Return of the Jerk.
In anticipation of revising the old and writing the new chapters of JERKS and of publishing the whole of it as a little book, I am going to be posting some parts in the upcoming months.
The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Revolutions and Counter-Revolutions, Part I
This is a slightly revised version of an essay on two American revolutions, emphasizing the political sanity of South Carolina and the South in general.
Bush Uses 9/11 Anniversary to Attack America
You’ve probably read and heard a lot already about the 20th anniversary of 9/11. I wasn’t going to add to that. Until I saw the remarks of America’s worst president, George W. Bush.
Not Just a Number, Episode 7, Many Happy Returns
In this episode Dr Fleming and Stephen follow #6 back to his flat in London, which has a new occupant that seems to be a good Samaritan. As always, things are not as they appear.
Bogus Boghossian, Podcast
The conservative and moderate press is making a hero and martyr of Peter Boghossian, who resigned his position at Portland State in protest against Wokeness. As usual, says Thomas Fleming, they are being gulled by a poseur.
Resisting Evil, Part I
An entire nation that adopted a policy of pacifism would soon become a nation of slaves. Since the Christian religion has not yet become the exclusive preserve of fools, cowards, and idiots, it is strange how many people believe that Christ requires believers never to resist evil by force.
Wednesday’s Child: The Lion King
Even the dialectically materialist children’s books of my Soviet youth nurtured the idea of an “animal kingdom,” the realm where the lion was tsar. Presumably this autocrat ruled in consultation with his ministers, other imposing mammals like the elephant and the buffalo, and of course the principal temptation for a youthful intellect was to arrange the whole planetary zoo on the lines of the Table of Ranks introduced in 1722 by Peter the Great, whereby every citizen held a civilian rank corresponding to its military equivalent.
General Silly Milley
It seems our new Chief of Staff of all the armed forces, one Milley, has come out in favour of teaching Critical Race Theory at West Point and has endorsed other “woke” opinions and initiatives. Who is this disgrace to every person who has ever died or suffered in arms for America in the last two centuries?
Not Just a Number, Episode 6, The General
In this episode Dr. Fleming and Stephen take on “SpeedLearn,” which the Village Authorities pretend is about education when it’s really all about propaganda. Join us as we discuss: -The educational phenomenon of 100% entry, 100% pass -How our modern “vaccine” regime is analogous to SpeedLearn -Another sendup of modern art -Who was Frederick of Austenburg and when was the Treaty of Adrianople -WHY?
Limiting Roe After 48 Years in Hell
America is supposed to be a republic with democratic elements. The republic part, such as the electoral college, the Senate and Supreme Court, limits the excesses of democracy. The democratic element is that, if the people really want something over a reasonable period of time, they’re supposed to get it.
