam is not a religion, but an imperialist ideology like communism or fascism.” –Geert Wilders. “Saudi Arabia is militant Islamic extremism, Wahhabi Islam is extreme and violent.  These are the people that execute gays.  These are the people that stone women who show their face in public.  You don’t hear much about it, but itContinue reading “JUNE 11, 2026”

“If you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don’t be surprised if you get unemployment.” –Milton Friedman. “The essential notion of a capitalist society . . . is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.” –Milton Friedman. “Government has three primary functions. It shouldContinue reading “JUNE 10, 2026”

“A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” –Walter Bagehot. A Democrat aligned non-profit organization is suing to stop the planned UFC match at The White House on June 14. Sigh. Of course they are! Democrats want to ensure that no one, no where, at any time, is having fun.Continue reading “JUNE 9, 2026”