I was sitting in a diner off the Ike recently, watching a man in a grease-stained union jacket argue with a fellow in a crisp button down. They weren’t arguing about the score of the game or the price of a ham sandwich. They were arguing about “identity”, who’s taking whose “spot,” who’s “woke,” and Read More …
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A Dream Deferred by a Dollar Sign
There is a peculiar kind of weather in America today. It is a season where the rain falls only on the pavement, leaving the gardens of the ordinary man to bone-dry dust, while the glass towers of corporate high-rises are washed clean every morning by the sweat of people they never see. If we look Read More …
The Prison Boom Nobody Talks About Enough
There’s a story hiding in plain sight in America, and it’s one we should probably be talking about a lot more. Start with some numbers. In 1972, around 330,000 people were behind bars in the United States. By 2008, that figure had ballooned to 2.3 million, an increase of over 700 percent. Even today, in Read More …
The Ledger vs. The Lectern
https://talkbusiness.net/2025/08/acretrader-acquired-by-proterra-investment-partners/ Now, I’ve often observed that if you want to see a man’s true religion, don’t look at the leather-bound book he thumps on Sundays; look at his ledger on Monday morning. It seems our modern Patriot Leaders have found a way to serve both God and Mammon, though I suspect Mammon is getting the Read More …
The Gospel of the Bottom Line
I’ve been walking the blocks of Chicago lately, from the glass canyons of the Loop to the bungalows of Canaryville, and I’m hearing a new kind of silence. It’s the silence of a machine, specifically, those Waymo rigs now prowling our streets, cameras spinning like the eyes of a mechanical spider. They call it “testing.” Read More …
The Weaponization of Christianity
How Charlie Kirk used Christianity to divide America In the landscape of American political discourse, few figures embody the marriage of Christian identity and partisan warfare quite like Charlie Kirk. The founder of Turning Point USA has become a fixture in Republican circles, his influence extending from college campuses to the highest levels of GOP Read More …
The Anti-Anti-Socialist GOP
Source: One, Two I see the current economic landscape shaped significantly by government policies, particularly those from the Trump administration. The continued threat and introduction of tariffs aimed at protecting America has created all of the chaos in the market, leading to increased costs for consumers and disruptions in supply chains. In response to the Read More …
The Conservative Movement Subverted the Message of Jesus
In the landscape of modern American politics, few things are as jarring as the chasm between the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and the platform of the current Republican Party, particularly under the banner of the MAGA movement. While the GOP has successfully branded itself as the party of “faith and family,” a rigorous examination Read More …
Democracy Erosion: Tech and Totalitarianism
GOP government pressure on Big Tech to suppress transparency tools and the targeted harassment of academics, shows a dangerous path away from democracy toward a techno-plutocracy and, ultimately, a totalitarian state. The core concern is the administration’s active efforts to control the flow of information and eliminate checks on its power. Controlling Information, Silencing Dissent When Read More …
White-Wash Your Image?
This Slate piece by Tess Owen, titled “Trad-Wife in Chief,” profiles Katie Miller—wife of Trump advisor Stephen Miller—and her attempt to rebrand herself from a hardline government spokesperson into a “squeaky-clean” lifestyle influencer for MAGA women. </vomit> The article centers on Miller’s new podcast, which features high-profile MAGA figures (like J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, and Read More …