856: Paperclip Mafia

“Paperclip for you! Paperclip for you! Paperclip for you! Paperclip for you! Everyone gets a paperclip! Five dollars for a paperclip!” “Why would I pay five dollars for a paperclip, when you’re giving them away to everyone else?” “It doesn’t matter how much they’re paying, for you it is five dollars!” “Ah, but it does…

854: Welcome to Government Time

The ignorant masses of antiquity lived at the mercy of the sun and the moon. For them, time was an organic fact of life which grew out of the surrounding world. These backwards and ignorant savages could hardly comprehend the sophistication with which we view time in our modern day. For an organic time left…

798: My Plantation, My Choice

I skinned my cat last night. I have always been told that there are a million different ways to skin a cat, but based on my experience last night I can’t imagine that any of them are easy. She howled with pain on the first incision, and scratched out at me. I had to tie…

796: Lessons in Targeted Democracy

The 2022 midterm primary in Wisconsin is almost two weeks away, and the election season has already provided its share of twists and turns. Perhaps the most stunning occurrence, however, has taken place over the past week when operatives in the Democrat party chose to cancel the upcoming primary, and instead coronate an empty suit…

788: The Con Man

I’m just a con man, doing his job Conning the people, and keeping them robbed No one’s got money, and everyone’s broke I am the one who can see through the smoke When they all suffer it’s all just a joke I silently laugh as I fill up my poke And wait for the day…

756: In Defense of Democracy

Fellow Citizens, We meet here tonight with a vital cause in mind; the importance of which cannot be overstated. Our cause is none other than the defense of democracy itself. Throughout the years there have been numerous threats to this fragile institution, but none so grave as the threat we face today. For today’s threat…

726: A Small Amount of Missiles

In the 1980s American President Ronald Reagan struck a decisive blow in the Cold War by clearly reiterating America’s commitment to self defense and deterrence while condemning the authoritarian impulses of America’s adversaries. It’s little more than a footnote of history, but during that same decade an inconsequential young Senator from Delaware had his own…