Andrew Klavan | Can We Keep Silent in a World Gone Mad?


Published on Apr 19, 2019

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Andrew Klavan is an author, screenwriter, and host of The Andrew Klavan Show. He is also a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal, for which he travelled as an embed reporter with American troops in Afghanistan. A five-time nominee and two-time winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award and a recipient of the Thumping Good Read Award, Mr. Klavan has written for numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. He is the author of numerous novels, including Nightmare City, the Homelanders series, the Mindwar trilogy, Don’t Say a Word, True Crime—which was made into a film by Clint Eastwood—and, most recently, Another Kingdom. His non-fiction writings include a memoir of his religious journey, The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ and a book of satire, The Leftese Dictionary. He has written a number of screenplays, including A Shock to the System, which starred Michael Caine, and Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer, starring Dean Cain. Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith. The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law. By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independenc

 

Would You Rather: Democracy or Capitalism?


Published on Apr 22, 2019

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[SNEAK-PEEK OF MEMBERS-ONLY EPISODE] Democratic presidential candidate “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg suggests he’d rather have democracy than capitalism (which “has let a lot of people down”). He reacts to President Trump’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Stephen Moore, who said he’d take capitalism. Scott Ott, Bill Whittle and Stephen Green take this false dichotomy by the horns and wrestle it to the ground. We hope you enjoy the sneak peek at this Members-Only episode so much you’ll want more. Right Angle is a production of the Members who enjoy 44 such shows each month, plus a vibrant Member-written blog and other features designed to promote reasoned thought, vigorous inquiry and mutual encouragement among liberty-loving people. Come home to your family by joining them today at https://BillWhittle.com/register/

Suicide Rate Doubles in France Among Police


The Yellow Vest movement is turning into a major confrontation demanding Macron leave office. The French police are now protesting after 28 officers have committed suicide so far in 2019. This is double the amount recorded at the same time last year. While the press tends to focus on complaints of a lack of resources, unpaid overtime, and inefficient management, they are not speaking about the social isolation the police are starting to experience as they defend the government against the people.

I have written before about the Nika Revolt of 532AD where the local police and troops refused to defend the emperor Justinian. He almost fled Constantinople until his wife directed him to call in an army which was not Greeks. They came into the city and slaughtered some 30,000 protesters. What the French police are experiencing is this very same conflict. This is why Brussels wants a European Army for they would have no conflict with the French people if they are not French. The police may yet turn against the French government and if that happens, then we have a French Revolution. The revolution in Ukraine turned when the police saw that Yanukovich brought in Russians to defend himself. Then and only then did the Ukrainian police turn against Yanukovich and he had to flee. This is standard developments throughout all historical civil unrest movements defining the line when crossed it becomes a revolution.

 

Book on Economics, Written in 1994


From The introduction to my book …

I first had the idea of writing a book such as this about ten years ago. It seemed to me that each of us learns something of value as we go through life, but most of us do not succeed in passing along our knowledge to others before we die. This, then, is my attempt to pass on to others what I, over my fifty-odd years, have come to believe are the truths of life and what I believe may be a path into a better future. Much of what I write about involves economic issues, since I am an economist by training. Economics, however, is a social science, and my excursions into other areas of the social sciences are therefore not totally out of line.

I have had a great deal of “life” experience (both educational and professional) and this book thus covers many subject areas. While analyzing these subjects, I have tried to be logical and objective (as I have tried to be all my life), and hopefully this proclivity is reflected herein. You, the reader, will probably disagree with some or much of what I have written. That’s fine if your disagreement is based on fact; it’s unacceptable, however, if your disagreement is the result of prejudice and preconceived ideas.
Throughout this book, I have included editorial writings, which I felt were astute, and which help to illuminate my ideas. In each case, I have credited the author and distinguished his/her writing from my own.

Much of what I write about could be construed as anti-religious; it is not. It has not been my intention to support or deny the existence of God or a Supreme Being.
A thought that should be kept in mind when reading this book is that virtually nothing we do today is done as it was in the past. By this I mean the “near past”–remember that radio was invented only ninety-nine years ago, and it has been only ninety-one years since the first powered flight. Most of the technology that we now take for granted has been developed in the past fifty years. The corollary to this is that our ideas and attitudes must also be different from those of the past. Try to imagine how people will regard the “absurdly primitive” last decade of the twentieth century in the year 2045 (when all that we know today will have been gone for fifty years). The point is to keep an open mind, don’t pre-judge, and don’t be too certain about anything.

We live in a world of fantastic ideas if only we can keep an open mind!

The link below will allow you to download the book, if you want, and at no cost.

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Michelle Obama: USA to Get Sick After Fun Weekend with “Divorced Dad” Trump


Published on Apr 19, 2019

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On tour promoting her new book, Michelle Obama told a British audience that America is going through a “dark” time under President Trump, and the current “fun” will lead to sickness later after a weekend with “divorced Dad.” Bill Whittle remembers another father who was all sickness and no fun. Members produce Bill Whittle Now and enjoy unfettered access to the deep archive of this show and others, plus 44 new shows each month and a dynamic Member-written blog. Join us today at https://BillWhittle.com/register/

 

Mac Donald: Jeong is typical product of American academy


Published on Aug 13, 2018

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City Journal contributing editor Heather Mac Donald says that controversial new member of the New York Times editorial board, Sarah Jeong, is not just racist. She’s a typical, ‘boring’ product of today’s American acadademia. #Tucker

 

Trump Sanctuary City Plan: Useless Distraction or Bloody Genius?


Published on Apr 18, 2019

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Is President Trump’s plan to send some illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities and states a useless distraction to his main objective of building a border wall. Or, is he a bloody genius for making the Progressive Left live up to its own rhetoric. The Members who produce Bill Whittle Now enjoy 44 new videos each month, a deep archive of programming, a vibrant Member-written blog and other features designed to encourage thought, inquiry, reasoned discussion and mutual encouragement by this fellowship of liberty lovers. If you’d like to join this team, put in your application at https://BillWhittle.com/register/ Become a Member now.

 

Fox News Audience Cheers Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-All Plan


Published on Apr 18, 2019

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Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-All plan got cheers and applause from a Fox News tax-day townhall audience. Has the GOP lost the battle against single-payer, government-run, health care, within its own ranks? Right Angle is a production of the Members who fund its distribution, and enjoy exclusive access to 44 shows each month, a lively Member-written blog, and other benefits. Join them today at https://BillWhittle.com/register/

Netherlands Objects to France’s Attempt to get EU Funding in a Crisis


The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, is objecting to France’s desired changes to the EU budget. France wants aid with the inclusion of the objective to “stabilize” the economies within the Eurozone, whereby the Netherlands wants all funding to be limited to furthering “competitiveness and convergence.” The Netherlands contributes the most to the EU, and far more than it receives. This only illustrates once more that the Eurozone is far from one big family. The cultural differences remain and always will. They will not vanish as a matter of law. The only thing that will allow that to happen over time will be a common language, as took place in the United States. Then and only then did all the various cultures begin to integrate